The Official Calling of the Official Decisions Thread... Officially

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>"Would you rather get rejected outright early or deferred? And no, accepted is not an answer."</p>

<p>I don't know. Deferred means I guess I wasn't half bad, but I've always been painfully realistic with myself so I've accepted the fact that the numbers are not really in my favor and theres a decent chance i'll be downright rejected. Not that I don't have faith in myself, but theres a lot of applicants and not everyone is going to get deferred or accepted, and to be honest, I'm totally fine with that . So, to answer the question, I'd rather be deferred, but it's not going to hurt me anymore to get rejected.</p>

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<p>Here's how I see it:</p>

<p>Three Possible Outcomes:</p>

<p>-Acceptance
-Deferral
-Rejection</p>

<p>So, since I consider deferral to be better than rejection, both deferral and acceptance are better cases than rejection. Therefore, all other things equal, I have a 67% chance of being faced with an optimal situation. This is how I stay optimistic. :)</p>

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<p>lol....I honestly dont see defer as optimal at all.</p>

<p>gahhhh its so close</p>

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<p>about 36 hours...</p>

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<p>I'd rather be deferred. A little hope for just a few months might get me through...life, y'know. I need that, certainly, certainly.</p>

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<p>woah. when i get home from school tomorrow, it'll be like 20 hours left... maybe i can sleep for the rest of that...</p>

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<p>I'm going to stay awake from now until decisions.</p>

<p>No, really. And if I get deferred, I'll stay awake for that entire next three months.</p>

<p>In fact, in favor of my health, it would be best for me to get rejected outright if acceptance is not an option. After all, the last person to stay awake for three months died before he finished. Turns out we need to sleep!</p>