<p>I don't mean to be a pessimist, but MIT has a low low acceptance rate and we should start this thread before decisions come out. Reality is, most of us posting in these threads will be rejected by MIT on pi day. Many students apply with top notch SAT scores and Siemens/Intel/etc awards so the pool is very competitive(not like that's news). Know that if MIT rejects you, it's not the end of the world and that you will have many other great options. Don't blame MIT or yourself. You don't have to be at MIT to pursue your passions in math and science. You don't have to go to MIT to be a success. Regardless of what college you go to, you will have a new and exciting experience. Most of us will simply brush off a thread like this in the days leading up to decision due to sheer excitement. But there is a significant chance that, when we log into the decisions page, we will see a screen with a "i regret to inform you" line. We should brace ourselves.</p>
<p>I am prepared.
I know I never stand a chance among so many smart students. </p>
<p>and it’s a very good idea to start this thread, pigs<em>at</em>sea.(what a funny name :))</p>
<p>o btw I know some crazy and brutal schools start their rejection letters with:" Congratulations! I am honored to inform you on behalf of the admission committee that we cannot offer you a place…"</p>
<p>^Great threat.
I have done my best filling out the application even though I know, I probably am a dead man!</p>
<p>I know I’m going to get rejected. At least that’s what I keep telling myself, I just can’t shake that last, tiny glimmer of hope!</p>
<p>Its getting to the point where I don’t care too much anymore if I get accepted or rejected, I just want to know the response so I can figure everything else out=/</p>
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Same here :/</p>
<p>No trial, no chance :)</p>
<p>I don’t know what to expect. I am an international student with only 2060 SAT, but with 780, 800 SAT2’s and 1st places in national physics and regional mathematics olympiads here in my country… I know that my chances are nearly 3%. </p>
<p>I’m just trying to think about other things. LOL I’ve even begun studying C++</p>
<p>Ha! I am a transfer app. who got rejected as a freshman app. last year (not even waitlisted!) so I am prepared! </p>
<p>And no, don’t worry, MIT is not one of those crazy schools who start their rejection letters with “Congratulations!” lol. You can tell as soon as you see it because of the lack of Congratulations in the start. =D</p>
<p>I wish you luck guys!!!</p>
<p>I share the same opinion as Blitzer, I just want to hear it so I can choose a study in a home country. I had some pens of Dutch universities but since my application I don’t even dare to touch them because I think it will give me bad luck.</p>
<p>There is no hope. At least, not for me. :(</p>
<p>pigs<em>at</em>sea speaks truth :P</p>
<p>This may be true but still, the people who didn’t apply because they figured they would get rejected anyways have a 0% chance of acceptance.
So we are beating those odds :)</p>
<p>^Never hurts to try</p>
<p>Trying is all we had to do. And believing, that too. Trying and believing.</p>
<p>Don’t stop believing.</p>
<p>Don’t worry, I have made full preparations for failure.</p>
<p>Put me in on this list. Apparently, I haven’t learned “The Secret.”</p>
<p>I’ve already put this rejection behind me, and am focusing on the decisions coming soon from places I have much more of a chance!
Here’s my Coming-Rejection-Pep-Talk:</p>
<p>I think what helped me squash the tiny sliver of defiant hope was A) making a list of the reasons why MIT will not accept me, and B) focusing on the coming decisions for schools I am more qualified for, and getting very excited about those schools’ fit for me! The best way to “brace” for rejection at MIT (in my opinion) is to embrace another school and do all you can to be excited about THAT school, so you’re not 100% focused on MIT as the end-all on Sunday. Then, instead of moping about MIT all Sunday, you think about how excited you are for the other school all day. …As best you can.
I am trying all I can to NOT imagine/fantasize/whatever about seeing an acceptance notification on Sunday, because I think it’s fantasizing like that that keeps the tiny, stinging sliver of hope alive. That’s what makes the rejection sting. Instead, embrace rejection NOW. Think and act as if it’s already passed. Accepting it as a present reality takes away its power to hurt you (comparatively much). Instead of complete, stinging dejection, it’ll just be a “yup, thought so! Moving on…”
Obviously, any surprise would just be positive at that point- and give you one more option to choose from in all your wonderful acceptances-- but don’t expect to be surprised!</p>
<p>Anticipating a rejection too…getting in with only 3% chance is just like winning the lottery; you don’t get upset if you don’t win, do you?</p>