<p>You’re right, I “strongly dislike” Yale as well, although I didn’t know it at the time.</p>
<p>^hahahah <em>high five</em>!!</p>
<p>I am ready to be rejected!</p>
<p>I got UC Berkeley Engineering if I can’t make it, <em>sigh</em>.</p>
<p>Though i have to admit I am enamored by MIT, if only I get the chance to go :(</p>
<p>MIT is so lovable. sigh.</p>
<p>Djokavic, you’re going to get in</p>
<p>Well, at least I am well prepared for the possible rejection, and I still got WUSTL, so no big deal. But who knows?</p>
<p>is it just me or is everybody loging in and out of their mit accounts 10 times per hour. i’m getting really anxious</p>
<p>It’s no use logging in and out now. They’ve told you the specific time. Just log in at 2PM 14th. They won’t release decisions today.</p>
<p>-.- i knew that. it’s just i can’t help myself :D</p>
<p>Just writing here to wish several people good luck: Djokavic, 12npm12, MrPropapanda, whoever-IMOer-applying, and ME!</p>
<p>Is currently listening to the soundtracks of World of Goo. Some great music it has there.</p>
<p>they come in tomorrow right? I didn’t apply but many of my friends did i really just want t see the confetti in the tube!</p>
<p>@kenhungkk: Thanks. You too 
And good luck to MrPanda too :)</p>
<p>in my opinion, theres no downside to expecting a rejection. either you do get rejected and that’s that. or you get in and its super exciting because you surpassed your own expectations.</p>
<p>Because it’s cowardly to shield your ego with pessimism?</p>
<p>MIT… I’ve dreamt it for nearly 10 years, but I know the result was probably rejected.</p>
<p>You know, as hard as I try to think I’m going rejected and talk/act like I’m going to get rejected, it’s so difficult to actually believe it. I can’t let go of my little 8% hope hahaha. Plus I know people who got in, so now if I don’t, I’ll know they’re better than me, and I don’t like it D:</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, Feliz! I AM NERVOUS. I’M SO NERVOUS. Hahahah
I couldn’t bring myself to tell my mom to stop talking, so I just sat there and stammered ahah. I think she got it though.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t call it shielding your ego with pessimism… more like tempering your expectations with a dose of reality.</p>
<p>It’s silly to apply if you don’t expect to get in. Why waste your time and your parents’ money? The only way to sustain an 8% admissions rate is to have almost every one of the 92% believe (on at least some level) they are in the other 8%.</p>
<p>well it’s not silly to give it a shot, but it’s surely better to expect the worse, you may surprise when the decision comes</p>