<p>I know that you all hate us right now and I don't blame you. I would too. In fact I do hate us. I know this doesn't make it any better, but we really didn't know. I don't hide things from you; I never have and I never will. The first thing my colleague did when Mail Services called him was to say "post it in Ben's blog so they know." As soon as he told me I moved it to the front page so more people would see it. None of this makes it better - you SHOULD be angry with us. At the same time, if I could ask certain folks to stop with the cheap shots, I would really appreciate it. I want to spend a lot of time on the boards and the blogs, but a guy can only take so much hatred being thrown at him.</p>
<p>We are working on organizing the staff to be able to take calls tomorrow (12/15). I will keep you posted, but I'd say count on it.</p>
<p>thanks for trying to make it possible to call tomorrow, ben. yeah, a lot of us are going to call and get deferred, but at least we'll be able to work on other stuff, and stop wondering about it. and for the few who call and find out they have been accepted, congratulations!</p>
<p>Ben I would say hate is too strong a word. I am sure most people are disappointed and I am sure you are embarrassed. The blogs have definitely been a positive aspect of the process and I guess this is part of the downside. Without the blogs we probably wouldn't have "heard" everything was on the move Friday.</p>
<p>Perhaps for redemption you could send all the deferalls their very own special MIT tube -- on second thoughts perhaps not as there will be yet another agonising wait :)</p>
<p>Ben, please don't hate yourself for this.
Mistakes happen. Wallowing in the hatred that people send you or the embarrassment that you feel doesn't help anyone. </p>
<p>You guys did a huge job in getting through those three thousand applications as quickly as you did. Anyone that attacks you for this small of a mistake is a selfish and narrow-minded person, who, in my opinion, wouldn't deserve to be a part of the amazing community that is MIT.</p>
<p>I haven't gotten anything yet, but I'll take what I get, with no complaints. At this point it's more than likely an envelope, but I'll deal with that when I come to it. </p>
<p>MIT is my dream school, but obsessing over being deferred now is silly when I know I still have a shot at regular decision.</p>
<p>Now, snap out of this self-hating funk you guys seem to be in. I don't want depressed admissions officers re-reading my application (if I get deferred) or anyone else's application in a month!</p>
<p>This is someone's fault, but probably not the admission staff, and definitely not Ben's :) Not to add insult to injury, but maybe this type of thing could be avoided if there were the option to check decision online or through the phone. Those who still enjoy waiting for mail could simply just choose not to look.</p>
I don't think anyone in particular is to blame; these types of things happen all the time. It is impossible to route and sort every piece of mail perfectly and get it to destination within time limits. This is not a rare occurrence by any means: we merely notice it now because this letter (or hopefully tube) is relatively important to us.</p>
<p>Yes, I know that what you're going through right now must be tough, and to tell you the truth, when I was reading about some people getting tubes and other not throughout the coutry (I do follow through with my reading), I had a feeling that something like this might have happened. It happened last year at one of the schools to which I applied, and yes, I was one of the unlucky ones without a decision. Back then, I was annoyed with that mistake, but honestly, now I have to be reminded that it even happened. In the end, it didn't change anything, and I don't hold a grudge against that admissions office. It really wasn't a huge deal.</p>
<p>Accidents happen, but this one was not your addmission office's fault. It seems like you guys (especially the MIT admissions people) always try your best to prevent problems like this from happening so I don't see how this problem will haunt you. Please don't beat yourself up for it. They won't (and don't) hate you. I promise. Smile. It'll make you feel better. :) (Though I don't think anything can make ME feel better. I have a final tomorrow night. AHHHH!)</p>
<p>I want those huge headphones for Christmas! They'd go nicely with my iPod. Just send them via FedEx to me in Ann Arbor. ;) (This just goes to show how drained of studying I am right now.) Wait a sec. Nah... You need them more than I do.</p>
<p>Now for the real post... You're so worried about how the applicants are right now. However, what I want to know is are YOU and everyone else up there in "the office" okay. If anything, you guys are probably stressing over this even more than the applicants.</p>
<p>this doesn't mean this is the end of the tube saga, is it?<br>
The admissions staff doesn't feel it's the acceptance letter's format (of a tube) that caused this mayhem(!)??
I hope you guys push on with the creative acceptance packets, though it won't matter to me as I'm a senior now...</p>
<p>I think Daniel wants to know if MIT will continue to use tubes or other creative designs for their admittance packages. I say yes (though next year, they might switch to a stellated dodecahedron)</p>
