<p>Last year, I felt like a pretty strong applicant. Then it all sorta went away. Eventually, all these little "glitches" began adding up in my application... my GPA dropped from 3.7 to 3.6, I got mostly Bs instead of As during senior year, I didn't pass the AP Chem or Physics tests, I took the SAT Physics and Math2 to score in the 600s. </p>
<p>I went from been a strong applicant (in Junior year) with app. problem #1 to being an applicant (senior year) with app problems 1-10,000.</p>
<p>Anyway, as a way of dealing with this, I've decided I will NOT open my MIT decision until all my other decisions are up, which will be on April 1st. That way, if MIT rejects me (9 out of 10), then I won't feel too bad because hopefully, someone else will have accepted me. </p>
<p>If they all reject me well then, that'd be one baaaad badddd day in my existence. But at least it'll come all at once instead of extending itself over two whole weeks. </p>
<p>I never thought I would say this, but I am adamantly refusing to open an admissions letter.</p>
<p>you should just open, maybe its not as bad as you think it is. You will find out eventually so there is no point in prolonging your anticipation :)</p>
<p>You need to make plane reservations to attend CPW/(fill in the blank). Plus your parents have a vested interest in the acceptances/rejections results. Open the letters and put you/everyone out of their misery/joy. You are only avoiding the inevitable.</p>
<p>He’ll get the mail if he gets in, in which case, I’m sure he’ll be willing to deal with it. I completely get where you’re coming from MetdethGNR, and you’ve made me consider doing the same thing.</p>
<p>Here’s what I feel would happen, assuming your parents know the password to your MIT account, your not getting it in the mail for some reason, and they are like most parents I know.</p>
<p>You don’t check your status. Fine. You leave to hang out with a friend and your parents jump on the computer and check for themselves. Here’s what could happen from then:
1. Your accepted. Your parents are ecstatic. When you get home, they hint to you that you should check. They keep pushing 'till you check. You find you got in and faint.
2. Your denied. Your parents keep quiet until April 1.</p>
<p>So either way you know if you got accepted or denied. Your just losing the magic (be it good or bad) of finding out for yourself. Even if one of my assumptions is wrong and that doesn’t occur, it will stay in your mind for the next month. However, doing this might be best for you, but I’m merely suggesting, perhaps it would be better to look. Now if you don’t get in, it won’t taint the otherwise happy day of when you get accepted to the school you go to.</p>
<p>I can understand the OP’s anguish… however, I also (somewhat) agree with quantize in that there’s really no need to place MIT (or more specifically, MIT’s judgment of your application) on such a high pedestal. Don’t let MIT’s - or any other school’s - judgment of your application affect how you view yourself; it’s really not worth it.</p>
<p>The sooner you know the sooner you can make plans and if you ARE accepted don’t you want to attend the accepted students weekend? You need to make your travel arrangements as soon as possible. Also if you don’t get in you can start really focusing on your other chances and be making plans</p>
<p>Hey, Metdeth. You never post anymore; I miss you. D:</p>
<p>Anyways, do what you want, but personally, I’ll find it exciting to get any decision – either a rejection or an acceptance. It’s good just to know that someone’s read your application and thought about it! (: </p>
<p>And even if you do get rejected, why should you let that make you feel bad?<br>
That makes it sound like it’s really just the sting of rejection that would hurt you (as opposed to, you know, not going to MIT). While I totally understand that rejection has the potential to hurt, I wouldn’t let an MIT (of all places!) rejection be a big blow to my confidence, 'cause this school is so ridiculously good and sooooo damn difficult to get into. Thousands of qualified applicants are turned down every year. So a rejection would by no means be reflection of your intelligence/capability/strength as an applicant!</p>
<p>Anyways, good luck; you’ll definitely have lots of great places to choose from!</p>
<p>Poseur’s post is excellent. Perhaps I’d also want to add that the admissions process is not entirely objective in any case, and there is some element of ‘chance’ or ‘luck’ involved. And MIT is a good school that’s difficult to get into, but there are also many other good schools that can provide a comparable education. So, yeah, best of luck, and don’t let anything dampen your spirits! :)</p>
<p>Just letting you know, according to the Tech today, they’re not sending out rejection letters by mail. So if you don’t check your status online, you’ll have to wait to get / not get mail to know if you’re accepted.</p>
<p>Also the acceptance package is HUGE. You’ll know.</p>
<p>Interesting plan, if you can restrain yourself from checking, props to ya. I couldn’t. Though it would have been nice if ALL decisions came on the same day, they might as well cancel school that day too haha :D.</p>
<p>UC decision schedules are far more hectic. Best of luck to yall.</p>