Hi folks,
Jess sent me an email a few days ago making fun of me for being completely awol from the blogs recently. She's right, and I apologize; we've been working 7-day weeks since January reading all of your applications and selecting the class in committee. This time next week I'll be enjoying my first day off in quite awhile, and my blogging should return shortly thereafter.
I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to release decisions online at noon (Eastern Time) on Saturday March 15. They will be mailed via postal mail a few days later, most likely on Monday, March 17 or Tuesday, March 3/18.
Decisions will be available online to those who meet all of the following criteria:
- You have applied for freshman admission (not transfer or graduate).
- Your intended entry year (as designated in your MyMIT account) is 2008.
- You applied in Regular Action, or were deferred in Early Action (the system is unable to display decisions for those who applied in Early Action and received a "final" action in December - i.e. admitted or denied).
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What is the process for receiving my admissions decision online?
In order to check your decision online, you will need to have registered for a MyMIT account and you will need to know your username and password. When decisions are released, simply visit https://decisions.mit.edu and log in using the same username and password that you use to log into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you wish to receive your decision online before logging in to decisions.mit.edu.
Please note that you can visit https://decisions.mit.edu beginning tomorrow (Monday, March 10) to confirm your username and password. We will not be in the office on the weekend that decisions are released, so to prevent any delays, you should confirm your username and password well in advance.
What if I've forgotten my MyMIT username or password?
You may use our automated system to reset it. Simply visit my.mit.edu and click on the "lost username" or "lost password" link.
What if I don't have a MyMIT account?
If you do not currently have a MyMIT account and you wish to receive your decision online, you will need to register for one using your MIT ID, which was sent to you via postal mail soon after receiving your paper application (if you used the online application, you already have a MyMIT account). If you have misplaced your MIT ID, or if you never received it, you may call our office to get it (please note that you will be asked to give some personal information for verification).
If you register without your MIT ID, your username and password may not work on decisions.mit.edu.
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Hang in there - only a few more days of waiting!
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Posted by: Shruthi on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Ben on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Shruthi on March 9, 2008
The wait is almost over!!
Posted by: Priya on March 9, 2008
~Starts crossing fingers very very anxiously.... ~
Posted by: Shruthi on March 9, 2008
Yay for desicions!
Posted by: Eirik on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Soaham on March 9, 2008
If u get admitted, will u still be taking it ?
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Good luck everyone!
Posted by: Ragheb on March 9, 2008
Anyway, my anxiety will end soon!
Posted by: 0 on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Shruthi on March 9, 2008
YAY! ( i suppose !)
I can barely type!
This will be the longest week of my life.
Now i have to wait for the chem exam to get over and for decisions
*sigh*
Posted by: Aditi on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Shubhang on March 9, 2008
god... i have to wait till thursday now or something..
are you going to use FedEx to notify internationals about admission?
Posted by: OHMG on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: AA on March 9, 2008
Good luck everyone!
Posted by: 0 on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Rachel on March 9, 2008
Or. . . you can assume that I was preparing you for the worst and now you can be really happy!
Or . . . I just had no idea what I was talking about.
Posted by: Snively on March 9, 2008
dis is it........
fingers crossed
Posted by: Jayanto on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Kal on March 9, 2008
Every year you guys set the date to the Saturday of the FIRST Silicon Valley Regional.
There is no free access wifi at that university.
There will be at least 20 of us stuck there till 6 PM waiting for our decisions(9 PM EST).
Posted by: Yuzhi on March 9, 2008
I'm ambivalent about March 15th. I want the day to be here now, but at the same time I don't want to know because it will be the end of a dream for so many of us...
Good luck to everyone.. I wish we could all get in.
Posted by: Andrea on March 9, 2008
:p
Posted by: Rob on March 9, 2008
So Ben, do international applicants get mailed as well?
Posted by: Reg on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Star on March 9, 2008
MOG!!!plsss plsss may it be that i and alll the others whu realllly reaaalllly loves MIT lyk me gets in...
*fingers crossed real tyt*
Posted by: Freaked OUT!! on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Abhinav Gautam on March 9, 2008
good luck everyone!
Posted by: nitiN on March 9, 2008
btw, does intl students get express mails letting them kno the decisions?
GOD!! i hv my DS awards that day.....what am i gonna do?!?!
Posted by: Freaked OUT!! again on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Mike on March 9, 2008
This week will be one of my longest...
Posted by: KaYnaR on March 9, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 9, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 9, 2008
Why such an aversion to the IIT's ?? They are not far behind the best in the world. And do remember that while MIT is on the top because of the astounding amount of stuff going on at its campus (research nd stuff), IIT is ranked pretty high, solely on the strength of its graduates (which is what we are all trying to be)
@ Shruthi
I can understand... Been OMG'in ever since I read this one. Must be a real pain with ur boards on... Nice that I got rid of this little inconvenience an year ago
Posted by: Soaham on March 9, 2008
So most of us only have 6 more days of dreaming of MIT. One more OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Ana on March 9, 2008
OMG!
(again)
@Snively , maybe now would be a good time to revive 'a shorter wait'? =)
Posted by: Aditi on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: MIT'11 on March 9, 2008
Good luck to everyone else! I'm off to put down a housing deposit at University of Illinois, just in case the 15th doesn't bring good news
Posted by: Karen on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Jeseth on March 9, 2008
This is exciting...
Good luck everyone.
Posted by: Matt on March 9, 2008
I've also got through Imperial...but ill just give it so that theres somewhere to go to if the money gets messed up...but an honest suggestion to people aspiring for MIT (Indians)...if you get through..forget IIT...
Posted by: Manya on March 9, 2008
Posted by: yukiko on March 9, 2008
It's so close it's almost surreal now
Good luck to all RDers!
Posted by: Hyun Jin on March 9, 2008
Posted by: maryam on March 9, 2008
I anticipate this not going well.
Posted by: Taylor on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Emily on March 9, 2008
I nearlyy slipped off my chair when I glanced at the RSS feed!
This izzz itt!! The moment of truth....
Love you Admission folks for alll the great work you've put in!
And to all the deffered as well as my fellow RA applicants -
GOOD LUCK!
Posted by: Nihar on March 9, 2008
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~Donald
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Posted by: Alireza on March 9, 2008
Thanks so much for all of your hard work that went into this year's admissions process. No matter what the outcome turns out to be for me, this has been the most exciting experience of my life. This next week is going to be a lot of fun.
Thanks,
-Danny
Posted by: Danny on March 9, 2008
*crosses her fingers for all her friends, and, why not, everyone else too.
Posted by: Meghan on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Ashwath on March 9, 2008
Good Luck!
Posted by: Laser on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Efe on March 9, 2008
Any other applicants from the Caribbean?
Posted by: Javal on March 9, 2008
Yes. Dominican Republic, and you?
Posted by: Carlos on March 9, 2008
PWNED! PWNED! haha
And yay, I guessed the decision date right! Oh well, kids, you guys don't have to wait anymore...lol, enjoy. =p
Posted by: Oasis on March 9, 2008
On an entirely unrelated note-how should we going to celebrate pi day? Snively better put something on his blag!
Oh well, GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!
Posted by: Travis on March 9, 2008
Posted by: naranja on March 9, 2008
Ben Jones, do not worry, you will get FIRST POST one day, although I've never had it I think...
Posted by: Isshak on March 9, 2008
Thank you so much for the news. I have been checking the website everyday for the final decision date. And yes, its finally here! I can't wait to get my eyes on the acceptance!
Posted by: Yashraj Khaitan on March 9, 2008
http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?month=3&day=15&year=2008&hour=12&min=0&sec=0&p0=43
Good luck everyone!
Posted by: Stephen on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Yashraj Khaitan on March 9, 2008
thnks ben and all the admissions staff for doing this...it must have been real hard...lets see how it goes! gooood luck once again!
Posted by: naranja on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: 0 on March 9, 2008
This Saturday will really be a defining moment in my young life - there will be the "age of pre-noon" and "the aftermath", or the "age of post-noon". Will I begin planning and move to a new country next year, or will I enroll in the air force and go to Afghanistan for a couple of months? (That is my current backup plan). Then I'll have plenty of time applying next year.
GOOD LUCK!
Posted by: EV on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Gosia on March 9, 2008
Good Luck everyone!
Posted by: Josh on March 9, 2008
Good luck to everyone! Wow, the wait was a lot shorter than I thought it would be. But I'm overjoyed (and nervous as hell) that the day is coming. In less than a week. o_O
I'll probably write an app to automatically launch my web browser to decisions.mit.edu at noon on Saturday. Or work on some cool project like that. Much better to while away the time coding than stressing out about decisions. =D
Posted by: asm on March 9, 2008
Posted by: downonhighway61 on March 9, 2008
Good luck to everyone who's dreaming about this...special prayers for all who've had nightmares.
Posted by: beneah on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: andrea on March 9, 2008
Another one from Spain
Posted by: Me on March 9, 2008
$ crontab -e
0 0 15 03 * DISPLAY=":0" /usr/bin/x-www-browser https://decisions.mit.edu
if you are in an other timezone, you have two choices:
1°/ translate the time to EDT's one
2°/ ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern /etc/localtime (be sure to restart cron after that. yes, it's the glibc which manages timezones)
(using debian sid)
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 9, 2008
I'm from Jamaica. Where are you from?
Posted by: Shauna on March 9, 2008
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Is here anybody from eastern Europe? I am from Poland.
Posted by: Dawid on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: 0 on March 9, 2008
Good luck, everyone!
Posted by: Archon on March 9, 2008
Good luck everyone =]
Posted by: bon on March 9, 2008
but OMG...so soon...so nervous!
My magic 8 ball said I'd get in though. (Unfortunately, it's usually wrong.)
Good luck, everybody! Decisions should come out on pi day. :D
but OMG...so soon...so nervous!
My magic 8 ball said I'd get in though. (Unfortunately, it's usually wrong.)
Good luck, everybody! <3
Posted by: angela w. on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Taylor on March 9, 2008
http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/admissions_statistics/index.shtml
Posted by: 0 on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Patrick Tam on March 9, 2008
So Ben, did a lot of people do this type of thing, and at what point would it not have mattered (i.e., did you already have pretty-much-final decisions about people March 1)?
Posted by: anon on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Chris B. '12 on March 9, 2008
7 days to go.I won't be able to find it out until Saturday night, due to the State Science Olympiad competition. I will not be able to access the Internet or use the phone. I wish I could find a PC somewhere during the lunch break that day at the West Point. Good luck, everyone !
Posted by: HappilyNerdy88 on March 9, 2008
Good luck everyone.
Posted by: Lydia on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Burcu on March 9, 2008
Lol, I'm from St. Vincent and the Grenadines...small English caribbean country.
:D Caribbean People!!
Posted by: Javal on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Nick on March 9, 2008
Talk about a nerve-wracking weekend!! :D
Of course, as so many of you have pointed out, it's right after Pi day, so that makes it extra special.
Best of luck everyone!
Posted by: Charles on March 9, 2008
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Posted by: Alexander on March 9, 2008
At any rate, when that fateful decision-releasing button is pushed, some of us will be rejected, others accepted, and a few waitlisted. I guess that's life. (Personally, I anticipate crying regardless of my decision- THAT'S how much I love MIT!)
Posted by: Travis on March 9, 2008
Thought really, it would've been highly ironic if MIT did NOT release their decisions online, ey?
Posted by: Maggie on March 9, 2008
Posted by: Hadley on March 9, 2008
BEST OF LUCK*ALL THE BEST*GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU GUYS OUT THERE....MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ALL!!!! & me too!!!
Posted by: Disha on March 10, 2008
As I read through this post I started freaking out, but as I reached the comments I couldn't help but grin.
It seems all of us are in the same boat and I'm finding a little comfort knowing that this state of "freak-ed-out-ed-ness" is perfectly natural.
Being the umpteenth post, I'm sure this will never be read but nonetheless: Good luck to everyone!!! I'm SO stoked!!!
Posted by: K. Umezawa on March 10, 2008
Well good luck to everyone. Horray to DayLight Savings, which means we get our decision one hour earlier than the rest of the world that isn't on day light savings :D
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
>.>
Good luck everyone!!!
Posted by: richard on March 10, 2008
I am also from Poland, Cracow, and you? Good luck and maybe see you one day:)
Posted by: dotty on March 10, 2008
Me to Snively today: "srsly 15th..."
Haha woot for me!
Posted by: Justin Powell on March 10, 2008
Hopefully(and by some major stroke of luck at that(reference is to myself)), i'll see some of u at mit next yr.
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Posted by: Ken on March 10, 2008
btw..how come the link is not working...it keeps redirecting to the mit admissions homepage..??
Posted by: Aditya on March 10, 2008
Good luck everyone.
Posted by: beneah on March 10, 2008
-B
Posted by: Ben on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Diana on March 10, 2008
so anxious and yet so nervous ggaaahhh !!!
thanks for the hard work admissions office and good luck to everyone !
Posted by: Charlotte on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Aditya on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Yuan on March 10, 2008
I wish good luck to all applicants(myself included...hehe)
Posted by: Rohail on March 10, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
There is no research in IIT.It is alright if you want to do an IIM MBA later and start a company.I
am not interested in the 'get rich quick' stuff.I am interested in science and research.
Posted by: AA on March 10, 2008
lets hope for the best and brace ourself for the worst.... its the best way to go abt the next few days...
GOOD LUCK!!!
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Diana on March 10, 2008
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Posted by: Jeseth on March 10, 2008
but anyways....the great admission ppl of MIT do deserve a Thanks (with a capital T) for their job and bein perhaps the most helpful nd friendliest ever admission ppl i hv met so far.....
p.s. i hope theres a miracle and we all gt accepted decisions....just imagine how fun it wud be:D
Posted by: Freaked OUT Sabreena!! on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Steve on March 10, 2008
Posted by: batbaatar on March 10, 2008
I think I am the weakest International applicant of MIT. But believe in MIRACLES. Also know that Miracles Indisputably Terminated at MIT. I am still proud of my courage for applying in this GRAND place. May be I am the only ppl here who is sure about the result. That is "DENIED".
Best of luck my fellow APLICANTS!!!!!!!!
IT WAS REALLY MY DREAM
Posted by: nMAD on March 10, 2008
I AM ABOUT TO DIE
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Ken on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Michael on March 10, 2008
may we be future buddies at MIT!!(not wen we do our phds or wen we see off our grand children off...i mean now)
AMIN!!
Posted by: Freaked out Sabreena!! on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Aamir on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Omar on March 10, 2008
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Posted by: Sabreena!! on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Ken on March 10, 2008
i want some confirmation about admission in MIT(MS(operational research)through GRE
Posted by: gaurav mishra on March 10, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
my fortune cookie 3 months ago told me i would hear good news on the 15th !
i hope it was right.
Posted by: dan on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Isshak on March 10, 2008
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Posted by: Hee-Sung on March 10, 2008
Trinidad and Tobago.
BTW, any other applicants wrote the Asian Pacific Math Olympiad today?
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Sceth on March 10, 2008
Almost four days here and counting down.
Posted by: Me on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Nu-Shun-Shwang on March 10, 2008
Posted by: naranja on March 10, 2008
And 406713 seconds aren't that much anyway.
Posted by: bdson on March 10, 2008
p.s. I'm seriously going to miss MIT Admissions blog next year... you guys are so much fun.
Posted by: grace on March 10, 2008
Posted by: asmeurer on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Meng on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Lucy on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Sceth on March 10, 2008
So are you just applying every year? You haven't enrolled at another college yet?
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
Posted by: DHowdy on March 10, 2008
Posted by: P on March 10, 2008
Anyway, good luck everybody. Whatever happens on 15th, you guys all rock!
Posted by: Another Anonymous on March 10, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
Two things for all of you...
1st... Physics Physics PHYSICS!!! Physics is SOOOOO AWESOME!!! YAAYAYAYYYAAAY!!! Physics ALL THE WAY!!! WOOT! Physics Rock This World!!
Again, good luck to everyone, and hope to see y'all at CPW!!
Posted by: Anon9 :P PHYSICS!! Hmmm, I wonder how long a on March 10, 2008
But as you can see, my "name" (after "Posted by:" is cut off...)
Haha... okay, my bad. ^_^"
Posted by: Anon9 on March 10, 2008
Any other Samoans or pacific islanders out there who applied? (I actually live in Texas)
Posted by: Leko on March 10, 2008
I cannot wait!!!
Posted by: Persiandancer on March 10, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Lemon on March 10, 2008
Awww...aww...
I thank all of the Admissions Staff, bloggers, and fellow pre-froshs...All of you have made me believe that there are actually people with dreams and spirit...And whatever the results are, I will continue to dream and run forward...
It's because of a brief experience of MIT you have given me. Thank you...Thank you...
Go future scientists!!!! ^^
Posted by: senna on March 10, 2008
There's no way we can change what that screen says on Saturday, so why get pent up about it? What'll happen is what'll happen.
Best of luck.
Posted by: Danny Trinh on March 10, 2008
And that doesn't bother me one little bit.
That's because the most important thing I've learned over this blind drive to achieve is one pure and simple fact: At the end of the day, all of your goals and all of your dreams are for one person ... yourself. At this point, it doesn't really matter whether I'm accepted or not because I realize that I don't really need some sort of validation from anybody but myself. I know that I've not only done my best, but elevate that definition of "my best" to encompass characteristics above and beyond anyone could have predicted from me.
So thank you MIT. You've done a lot for me, even if you don't know it.
Posted by: Rob ... again on March 10, 2008
(yes, I read all of the comments)
I pestered one of the coaches a ridiculous amount hoping that it somehow helps me to get in. Not as an annoyance, but everytime I had new news, he got it.
Oi. I'm so nervous. I went through this EA, and this time is no better, knowing that if it isn't a "pleased to offer you admission" than there are no more chances. I know that wherever I am meant to go, I'll go, but I truly feel like MIT is the best fit for me and I hope that the admissions officers feel the same (I even wrote an essay on that!) Anyone who is considering applying to MIT or any other school in the coming years: I strongly suggest visiting the school and getting the feel. I took a college trip (in February! COLD!!) last year to Harvard and MIT. After Harvard, I thought nothing could compare. I began the next day sitting in on an MIT chem class and knew that no college could EVER top MIT for me.
Hence my nerves.
Good luck to all, even though there is really no such thing as luck. aka I wish you well aka may the statistics and God be with you.
Posted by: Ryan on March 10, 2008
Posted by: Kathy '11 on March 10, 2008
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Posted by: Aditya on March 10, 2008
MIT admission staff is unique =)
Posted by: Daigaro JP on March 11, 2008
regardless of the results.... its been a great experience for me with you ppl and the admissions staff......
the MIT admissions staff really deserve a big THANKS from everyone.....
Posted by: Rohail on March 11, 2008
Thank you MIT admissions staff and good luck to all!
Posted by: Alvint on March 11, 2008
Or, is committee still finishing up the very last bits?
Posted by: Mark on March 11, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
OMG OMG OMG....
I just hope that the internet here will work on the blessed day and moment!!!
(GULPS)
You never know what will happen in Nigeria...
Hey, is there any quotas for international countries ie. only 6 Indians, 5 Chinese... ect...? What if you are an indian in Nigeria, are you considered as an Indian or Nigerian?
Hey Libin,
I am Alias... heh! Well Good Luck Y'all...
Posted by: Rahul Jain on March 11, 2008
Beware the Ides of March... holy smokes... some Julius Ceaser will be stabbed in the back... OMG this is just racking my nerves... Wow!
Your post is not helping calm down my nerves man...
Posted by: Rahul Jain on March 11, 2008
I think I've visited the MIT Blogs in the past two days more than have previously!
*Jumps up and down*
Posted by: Fatin on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Aditya on March 11, 2008
Did you know that Tax Day is also Brunelleschi's birthday?
Come on, you can figure it out...
Posted by: duketipquantumelephants on March 11, 2008
Posted by: duketipquantumelephants on March 11, 2008
MY!!!
GARFUNKEL!!!
@Richard, you're not lazy, only Chuck Norris has ever written all of pi's digits.
@anon9 physics: YES!
@God, sorry, but even if I get in I will still be an evolutionist.
@Ben, will you admit me if I promise to do Hercules' 12 tasks?
@all yalls guys
e is so much better than pi.
alpha=e^2/(hbar*c*4pi*epsilon[0]) is even better!!!
PICKLES!!!!!!!!111111one11eleventyone!!!lim(sin x, x, 0)
Oh man, I need to calm down.
Posted by: D'oh! on March 11, 2008
@P: hahaha!!
GOD!!I am visitin the blogs perhaps every 30min now....i m sure thats preety much the case wth all of us!
GOOD LUCK!! to all of us...
Posted by: SAbreena!! on March 11, 2008
Posted by: nMAD on March 11, 2008
I am some hours from where you live. I am from st.mary. I've been visiting the blogs everyday since i saw the post that decisions will be released on saturday. i wish i had not seen it so early, so i wouldn't feel so nervous already. although i think i've been rejected, i hope i am wrong, but if i am right, life goes on and i am still gonna be a physicist anywhere i go. i'll just let fate decide where i'm supposed to study to become one.
GOOD LUCK!
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
But seriously yaar, Buri tarah fat rahi hai... dimag ghoom raha hai, dil ghode ki tarah daud raha hai anur aatma gale ke raste bahar aane ko machal rahi hai...
(No body bother reading the second par. Not in english anyways... Just random ramblings in a state o hyper-excitement)
Posted by: Soaham on March 11, 2008
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Posted by: pratik on March 11, 2008
Mila to mila.Nai mila to bhi kya hai.Relax man MIT is not the end of the world.
Posted by: Anonymous on March 11, 2008
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Posted by: Shruthi on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Sceth on March 11, 2008
I'll be taking the JEE.. It's not the getting in part.. its just a challenge!! I mean you're at the top of your school.. everyone thinks you're a 'miss know it all'.. Here's a chance to finally prove what you're made of.. (and it only tests your cranial capacity)
Dunno how i'll do .. but looking forward to it..
Posted by: Shrey on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Ray on March 11, 2008
(however pointless it may be)
Posted by: Rachel on March 11, 2008
aren't any locals anxious???
Posted by: Rohail on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Leko on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Diana on March 11, 2008
Good luck to everyone! I really hope everyone gets in. But in the meantime I think I may read every blog on here trying to calm anticipation.
Posted by: Kathryn on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Anion on March 11, 2008
sankat kaal me maatribhasha hi yaad atti hai... Sach kahun, to filhal angrezi a ek bhi shabd nahi yaad aa raha... sirf hindi hi nikal rahi hai...
Posted by: soaham on March 11, 2008
I wish I missed this blog entry. What's worse it that I have exams! I should be studying!!
Posted by: Fatin on March 11, 2008
Good luck guys, have fun this week. Try not to sit with your head banging on the keyboard looking at the decisions page. That's gonna be a challenge for me.
peace
Posted by: enewts on March 11, 2008
And what's even worse is that I will have my mom seeking out the information that won't even come out till saturday. Aaah!
Posted by: Kathryn on March 11, 2008
@shruti....yea it sure is becomin a mutilingual one:D I was getting ideas of putting in some Bengali in the mix too....Just imagine poor Ben not getting any of the comments on his own post!!
Posted by: SAbreena!! on March 11, 2008
Good luck to everybody!!!
May all of us get admitted!!!!!!
To Sabreena:Hey I'm from Sri Lanka and my middle name is Sabreena too.
Posted by: Rozaine Sabreena on March 11, 2008
caltech decisions cmng out 2nyt...
Posted by: Abhijit Kane on March 11, 2008
And what is the hindi ranting all about. Kasam se, dimage ke bati ka fuse udd gaaya aur ovrevoltage ke karan garama garam hai ab. My best efforts for being funny in Hindi.
Translation- Brain's bulb has fused out and due to over voltage it is hot..hot..hot.
There are already more than 22 applicants I know...5 would get in. % acceptance....mid single digit numbers..
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 11, 2008
That's news to me because when I mailed them they said that they won't be able to tell the date now.
You got a mail from then?
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 11, 2008
bt jst 5...its not right
obv..i wdnt care if i gt in
Posted by: Abhijit Kane on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Abhijit Kane on March 11, 2008
wt part of the world are you in?
Posted by: Abhijit on March 11, 2008
I am going nuts...and wanna vent out my tensions..by cracking stupid jokes( if they are).
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Abhijit on March 11, 2008
It's a machine that is an epitome of relentless efforts by mankind to further their knowledge and reasons for existence. It is something that had added wings to the human race.
As long as vortices are there on the model, I don't care if it is F-16 or F-17..lol.
BTW, those who had to get admitted to Caltech might have got in because FedEx doesn't take 6-7 days to reach India from US...as far as I know.
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Abhijit on March 11, 2008
Lol.....still hanging there...very badly.
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Abhijit on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Aditya on March 11, 2008
lol..wel it adds to the excitement..
btw wts ur sat1/2??
Posted by: Abhijit on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Sarah F C on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Sarah F C on March 11, 2008
Or an email??
Posted by: Abhijit on March 11, 2008
And apparently I've only seen someone from Kenya. Anyone else from Africa ? Ou bien qui parle francais ?
Posted by: Isshak on March 11, 2008
@Rozaine(the other sabreena):Lets cross our fingers for all the sabrinas out there!!
Lord!!I am getting more tensed by the min...
Posted by: sabreena!! on March 11, 2008
(English translation : Ah I'm not the only one who speak French
PS. Thanks Firefox 3 beta for forms saving :D
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Caro on March 11, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
@ Isshak, Alexis, et Caro: Je suis francophone aussi
Posted by: Fatin on March 11, 2008
Alors y a des autres qui parlent français ici
Va falloir qu'on se voie à MIT ! (assumant sûrement l'acceptance
Posted by: Will on March 11, 2008
We can make this the "Most International" blog entry
Posted by: Fatin on March 11, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
Posted by: duketipquantumelephants on March 11, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
THIS....IS....MMMMMIIIIIIIIIITTTTTT!!!!!!
lol...
Posted by: MIT Hopeful '12 on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Hopeful '12 on March 11, 2008
Why is it so hard to wait the last days?
Like Achilles and the tortoise
Posted by: Me on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Hopeful '12 on March 11, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Efe on March 11, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
por algun casual hiciste el sat el dia uno de diciembre?
this is nerve-wracking!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: naranja on March 11, 2008
I am Kenyan, but I speak some French. (I bet that's what I was trying to say). So, Isshak, you have some African company right here!
Good luck everyone.
Posted by: beneah on March 11, 2008
Hey, you got an arabic speaker over here, I am from yemen, what country are you from?
Posted by: Abdulla on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Taylor on March 11, 2008
I am from Jamaica. Where are you from?
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
@Fatin
bon alors,il y a un autre francophone ici.
y un hispanoparlante, por si a alguien concierne..
and an English speaker, of course.
Posted by: Domenzain on March 11, 2008
@Sabreena So am I... Tension and excitement. can't concentrate on anything else.
By the way did anyone get good news from Caltech?
Posted by: Rozaine on March 11, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Lydia on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Taylor on March 11, 2008
Heh, here's a story: My parents work at MIT so I've been around the campus my whole life and I've always owned an MIT sweatshirt. Around application season [so, December] my sweatshirt started to get really ratty and not nearly as soft as it used to be.. but I haven't been able to justify getting a new sweatshirt until I hear back.. I think the thing I will be most upset about is not being able to justify an MIT sweatshirt any more. =[
Posted by: Hadley on March 11, 2008
May be this one.
Posted by: Martin on March 11, 2008
Tu peux me compter como alguien quien es also a trilingual individual
@Rozaine
I was accepted EA. Did you apply RD?
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Will on March 11, 2008
Not sure, but we have to give it a run.
Anyone else in AP Spanish? We have to read a bunch of poems for tomorrow. I like how this is turning into an international thread of sorts. Pretty cool to see how much diversity has just applied to MIT. Anybody repping Italian (I wish I knew how to speak it) or Spanish?
Posted by: Ryan` on March 11, 2008
mm. I tried. there's another thing I'd like to take up at college....(HOPEFULLY AT MIT)...
Posted by: Rachel on March 11, 2008
"We are talking more about JEE,CBSE,ICSE than MIT. This rubbish is becoming an intl blog entry whereas 5-10 among us will get in."
I second you dear indian.Now personal message to you-
Ab mere bat suno- India se to kumsekum panch ahe jaega, lekin mera country se kabhibhi ek se jyada nehi lya.Tum hare pas IIT (+ragging)hai, bhagwan se shukria gujar karo.(Mera nam Martin nehi hai)
Posted by: Martin on March 11, 2008
"5-10"="Only 5-10"
Posted by: Martin on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Caro on March 11, 2008
Side-note, Tambien hablo Español, English, et un petit peu de Francais, parce que j'etudie cette langue maintenant : D
Posted by: Daniel on March 11, 2008
Unfortunately I'm going to be at Orchestra from 12-4:30 EST, so hopefully I can find some place to check afterwards. Good luck everyone!
Posted by: Calvin on March 11, 2008
Translation of Martin:
Now listen to me- At least five Indians will go, but from my country no more than one has been taken. You have IIT( + ragging), give thanks to the Lord!( My name is not Martin)
@Martin: Kya faida aise ek IIT ka jahaan pe mahaan Ashok Ganguly ki vahiyaat soch tikti hai..MIT Graduate School main (almost) admission pakka hai..par woh char saal main kitabi kide to banne hai na?
LOL..someone will give the translation.
Let Ben have the distinction of maximum comments in a post. Snively do something now!
CalTech gave bad news.
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 11, 2008
I'm so nervous!!!
Posted by: Grace on March 11, 2008
Posted by: im the anonymous who wrote in hindi on March 11, 2008
We are here trying to make a record..lol.
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 11, 2008
I'm from Canada and it's driving me nuts that nothing good/bad has arrived yet....
Glad MIT uses online decision release! big thanks to all the admission officers for your hard work!
Posted by: 0 on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Farrah on March 11, 2008
By the way, our basketball team just lost the Pennsylvania State semi-final, and I just got home from an one hour long drive, feeling tired and sad. But u gotta accept the truth and move on. After all, this Saturday will be another big day to all freshmen applicants, and I hope everbody is ready for the decision. No matter what you get in the mail, feel proud because you have done it, and follow the best things you can do.
Good luck 2 all!!! =]
Posted by: Trung Le on March 11, 2008
oh, and as for the international thing, is anyone other than me actually from Massachusetts? I feel like I'm the only local that reads these blogs.
Posted by: pmoney on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Улан on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Apsatar on March 11, 2008
My TOEFL score is 540 and SAT Critical Reading 530.
Do I still have any chances to be admitted?
Posted by: Ulan Apsatar on March 11, 2008
BTW, I just skimmed through the comments....but wow, how many people are here from the subcontinent?
Posted by: Rutu on March 11, 2008
@Ulan..
What about your other SAT Scores?
Chances are slim..(der slim for everone).
But if you have something extraordinary up your sleeve..then you might just.
Posted by: Abhijit on March 11, 2008
Es interesante ver que hay al menos un par de trilingües.
In my perspective, understanding a society begins with understanding the language.
Regards and success!
Posted by: Domenzain on March 11, 2008
bueno, resulta que el español es mi lenua materna y estudio en un colegio en donde el idioma de aprendizaje es inglés
Et moi, j'aime l'étudier des langues comme un 'hobby'
This has led me to learn a bit of every language that has ever appealed to me. Unluckily the only language that I have been able to truly study beside English ans Spanish is French; unluckily, because I would love to have the time and possibilities to learn so many more!
Posted by: Domenzain on March 11, 2008
Posted by: Amanda on March 12, 2008
I'm exactly the same way. Foreign language is awesome--it's so much fun to learn different words and to feel how the mouth changes when saying each one. And because language is so important to me, that's always been the big struggle: math/science, or...linguistics/translating? Luckily for us, there's that murky, ill-defined field of computational linguistics resting nicely in between. Hooray for computational linguistics. (At least MIT's got Noam Chomsky, right?)
Posted by: Will on March 12, 2008
Posted by: kavya on March 12, 2008
"Whats the use of such an IIT where a certain Mr.Ganguly applies his weird ideas.Admision to MIT grad school is (almost) certain, but don't they become bookworms in those four years..."
Reply to Libin
"Nahi yaar, ye to jyada hi burai ho gayi... IIT me sirf kitab keede nahi, kaam ke bande bhi nikalte hain. Hamaare hindustan me ek cheej hai jo duniya me kahin nahi hai - JUGAAD ka naam suna hai kabhi ?"
Posted by: Soaham on March 12, 2008
(no hard feelings)
urghhhhhhhhhhh, cmon why this wait, you could have just posted the decisions blog on the coming friday so that this week wouldnt have passed so freakishly. anyhow, its a bird, its a plane, its MIT decisions coming your way. hope that rhymes!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Cmon people on March 12, 2008
» Desperado
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
The queen of hearts is always your best bet
Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
http://www.rare-lyrics.com
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're loosin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you
Ooo, you better let somebody love you
Before it's too late
-------------------
I think it describes me well.
Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Var Var! Sen nerde yasiyorsun. Ben Istanbuldanim ama aslinda america'da oturuyorum.
Posted by: Burcu on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Ken on March 12, 2008
Var Var! Sen nerde yasiyorsun. Ben Istanbuldanim ama aslinda america'da oturuyorum.
Posted by: Cim Bom Bom on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Aditi on March 12, 2008
Not before the 15th
@Cmon people
Exactly !! Its fun...
Posted by: Soaham on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Rozaine on March 12, 2008
Posted by: dotty on March 12, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Posted by: @ on March 12, 2008
Plenty of Indians out here... from what i could count - Me, Shruthi, Aditya, Aditi, Libin, Abhijit, Shrey, Pratik, Rahul, Abhinav, Manya, Akshay, Udbhav, Aakriti, AA, etc.... There must be plenty more....
Posted by: Soaham on March 12, 2008
@SAbreena DSA mane ki? Ar amra ki banglay gan gaoa suru korbo naki?
Posted by: nMAD on March 12, 2008
Posted by: heng on March 12, 2008
@ Domenzain: Where do you come from?
I think its going to be hilarious how this thread will get deserted all of a sudden.. in three days..
Posted by: Fatin on March 12, 2008
Posted by: hussam on March 12, 2008
Awwww....I don't want to be pessimistic...but I don't want to be too optimistic either...
Everyone, good luck!!!!!*pokes everyone's back* ^^
Posted by: senna on March 12, 2008
Reply: Jugaad IIT ke admission main kahaan chalta hai? Ab IIT IIT karna chod do..hum MIT ke Blog main hai. lol( hindi main).
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 12, 2008
"Jugaad" doesn't mean bribe...jugaad is more like getting the work done no matter what (and not necessarily in an unlawful way).
Posted by: Aditya on March 12, 2008
Know what they do if there is a tie in IIT JEE.Well they choose the person who is attempting a second time,over the first.So finally the one year of slogging free from boards and school helps.So Soaham you have better chance with JEE,if not MIT.
Posted by: Anonymous on March 12, 2008
WAKE UP!!!!
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Karan on March 12, 2008
@senna poke back:)
Posted by: Rohail on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Kamya on March 12, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
"And whether or not it is clear to you,/
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should."
~ Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
As the days wind down, some of us will get in; others won't. No matter what, though, we are a great group of kids, and we should take pride in that.
Posted by: Travis on March 12, 2008
sooooo near.. nd yet sooo far...
but im not getiing my hopes up.. slim chance.
nd ya.. me indian too..
Posted by: ..Yash on March 12, 2008
The song will describe the situation of some of us on the 15th...lol....just joking :D
Posted by: AA on March 12, 2008
Posted by: ..Yash on March 12, 2008
Posted by: D'12 on March 12, 2008
which means it is only about 70% as good lol.. :D
Posted by: AA on March 12, 2008
Posted by: AA on March 12, 2008
Nice to know im not the only one dying of anxiety here!
I hope all the best of luck,
A greek kid
Posted by: Fil on March 12, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Posted by: miss anxiety on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Korean on March 12, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Yash.. on March 12, 2008
It depends. If you would have bombed the interview, it would not have helped your chances (it also wouldn't have hurt them). If you would have aced the interview, it would have helped your chances. I know that my interview helped me get in, but there are also plenty of kids who don't interview who still get in. I viewed an interview as another chance to let MIT know more about me, but if you think you already told them enough, then an interview wouldn't have been necessary. Regardless, don't stress about it now. Decisions come out in THREE DAYS!!!!! Good luck to you and everyone else!
Posted by: Diana '12 on March 12, 2008
I feel a bit less anxious now.. Anyway.. good luck to everyone from me too!
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
2 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes and 11 seconds
Posted by: D'12 on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Mom of Deferred on March 12, 2008
I heard that international applicants aren't picked as early as the domestic crowd. In other words, some Americans may be definately in, but they are still deciding on international so they still want your interview. Hope this helps.
I think that this is right, but don't quote me.
Posted by: Ryan on March 12, 2008
I am also from Jamaica...Yay!!! Hope we all get in...Still nervous though
Posted by: Hopeful '12 on March 12, 2008
Posted by: D'12 on March 12, 2008
probly been said somewhere already, but whatev.
i'll probly go to bed around 8 or 9 but actually fall asleep around 3PM, only to wake up around 7 or 8 in the morning and die from the anxiety!
Posted by: Duane on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Fatin on March 12, 2008
Posted by: another Mom on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Malgaja Esperantisto on March 12, 2008
http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?month=3&day=15&year=2008&hour=9&min=0&sec=0&p0=283
Posted by: Diana on March 12, 2008
only the time you'll be looking at your computer changes.
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 12, 2008
I feel very nervous too. I hope we get in. you have any idea how many other jamaicans applying?
apart from us, i am aware of 2 others.
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Considering perfect grades and perfect (or almost perfect) test scores, it leads on to believe that scores, grades, community service, and such are not as important as first thought. Not sure what the subjective criteria is for admission to some of these schools.
It would be disappointing to know that huge emphasis is placed on essays, some of which get written by essay coaches or parents. It would diminish the thousands of hours studying and learning to get great grades and test scores - something less subjective.
FinAid or not, our middle class budget will be tightened (and borrowed against) to accomadate MIT, if he is fortunate enough to get accepted.
Oh well, regardless of the outcome, MIT will have a ton of great new students, and there will be even more really great kids who get to apply their talents at other institutions.
All of you are excellent young adults that give old fogies like me a lot of faith in our future. Do your best, wherever you go, and you will be happy.
Good luck to all of you.
Posted by: Father of Deferred on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Caro on March 12, 2008
But you just need to check the address bar of your browser to see if it goes to "/verify.php". If so, you can be sure that you're on the verify form
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 12, 2008
Posted by: naranja on March 12, 2008
Oh yes, you know, for that one question in the application about the major, I answered Electrical Engineering, closely followed by Foreign Languages and Literatures; love that walks in two almost opposite paths! I enjoy writing as much as I enjoy doing Calculus.
I'm one of those people who believe that books should be read in their original languages..
@Fatin
I'm a Mexican by nationality, from the Big Town. I happen to live in Central America and have Basque ancestry; so I am from here and there...
Posted by: Domenzain on March 12, 2008
Yeah, this ebullience of a thread is rather ephemeral, but hey, that's what makes it worth so much!
Posted by: Domenzain on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 12, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Good luck everyone!!
Posted by: Emily on March 12, 2008
Je veux bien continuer a etudier les langues etrangeres!Es uno de mis pasatiempos favoritos tambien!I am currently learning Arabic! Yay! Saturday looms ever closer, yes...
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Just wondering... I had been considering sending in an email or fax to admissions, talking about what I'd been doing since I applied, to kind of say "Here I am! Look at me, look at me, I still want to go to MIT! Look at all this awesome stuff I did!" but then I considered, that seems like something that a lot of people would do, and it'd only sound derivative and unoriginal - so I ended up not doing it.
So Ben, and my fellow MIT blog readers, did a lot of people do this type of thing? At what point would it not have mattered (i.e., did you already have pretty-much-final decisions about people March 1)?
Posted by: anon on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Moose on March 12, 2008
Posted by: MMM on March 12, 2008
And I wouldn't worry about numbers in this case. You want MIT to know about you, so get your info to them the fastest way possible. It's the most logical thing, in my opinion.
Posted by: Laser on March 12, 2008
Saaaaaame. I love to write, though I hate to analyze literature, hehheh. Though you know, it's not uncommon for math/science people to be good at languages--it's all kind of similar, you know? Language (and ideas for a short story or a poem, in a way) has always seemed like a big mathematical mess.
@Moose
Congrats! You goin to PFW? I am
Posted by: Will on March 12, 2008
i'm worried too to be honest, and i really do think i got rejected (though i've said this, i'm trying hard not to be pessimistic).
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY ESPECIALLY THE CARIBBEAN PEEPS!!
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
are you from trinidad? are you like a green card holder who applied early and got in? cuz you sound like you already got in. anyways, if you are an anxious applicant like myself, good luck.
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
Myself: Presentation San Fernando
[Messed up the Open mainly because I did a few ... more ... A levels and Exams Div averaged the grade.]
Posted by: Sceth on March 12, 2008
Funny you mentioned that again--I sent two e-mails to MIT today because I got new updates on community service and athletics at different times, not because I'm super-desperate. Ok, I'll be honest, I'm still super-desperate, but I'm sending those updates to all the schools I applied to, not just my numero uno choice. C'mon MIT!!
If I didn't have off on Monday and Tuesday, this week would have sucked due to anxiety. Anyone else trying to convince themselves they've been rejected (and I mean fully convince) just so Saturday won't be really super duper fantastically disappointing?
Posted by: Ryan on March 12, 2008
I think I have got a big problem here.
Well, the admission decision is out in 2 days and I haven't yet put my financial aids application yet. Yes, I know it's very very late.
What should I do now?????
Posted by: Qinxin on March 12, 2008
What you should do now is submit your financial aid application. Immediately! Pronto! Toute suite!
Posted by: MIT Parent on March 12, 2008
Exams Div didn't average the grade; they placed the schol profile in the wrong category.
Posted by: Sceth on March 12, 2008
Financial aid applications are separate from the admission decision. Since you are late, they can't guarantee you financial aid should you qualify, and their decision will be right.
Someone, verify?
Posted by: Ryan on March 12, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
heheh. yeah, I can only imagine... lately I've been playing with ruby on rails applications, mostly CMSs, and they work quite nicely.. I've yet to integrate them properlyl with Apache and the like... Perl, even though still current, feels like a rock compared to ruby D;
@Anonymous:
mais, bien sûr, ça serait magnifique: pouvoir continuer avec l'apprentissage des langues. Et alors, Arabique! ça marche bien! Moi, j'aime les langues, et particulièrement les langues avec des alphabets différents á ça que je connais....
De hecho aprendí los alfabetos Coreano, Cirílico y los dos Japoneses... claro con un poquito de cada idioma. De hecho son bastante útiles para comunicarse 'en código' con personas que los conocen, ya que son fáciles de entender y a la vez son completamente ininteligibles para aquellos que no los conocen..
@Will
Oh yes, some literature is merely not meant to be analysed. I recall this introduction to Huckleberry Finn... Sam Clemens had a little note warning those who would want to analyse it; somewhere along the lines of 'those who analyse this book will be shot'
Posted by: Domenzain on March 12, 2008
Here you go, this is the 'Notice' verbatim
'Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.'
Posted by: Domenzain on March 12, 2008
Aprendí también los "alphabets" de coreano y cirílico, pero ya olvidí el coreano :( el cirílico siempre uso también para encodar o escribier algo cuando estoy aburrido en clase.
Est-ce que ta essayé d'apprendre le portugais ? Tu sais que si on sait déjà le français et l'espagnol c vraiment facile...en fait c que de l'espagnol avec un accent français hehheh.
And seeing that bit that Twain wrote makes me happy. I read that book for school and analyzed it, which makes it all the better. At the same time, knowing that Twain is a satirist, I'd bet he's just being...well, Mark Twain.
Posted by: Will on March 12, 2008
Non, pas encore, mais j'aimerais bien apprendre le portugais! Je peut bien comprendre, mais je ne peut pas bien parler.. même chose avec l'italien el le catalan... presque toutes les langues 'romanes'
Hay varios idiomas que se vuelven más comprensibles al saber francés ingles y español... ya sea alemán, portugués, tagalog, o cualquier otro de tantos idiomas facinantes que hay!
Yes, Mark Twain always gets me in the mood. Now I crave for a good read.
Posted by: Domenzain on March 12, 2008
Posted by: Domenzain on March 12, 2008
@Alexis ROBERT (way back up there...I haven't read this thread in a while):
Heh, cron is awesome. I didn't actually think of using it -- mrawr, I should immerse myself in Unix more. By the way, I'm using OS X (long live Macs!), so I don't use x-www-browser (which is mostly a Linux thing, I think?). But thanks man! It always makes me happy to see my fellow programmers.
Posted by: asm on March 12, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 12, 2008
I only applied to 3 schools, one of them just rejected (ignored) me because my TOEFL TWE score was only 4.5 and they wanted a 5, despite me getting extremely high in the non-essay part. Now there's just MIT.. and Harvard.
I think I have quite a good chance of getting into MIT. I think I did very well everywhere. My essays were good, very ugly thanks to the word limit, but they had a point. My test scores were top 10%, thank God. The only thing that worries me is how MIT considers my personality. My recommendations all gave the impression that I'm a complete geek. And I've kinda annoyed at least two bloggers here with poorly worded comments :/
Admissions can be brutal. I feel like all I can do is sit here, waiting for a nuclear warhead to hit. We did our best 3 months ago. Around 90% of us won't make it :(
Let's just hold hands and hope that those of us in this side of the bunker make it through..
Posted by: Muz on March 13, 2008
LOL, CC is also heating up.
Everything is heating up. Hope MIT increases the admit rate for internationals this time.
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Muz on March 13, 2008
Which is ridiculous, because I do not get nervous or upset at all frequently. Also, I have refused to set my heart on this school, so that I can keep my eyes open. But secretly it means a lot to me.
So I'm sitting here, nervous, for the first time in I don't know when.
Time has been going at a different pace for me than the rest of the world, and it's already march. And I forgot to send in my midyear reports (a shame since I have almost all As last semester and this quarter, because I don't have quite as cynical of teachers, I guess. I was going attach a note to it explaining that.), well ok, I didn't forget, but it was like, oh, the quarter just started, I don't know, I wonder who is supposed to help me do this? And then it was now. It is exhausting to thing about. I also didn't send in info on my native american heritage.
There are so many more important things in the world. Really there are. I promise.
And even though I kind of want to take a year off and do amazing things, and I don't think I could afford it even if I did get in, I think I would be happiest there.
I think at one point I was thinking about how getting in didn't matter, and even if I became homeless due to not getting in, I would still have a meaningful life... Well, now, I found out, that I legally qualify as homeless (I hadn't thought about it, but it makes sense). Funny how things come full circle like that, and I haven't even been rejected yet.
Ha, Life is defiantly (I mean definitely, but...) going to be an adventure, I can see that much thus far.
Posted by: Mackenzie Sowers on March 13, 2008
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Posted by: dotty on March 13, 2008
@asm: Under OSX, it's open http://url if i remember correctly (I've removed OSX exactly one week before 15/3, so I can't really help you more than this, sorry).
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 13, 2008
Caltech ka decision aneka bad indian logoko thora samazdari ana chahie.IIT me bideshi student negi lete hai, isi lie mujhe india pasand nehi hai.
You will know me if and only if I am in.(Admission ki bare me itna tension lene ka kya jarurat hai)
(Now some bahasa malaya-)
Terima kasih.
(I am not from malaysia or indonesia)
Posted by: Martin who is not martin on March 13, 2008
Somehow, I get the horrible feeling that when the decisions come out, the servers will be down for a few days because of all the international students opening it at the same time..
Posted by: Muz on March 13, 2008
For heaven's sake, Jugaad is NOT bribe... It refers to ingenious solutions to problems... And describes perfectly how problems are solved back home... The name comes from a unique kinda vehicle popular in rural India, made by attaching a pumpset motor to a set of wheels...
Posted by: Soaham on March 13, 2008
*hoping for the best,but preparing for the worst*
Posted by: MaX on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 13, 2008
THANK YOU! I totally agree. Nearly 60% of the kids applying to MIT can handle the work (according to these blogs) and many of them have impress resumes. The admissions office has to look at other qualities or they wouldn't know who to admit! MIT truly is about curiosity, excitement, and change; that is why many of us wanted to go there in the first place! Hang in there everybody! The wait is nearly over!
Posted by: 0 on March 13, 2008
Hope it really comes true!!! =) =)
Posted by: senna on March 13, 2008
ah, ça se voit stupide de moi.. ne pas penser à le fonctionnement des serveurs ...
At least not in a bigger scale! To me, Ruby has just the right feel as a programming language, and Rails gives it some pretty nifty possibilities to develop quickly for the intertubes. I'd say, if you have the resources... you should probably give it a go.
J'ai vu ton site d'internet et c'est si intéressant tout ça que tu fais! Je suis curieux, laquelle distribution Debian est'ce que tu as sûr ton portable?
Posted by: Domenzain on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Talal S. Almani on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Talal S. Almani on March 13, 2008
@ Talal: Inta min wain?
Posted by: Fatin on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Jay on March 13, 2008
Posted by: btty on March 13, 2008
Betty Barcos- Ecuador
( :( Sorry for the spelling or grammar mistakes)
Posted by: btty on March 13, 2008
You're right, no product in the computer industry is perfect. You just need to choose what that's better for you. Sometimes it can be Rails (if you don't have so much development time for example), sometimes it can be C++ (if you want *great* performance
In the same way, I use Debian Sid. I've tried Ubuntu for a while, but I really love debian : I can do whatever I want to, I don't need to be stuck with the tools that Ubuntu has chosen (and I really love dpkg/apt/aptitude :D, fast, really good designed, and sooo good dependencies algorithms).
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Manou on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Aamir on March 13, 2008
I am not a greencard holder, thus I couldn't possibly be accepted early/already, lols. When I said I wished that at least some more of us could get in, I meant that I wouldn't mind some more Caribbean friends other than those who already are at MIT.Well, to Trinis and all Caribbean and international applicants alike, may God guide and bless us all wherever we do end up!
Posted by: MMM- St George's College, Barataria on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Ben on March 13, 2008
Posted by: anon on March 13, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 13, 2008
Laser, good luck! I really hope you get accepted. Our family is rooting for you too.
Posted by: Roy on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Saif on March 13, 2008
I am very sorry that you feel that passion and risk-taking or "soft" criteria. I can somewhat understand passion, because that is a "buzz-word" that means nothing now; what MIT does want is excitement and curiosity from their students. But you do not understand how hard it is to take risks in a brutal high school environment centered around popularity. I come from a school that is somewhat stuck in the past and many people at school do not believe that girls are smart. I am ranked second in my class, but my English teacher told the boy ranked third behind me he needs to pass me up because a girl does not deserve to be ranked second. Working hard and getting good grades is such a risk for me, because it means being rejected and made fun of constantly. It would have been so much easier to stop trying and act like a ditz in order to be accepted by my peers, but I went against the norm, and finally it has paid off. I don't want to start any arguments, but I am very touchy about this subject because going through high school has been so hard for me, and I know it was much harder for many other students who have also been rejected by their peers. I was accepted early action along with your son, and I believe that MIT saw through my essays and extra-curriculars that I love being involved and always work hard. If they didn't see these things, they would not have admitted me; I'm sure they saw these qualities in your son, too. Please realize that there are plenty of well-rounded kids and that risk-taking and "passion" are not "soft" criteria; school work is not the only thing that will get a person into MIT.
Posted by: Diana '12 on March 13, 2008
Posted by: btty on March 13, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 13, 2008
~ 3000 applicants (probably a little less)
Posted by: 0 on March 13, 2008
well i was hinting that maybe it was already pi day in his time zone... but yeah maybe if you use funky rounding methods pi could be 3.13...
Posted by: anon on March 13, 2008
Posted by: Laser on March 13, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 13, 2008
Thanks, congrats to you too! I can't go to PFW, but I'm going to see the campus next week. Good luck wherever you end up going, though!
Posted by: Moose on March 13, 2008
EVERY ONE OF US ROCKS DESPITE THE DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
Look at this, all these posts...you can sense the passion oozing from the Class of 2008, or shall I say...prospective Class of 2012, no matter WHERE we end up.
Posted by: Burcu on March 13, 2008
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Posted by: beneah on March 13, 2008
i'm just praying to God for the best.
Posted by: kv on March 13, 2008
Posted by: bob on March 13, 2008
Good luck to all of us.
About me: I am more than hopeless since my scores of SATs and ACTs are below mid 50%, and my record of volunteer was blank (I am a new resident in the U.S.)
P.O: Any one here speak Vietnamese :D Hehe...
Posted by: Comets on March 14, 2008
Good luck to everyone!
Posted by: Parshu on March 14, 2008
Coming down to sanskrit now - "Karmanye vaadhikaraste, ma faleshu Kadachanh..."
Posted by: Soaham on March 14, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 14, 2008
Coming down to Kannada
Parvah ila.Madko bidi
Posted by: Anonymous on March 14, 2008
see this:
http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ivy_league/ivy_league_cs3.htm
and he got rejected!
Posted by: me on March 14, 2008
That guy in the case study comes across as extremely conceited and selfish. It is no shock whatsoever that he was not accepted, what with a reeking attitude like that, who would accept him? I wish him the absolute best though,and there's no denying that he is academically gifted.
Posted by: M39 on March 14, 2008
at least we'll all be sharing the pain of the last couple min of waiting
Posted by: Charlotte on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Charlotte on March 14, 2008
Posted by: btty on March 14, 2008
Posted by: VN on March 14, 2008
Lets focus on the count down together and hope all of us get in.. By the way anyone else from Sri Lanka?
Posted by: Rozaine on March 14, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 14, 2008
"play "Final Countdown" in the five minutes" tomorrow, do we start by second or minutes -- any suggestion?
Posted by: Diana on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Diana on March 14, 2008
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Posted by: Charlotte on March 14, 2008
i personally live in france .. and since the states changed hours and we didnt, that means one hour less to wait for us :D:D YAAYYY (normal time difference would mean its 6 PM in france when its 12 in the states ... wit daylight savings its 5 PM in france when its 12 PM in the states :D:D)
YAYYYYYYYYYYY
Posted by: anonymous on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Soaham on March 14, 2008
He just' speaks about his present, and doesn't speak about his future plans (like a new computer idea that he has, some projects, and so on), he just says that, hmm, the future will go in the same way it is, other than attending an university in computer science. I don't know, but I might say that it's not what MIT seeks (as said in previous comments by other people).
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Someone on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Alexis ROBERT on March 14, 2008
We are keeping our fingers crossed for my son as he feels MIT is the place he can thrive at but believe that whatever is meant to be will be. He will survive no matter the decision and we will support him with whatever his choices (all good ones!) I hope he gets to meet you someday at MIT!
Posted by: Mom of Deferred on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Chanddeep on March 14, 2008
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Posted by: enewts (last anon) on March 14, 2008
i cant even imagine wut its gonna be like 2morro :'(
Posted by: aahhh on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Fatin on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Fatin on March 14, 2008
i hope i get in.....
Posted by: mit hopeful '12!!! on March 14, 2008
Good luck to everyone!
Posted by: Nestor on March 14, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 14, 2008
@ Nestor ... I'd say your pretty lucky to have only found out 2day
Posted by: maelle on March 14, 2008
Ben, you should post some pictures of the mail sending process like you did back in '06.
Is this the most important decision of my life so far? I hope not.
Good Luck to all of you!
Posted by: justanotherbrickinthewall on March 14, 2008
Posted by: OMG on March 14, 2008
i CAN'T BELIEVE THIS 21 HOURS TO GO!!!
Posted by: 0 on March 14, 2008
I'm right there with you. Tonights a night for partying!
Posted by: 0 on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Aleu on March 14, 2008
I'm from the great Canada too!!, Born in Montreal where are you from??
@All Hindi ppl: main tumhare dard samajh sakta hoon. har ghante ke baad aisa lagta hai ke purra saal beetgaya!! Can't wait
@Tous les francophones, je parle francais aussi, mais je viens de Montreal. Bonne chance a tout le monde, nous allons reussir n'importe ou!
Posted by: Karth on March 14, 2008
As a Canadian student, I don't expect to get in considering last year's stats, but I can still hope can't I
Posted by: Lee on March 14, 2008
Good luck to us all.
Posted by: Emmanuel on March 14, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 14, 2008
Aye Caesar, but not gone....
Posted by: 0 on March 14, 2008
i applied for environmental engineering
Posted by: kv on March 14, 2008
'lol time zones'
@Karth
bien sûr, bonne chance mon ami. Ça manque seulement 19h 20 minutes et quelques secondes.
Posted by: Domenzain on March 14, 2008
IM DYING
OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG
I HOPE IGET IN
OMG OMG OMG
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Posted by: sheyda on March 14, 2008
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Posted by: sunny in Texas on March 14, 2008
btty ! :D
Posted by: btty on March 14, 2008
btty ! :D
Posted by: btty on March 14, 2008
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Posted by: Lucy on March 14, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 14, 2008
Starting counting down together guys. Waiting either for best or the worse.
@ VN: Thanks for the greeting. Haha. I love it.
@ me: Forget about him, focus to us now.
I love yall. Good luck Alll
Posted by: Comets on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Daniel on March 14, 2008
It was a great journey till here.
Posted by: Libin Daniel on March 14, 2008
Posted by: VN on March 14, 2008
don't forget besides the best and the worst, there's also the "grey ground".
I seriously can't take another two months of waiting....
Posted by: bgao2 on March 14, 2008
uh...I don't think you should say that. No offense, but you are pretty much putting yourself down and that is not cool. Everybody is an individual--we are all the best in our own ways and that may or may not be in the form of...well whatever happens in 12 hours.
I'm pretty nervous myself. I somewhat await the response--I don't know. But all I can say is, I hope the best for everybody--whatever decision comes, it's probably for the better moreso for the worse.
I guess I'm prepared. *Sigh* Good luck, again. Remember, no matter what comes out, it doesn't deform our character--only demonstrates what's good for us.
=S
Posted by: Samisab on March 14, 2008
Posted by: Emily on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Emily on March 15, 2008
Ah, the task at hand is simple, but mighty! I've just set up my server to get "Final Countdown"by Europe exactly five minutes before the release of the Good or Bad news; music will go off as loudly as possible.
Thanks to Alexis ROBERT for the reminder of cron
in your command line type the command
contab -e
then insert the following line to your crontab file
55 * 15 03 * mad123 /path/where/your/song/is.mp3
the first asterisk should the time in hours from 0-23 one hour before the actual time; the 55 denotes five minutes before the next hour. 15 03 is the IDES OF MARCH. Last asterisk goes in place for the year. mad123 is the command I'm using to play mp3 from command line, but use the one you like the most! at the end you should have your path to the song.
You can also add a piece of code to open the website for you.. just like Alexis ROBERT mentions above.
Posted by: Domenzain on March 15, 2008
Night everyone and good lucky ^.^
Posted by: Blaine on March 15, 2008
Even though Apple has managed to commercialise this, take it verbatim..
Here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
~Johnny Appleseed.
Posted by: Domenzain on March 15, 2008
Please, please, please don't put yourself down. Look, I know some of us (I'm talking about myself here, really) aren't the cherry on top, cream of the crop. That doesn't mean we should put ourselves down. I remember in Freshman year once, my friend in my biology class recieved a 95 on a quiz. I looked at him sadly and said, "Gosh! You got a 95! I'm so stupid! I won't get a 95". I was sure I would get a mediocre grade, but I got my quiz back with a 90%. I felt guilty about what I said, but that was freshman year. Now I'm a senior and I realize that putting myself down is a symbol of ungratefulness. Nobody is stupid--just because you aren't an all-star student, does not mean you are officially deemed as "unworthy of intelligence".
Since I feel like really spilling my heart right now (lol) I'll tell you about myself.
Before high school started, I wanted to go to a really good school with a prestigous program. I enrolled at this one school that was not in my zone--about 25 minutes away from my home (compared to a mere 10-15 minutes which my zoned school fell into). It had the IB program and was considered to be a good school. Excited for its name, I signed up--and guess what. Freshman year= the happiest year of my life. I can't even go to describe--I was so happy. I was enthralled. Not only was I studying at a good school and a part of an internationally-known program of higher-level learning, I was also an integrated part of a diverse community (More than 30-40 nationalities schoolwide!) School was so alive! There were club activities everyday. The patio outside was a beautiful place to be especially when the sun shined.
Sounds too good to be true right?
In the middle of freshman year, I found out my uncle (I live with a six-member family)lost his job. He couldn't find one in the area we lived in, so he looked around and found one he liked in California. I was so heartbroken--I can't even go to tell you how many tantrums I threw that year. I was becoming so crazy--I am serious, it was almost like insanity was reaching me. I did crazy things and fell into a very deep period of depression that killed my freshman year grades.
In sophomore year, I went to my new school. I was so ungrateful because it did not have the same standards as my old school--but it was not a bad school, I was just lacking the need to appreciate what I had. I found out, because I was new and registered late, I would be in all regular classes. I was hurt, humiliated, and angry. I told myself I'll do really well so that next year I could enroll in higher level classes. Although I had many good things coming to me, like teachers who really loved me and my character, I was always complaining--always so ungrateful.
But I did really well.
My uncle again had issues with his work. Third high school. On the first day of school, I was so tired--I was angry at my mom for no reason and I told her I won't go to bed on time. So I slept at about 2 AM, angry and nervous all at the same time.
Teachers did not like me that much--I got into trouble with my AP english teacher who made me cry very badly. Because I moved, I had trouble with making up my summer assignment and doing work for about three AP classes, so I dropped the class. I was so unbelievably upset. I also had no friends in my AP biology class and inadvertently got kicked out of my first lab group table because another girl transferred from another class and took my spot with her friends. Our second bio lab was so hard, I needed help--so i thought the teacher would provide it for me if I asked her. The next day, she yelled at me so hard--I won't forget it. I remember her e-mail to me "you are in an AP class". I insisted I spent three hours figuring out what to do. People were staring at me while she yelled at me.
By God's grace, I made it through junior year. To make up for English, every Saturday I went to a community college and took Freshman English for four hours every morning (for about 15 Saturdays). I was upset because I barely made any good friends and remembered, during prom night (I Friday), I stayed at home and did homework for my Freshman English class. At 12 AM, still working on my project, I logged onto facebook and saw everybody's pictures.
Secretly, I felt a pinch of self-pity.
Now I'm a senior and just turned seventeen years old, I feel like my character has evolved. I see life in a different manner and a different stance and write A LOT about human nature (especially amongst us teenagers). I feel that I am a deeper person who is able to see beyond the surface. I feel wiser and sometimes stronger. There is still room for improvement--but I have taken what I've learned and tried to see it for the better than the worse.
I have learned from life and decided I love learning. I am SO far from a perfect student--I did not become valedictorian as I once dreamt I would be, nor did I get super-much-of-anything really. But I've recieved a lot of wisdom from life's lessons and I try to implement this on people who need the help. I'm grateful for all the positive feedback I've recieved and intend to make it a point in my life to do something to see people happy. I have realized how to value learning--whether it comes from a walk in the park or a textbook. That is why I try to further myself.
I don't tell this story for anybody to feel sorry for me--just know that nobody is always perfect--you can see my example--but we strive for excellence and that is an excellent move on its own! Don't put yourself down! Calm down, relax, and smile =].
yay.
Posted by: Samisab on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Chanddeep on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Samisab on March 15, 2008
You are being too emotional, now... I feel sorry about the unforgettable high school memory that you had. Anyways, my story was totally different since I moved from one country to another. I was totally depressed, you know, at the first semester at the new school since I was not able to speak, to understand English.
Anyways, we all are giving out hopes and waiting for the happiness. Let's cheer out for this moment.
Posted by: 0 on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Diana on March 15, 2008
haha, I am not trying to be emotional. My purpose in telling the story is for people to appreciate themselves for everything--even if the end result doesn't seem perfect. I am happy with the person I have become and accept my circumstances because they've taught me the value of many, many, many things I've taken granted for and also taught me how to be passionate and hard working. My goal in telling the story was to push people to not deem themselves mediocre/etc. but instead use a mishap as a positive shaping of a better tommorow.
Like my buddy, Kanye West says, "For me, givin' up's WAY HARDER than tryin'"
Posted by: Samisab on March 15, 2008
If I get rejected, I'll be disappointed no doubt, and sad too. But life will inveriably move on...
For those who know the movie "Munnabhai MBBBS" - "Phir ek din apni gali me, AISHWARYA AAI !!! Ho o o o oooo"
Posted by: Soaham on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Le-yo on March 15, 2008
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Posted by: LE-YO on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Soaham on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Le-yo on March 15, 2008
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit;
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tints of the clouds of doubt,
So, stick to the fight when you are hardest hit,
It's when things go wrong that you must NOT quit!
Posted by: Roshini on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Soaham on March 15, 2008
Now I only worry about one thing.That is anyhow I have to get back my lost confidence.
GOOD LUCK FOR ALL OF YOU BUDDIES!!!!
Posted by: Rokib on March 15, 2008
0 days, 7 hours, 23 minutes and 38 seconds
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Posted by: 0 on March 15, 2008
She's my second cuz, but we're the same ago so we get along good--I don't know her that well but I think if somebody you know got rejected from somewhere or feel down and depressed, do something to show you care
Today I gotta volunteer at some place for AP Environmenal Science (wish I never took that class :( ). Won't be back home till 1 PM PST (4 EST). I wish all of you good luck. I guess I'm half-nervous/waiting half-ehhhh you know, going with the flow of life.
Good luck again guys!
Posted by: Samisab on March 15, 2008
She's my second cuz, but we're the same ago so we get along good--I don't know her that well but I think if somebody you know got rejected from somewhere or feel down and depressed, do something to show you care
Today I gotta volunteer at some place for AP Environmenal Science (wish I never took that class :( ). Won't be back home till 1 PM PST (4 EST). I wish all of you good luck. I guess I'm half-nervous/waiting half-ehhhh you know, going with the flow of life.
Good luck again guys!
Posted by: Samisab on March 15, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 15, 2008
sometimes u want n crave for the eternal sleep//
its 3:45pm now n soon ma alarm will beep//
n ma heart will skip the beat...bit by bit//
im gettin da nerves now but i know i gota get on wit dis//
life is one big ball o shit...but don't think im about to quit//
m-i-t...i know it will be hard if 10pm today does not go for me//
did i pray hard? no! i know i didn't but i do hope God has mercy//
if he sees anything i did right let Him give me da trophy//
the big fat yes in the m-i-t decision... or else i might need some of that cream, son (crimson)//
lost strands of thoughts...hope it goes well for me... (ima not say dat it goes well for everybody cuz lets face the facts...lets be true...one's pain is another's pleasure...)
peace
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Posted by: Ken on March 15, 2008
I'm so nervous. I don't think I'm ready to find out whether I got in or not.
Posted by: Maliha on March 15, 2008
Yeah man, it would be cool if many of us will be in MIT, sharing and pursuing their dreams!
4 hours...
Posted by: 0 on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Tasos on March 15, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 15, 2008
It's 14:12 (local time) and I am waiting for 18:00
Posted by: Tasos on March 15, 2008
Good luck for all of you, guys!
Posted by: 0 on March 15, 2008
Posted by: 0 on March 15, 2008
only a couple more hours but this entire mornin has already been dreadful
each min seems to be goin sloower and slooooweeerrrr
cant wait
Posted by: maelle on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Xaq on March 15, 2008
Good luck to everyone
Posted by: Ning Li on March 15, 2008
anyone from any place aroundd !!!
cant waittt !!!!!!
Posted by: hussam on March 15, 2008
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Posted by: Fatin on March 15, 2008
Question, is anyone going to be able to actually log on when the tie comes. I noticed many times that I couldn't get on because the server was overloaded. I still haven't been able to get my decision from another school that released decisions yesterday for this same reason.
Any thoughts?
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the clock on the wall mocks me, it goes back and forth; stuck in the same couple of seconds.
applicants stare at the wall
the hours and minutes just stall
an hour and a half yet to go...
the time stopped a while ago.
Posted by: Domenzain on March 15, 2008
You should all remember that you have 60 more minutes to fantasize about yourself and your dream school so please do so. Once you see the decision it's final...except for the waitlisted, of course.
Once again, I think I am going to be sick. But it's kinda nice.
A BIG thanks to the admission guys.
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The wait is killing me.
Posted by: Maliha on March 15, 2008
The wait is killing me.
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Posted by: Maliha on March 15, 2008
my stomach is in knots
only 25 min
Posted by: maelle on March 15, 2008
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just kidding, still time left for getting my refusal letter
Posted by: 0 on March 15, 2008
a game to waste some time..
wch other college you might still feel good if you get accepted in it but rejected in MIT??
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a game to waste some time..
wch other college you might still feel good if you get accepted in it but rejected in MIT??"
Brown!
Posted by: Maliha on March 15, 2008
or maybe Stanford
Posted by: tasos on March 15, 2008
Posted by: Rokib on March 15, 2008
I'm stressed and nervous, but so are you: so good luck to you all!
Posted by: Diana on March 15, 2008
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I think that Wellesley College is not coed..
Am I right?
Posted by: tasos on March 15, 2008
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im sooo scared
Posted by: maelle on March 15, 2008
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Wellesley is a women's college.
Posted by: Maliha on March 15, 2008
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Messed up... brain... stomach... argh...
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I love u too!
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See ya, maybe for graduate school?
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I didn't get in either, and I've had time to think about it and accept it. I know it may seem like the end of the world for many of you, and I felt the same way when I first saw the decision. But then my best friend reminded me that God has a plan for all of us so I should just accept whatever happens as His decision. And I have. I believe that regardless of the college we go to, we're all going to change the world. We just need to believe in ourselves. It's going to happen. I'm sure that something bigger and better is waiting for all of us.
Posted by: Maliha on March 16, 2008
Well, let's try again next year...
I started a undergraduate course (Ambiental Chemistry) in my country, Brazil, but I need to apply again, because this is not the course (I want NSE), and it is not offered in my country.
Well, thus... My response to the essay B of the next year will be "how I rised after this".
Men of willpower, see ye next year. Someday the victory shall be thine and mine.
Posted by: Rafael Merlo on March 16, 2008
the chances for an international transfer.
Posted by: buno on March 17, 2008
@Anonymous.. I am from bangladesh...
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Posted by: M on March 19, 2008
As I've said many times in many places, the percentage of women who apply who are truly qualified is greater than the percentage of men who apply who are truly qualified - women are simply more self-selective. Please, let's move on.
Posted by: Ben on March 19, 2008
Posted by: M on March 19, 2008
It's the match that matters.
Posted by: Ben on March 19, 2008
Posted by: M on March 19, 2008
In MIT's case, match includes striving to equalize the class by gender.
(Although not explicitly among the items on your link.)
Posted by: M on March 19, 2008
Bottomline: No hard feelings buddy, just the way it is!
Posted by: Jci on March 20, 2008
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Posted by: Jci on March 21, 2008
Also, as to your last statement, MIT has no doubt accepted the "best 700 women" from among the applicants. They just might not (and probably really aren't) all better than the next best group of unaccepted men. And taking your premise to the extreme, I guess if they only received 700 female applicants, they should just accept them all in the name of balancing the class (and because, of course, they would also be the "best 700"), clearly to the detriment of an untold number of "better qualified" men. Bottom line, my assertion is that even considering "match," "spirit," whatever as part of the equation (beyond GPA, SATs, etc.), there is little question that at some not insignificant percentage of all ranked accepted women, they have been chosen over better "totally" qualified men, just because they are women.
Posted by: M on March 21, 2008
Happy easter season! Enjoy yourself today
Posted by: Jci on March 22, 2008
Any Pakistani here?
I am preparing to get admission in MIT.
Posted by: Syed Iftikhar on March 22, 2008
The only way to put it all to rest would be for MIT to acknowledge that their admissions process serves as affirmative action for some portion of the women acceptees. It wouldn't really solve the problem for the discriminated- against men, but at least it would be refreshing honesty, and perhaps those unfortunate souls could be consoled by knowing they've "taken one for society." The school takes great pride in being totally empathetic and straight-forward (and getting all the praise for being so), and they should just say outright what the statistics clearly imply, rather than ducking and weaving (or just totally ignoring or making making unsubstantiated justifications) around the issue.
Posted by: M on March 22, 2008
Posted by: Ray Li on March 23, 2008
-an enthusiastic blogger
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Posted by: M on March 26, 2008
The world is not always fair but if you have your peace in everything it throws at you, you'll make lemonade not only from lemons but also from rocks.
All the best with your decisions to come, I hope you get better than Cornell. Do tell me as they come, right here. Godspeed M.
Posted by: Jci on March 27, 2008
Posted by: M on March 30, 2008
As far as females go: I go to a school that started a Calc BC class this year. Of the 14 students in it, 10 are girls, and, coincidentally enough, the 4 guys have the lowest grades. Now tell me, who is more qualified to attend MIT? Since man could speak, women have been inferior, especially in fields involving mathematics, since those fields were strictly off-limits for women. Science today blames it on the anatomy of the human brain. Yea - maybe evolution could explain why the portion of the brain responsible for math in women has not been developed as much as men. Maybe from less usage? And, I wonder, where did you get this information about the 756th and 715th and what not accepted applicant? Is this precise data that you speak of, precise test scores and grades of all applicants? Or is it only assumptions? It is a well known fact that women perform better in school than men. I am in all honors and AP classes...I have about 10 boys total in ALL my classes, most of which are at the bottom of the classes, gradewise. Those are precise numbers. Yours are assumptions driven by bitterness.
As far as internationals go: I have lived in the US for 6 years, and it took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where I am today, and be able to apply to schools of a high caliber. I'm sure my journey to excellence has been a bit more difficult than yours. Coming to a foreign country and not knowing a word of the language, I rose up to reach students of your rank. Could you have done the same? We will never know. YOU WILL NEVER KNOW! So, don't assume internationals have it easier. You do not know what it is like! If it took you an hour to do a homework, it took me 5 hours to do the same thing. It took immense dedication, and yea, I will toot my own horn by saying intelligence. And finally, have you compared the curriculum in the US to that of foreign countries? In my home country, calculus is taken during the freshman or sophomore year of high school. And get this - they DON'T have calculators. Not even the slightest fraction of computations done are done on a calculator. You need the square root of 429387423987? Well, here's a pencil and paper - find it. By the time a student is a senior, depending on what school they go to (we have medical high schools, engineering high schools, etc), they are a few classes away from being equal to college graduates in the US. I'm sure all your A's in 5-6 AP classes annually look very impressive to you, especially all your accomplishments in mathematics, however, compared to some (most) foreign students, especially in the field of math, you are most likely at the bottom.
So females and internationals have it easy? Well, good for them. I guess it is only right that they get first dibs on spots at schools like MIT, because they've had a hell of a journey to get to be competitive for those spots. Now rejoice, be happy that you have gotten in other amazing schools, like Duke, Stanford, Cornell, and wherever else you have gotten in. Not every school will take you. I was waitlisted at WashU. However, I have gotten quite a few likely letters for Monday's schools, schools much better than WashU. So what?
Posted by: Kristina on March 30, 2008
Second, my reference to "796th" and "715th" (actually it should have been "719th") come from the PRECISE statistics published by MIT in their Common Data Base for acceptances to, I think, last year's class (if not 2011, then 2010), where they state that they took 795 males and 719 females. So the figures have not just been made up!
Third, if you read my posts carefully and respond to what I've actually said, you will see that I fully accept the premise that admissions should be based on more than simply GPA and test scores and that many (maybe even most) of the women accepted would be equal to the average of the men accepted. My issue, as I tried carefully to state, is that by forcing a gender balance in the class, MIT is undoubtedly admitting a significant number of girls who would be at the end of the end of ranked females and who are almost assuredly not as good as an equal number of men who have probably been waitlisted instead of admitted (i.e., to make room for the aforesaid number of girls). The clear disproportion in the absolute number of male versus female applicants (about two and half times more men)would suggest this with a very high probability of being correct, notwithstanding the somewhat likely level of female self-selection that the school claims to be at work here.
Fourth, your personal story is very inspirational (I sincerely mean it) and you sound like you would certainly deserve to be admitted whether you were a male or female. However, citing specific anecdotes of worthy females (e.g., "I was better than the males in my classes.") does not refute the validity of my point. I've already conceded that the top tier of admitted females is every bit as worthy of admission (and I'll even let you assert that they are better!) as their male counterparts. It's the bottom tier of female acceptees that have most likely been admitted more because of their gender than their accomplishments (and instead of more worthy men.)
Fifth, I haven't said that international students have it easy. In fact, at MIT there is an 8% quota placed on their admission regardless of how many qualified international applicants there may be. So, in fact, the admit rate for international applicants is substantially lower than for other applicant demographics. Said another way, in this instance MIT discriminates AGAINST international students and FOR women. However worthy your own accomplishments, you benefitted (at least statistically) by being both a US applicant and a woman.
Sixth, and lastly, the whole "match" concept, while undoubtedly an idealistic way to select those accepted, is totally qualitative since there is no way that any person could truly be proven to be a better "match" than any other. And, in the end, it is just a convenient fallback for justifying anyone's selection or denial versus anyone else. It's like saying let's just admit the "best-looking" applicants. That would clearly be in the eyes of the beholder as well!
Bottom line, the only way to truly be fair to everyone would be to admit on a gender-blind, nationality-blind basis, and let the chips fall where they may. Who except feminist chauvinists could ever argue with that methodology?
Posted by: M on March 30, 2008
I'm an international applicant for transfer admission and I haven't received an answer yet. I'm really beginning to worry. I mean, I went through a LOT for this and therefore I believe I deserve an answer, no matter if it's a negative one...
PS: Why is there so little information and feedback on the transfer admission process? To make it even more difficult?
Posted by: John on April 1, 2008
Transfer decisions aren't released until the end of April, I believe. We'll try to add some further info about transfer admissions to the site next time we do an update.
Ben
Posted by: Ben on April 1, 2008
End of April? That's something I hear for the first time... Anyway thank you very very much for the info, I'd be very disappointed thinking that I wouldn't receive an answer at all.
Thanks a lot!
Posted by: John on April 1, 2008
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