FIRST!!!

Thank you. :(

Well, thanks for the incredible journey anyway. Oddly enough, I really did enjoy filling out the application and reading all the blogs.
Good luck to everyone else!

i think i am the only one who knows that not admitted :(( (my insticts say so...)

Rejected for the third time...

yup..rejected

Didnt get through :(

Oh well, nothing we can do about it. Bit of a let down though

Aaahh well...as everyone has been saying...life goes on...

number two

oh well =(

only thing we can do when we fall on our face is to just get back up again

don't lose faith people!

Ah well. Thanks for the excitement and the blogs.

The sun will come up tomorrow

comon stanford....

:( At least I got waitlisted by CalTech, so I'm not completely hosed xP Grats to all ye who got in.

This my second rejection...and let me repeat my last years post...
am a really poor Indian. wasted all my parents' money on SATs and sending applications. thought I will make it to the wurl's no.1.... 2080 in SAT1(cudnt afford to appear 4 it twice to improve my scores), 2150 In SAT2, 97/100 skool GPA and a bunch of EC certificates... But alas.... how will I face my mother who is waiting 4 me to deliver da gud news... Do i deserve to live?? Or shud I rather die??

Posted by: A really bad son from India on March 18, 2007 05:08 AM

Thank you for the opportunity.

:(

Thanks a lot !!!!!!!!!
ur decision - correct..

oh well
maybe graduate school

Well... I'm going to Michigan! Go Blue!

Oh well. It was a fun wait. Congrats to everyone who got in!

hi... dint make it... but its okay.. I'll apply for graduate though.

yikes ! hey... but life will go on ..

at least waitlisted by Caltech, cmon stanford

Rejected for the second time!!!!!
I will give up, maybe see u in the graduate school........

Condolences to everyone else here... but life goes on :3 MIT, you have not seen the last of me! D:

I'm sad :(

thanks to all the admissions guys at mit... congrats to all who got in... and best wishes to everyone else like me...

Y did ya remove Libin's post..thats the best suggestion Ive heard in a long time....

Rejected here! :( Oh well I'll get up and kick ass at whatever university I end up in!!! Thanks MIT for taking the time to evaluate me. Applying here really let me know who I am!!!

I am also sad. :(
but...

Didn't make it. :( Oh, well, here I come RIT!

thanks to all the admissions guys at mit... congrats to all who got in... and best wishes to everyone else like me...

Don't go and die but get a life.

hi
thank you guys for reading my application materials,
i really thought i would get in,...but anyway ,got to move on. probably , maybe next year as a transfer applicant or grad school,i am coming.

to those who were admitted,good for you and i genuinely wish you all the best for the roller coaster you are in. it was an honour competing with you guys.i probably dint do justice to myself in my essays,so anyway...
thanks again MIT

Well...I guess I wait for Stanford and the UCs

Well, MIT was my dream, but these things happen. It wasn't the first and won't be the last. Biggest disappointment in my life.

Meh...this was kind of a strech anyway :P University of Illinois class of '12 here I come!!!

As my teachers always tell me. Your loss MIT.
Thank you though, I'll find my way somewhere else.

I must admit, I already submitted my deposit for Santa Clara! I'll be rockin' with the Jesuits!!

Life goes no, even after the credits are gone.

I guess it's not the time for me to scream "Yeah!" yet... but it has been fun.

Yeah, Didn't make it. I sometimes wonder if there is something wrong with me. I didn't get into Caltech, didn't get into University of Chicago, now I didn't get in here. It's not that I'm a bad student, I'm getting a 4.0 in a college calculus class.

Well, enough sulking. I would like to thank the admissions staff for giving my application fair consideration and to others like me, best of luck in your future endeavors.

(Yeah, that's from Half-Life 2)

Oh well. As with most other people here, the biggest letdown in quite some time.

thanks alot. Le-yo

well...it's almost a good thing to be rejected. It's humbling in a way. While so many of the people who apply enjoy being in the top of their class they may sometimes be separated from the rest of the world of intellectuals. Now I am truely aware of just how many smart people out there. Without moments like these we'd all end up with inflated egos that would blow up in our face one day when we cannot handle a failure. I'm sorry we couldn't be together MIT, but it's been fun.

Thanks for the consideration! Disappointed but I'll live.

Jahan aur bhi hain... You'll soon be looking at me MIT... I promise...

Ah well.

lol, Denied, oh well, USF here I come (woohoo?) *shrugs* Well, time to work my ass off so I can get into MIT graduate school, right?

nope. Don't make it but i will turn out for the best anyway guys. Thank you MIT for those memorable moments with the application process.

Thanks so much for the process... For me, I feel that I understand or perhaps agree (is that too optimistic)with the reasons why I was not admitted. The earlier notification was great though, the worst feeling was the ambivalence rather than rejection. Good luck to everyone :)

Well, now i can go get my $75,000 dollars in scholarships at Texas A&M. And maybe i can have fun in college by not working all the time.

Eh...can't say i was expecting anything else...the silver lining is now I can resume my super smash brothers brawl game... ;) lol

Well, I guess I didn't work hard enough.

my check was never cashed ... ???

Well, thanks for the experience applying... 4 more schools left to go...

Well, no MIT for me...

I just wanted to say thanks for the deferral and everything. I know those 1000 freshman who enter in the fall will do amazing things. Thank you MIT for wording every single letter so honestly and sympathetically.

To everyone else who was not admitted, i KNOW we will all do great things with our lives, no matter what College or University we end up at!

at least thwe wait is over..

no more worries! yay!

Ouch, thanks for reviewing my application anyways. Too many insanely smart people applied for me to stand a chance.

not through....all the best for life ...

Okey dokey. Thanks MIT for the trip. It was worth it. To the MIT Class of 2012: Good luck in your future endeavors!

I draw some life consolation from the poem Deseridata:
No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

To the rest of those not admitted: Enjoy life.

Well I guess this means I'll just have to take the full-ride that the state school offered me...bittersweet in a way

lol wtf. I got rejected at MIT and accepted at caltech... i figured id at least be waitlisted here

I got declined too! A fellow EA deferred student here.

Well its kind of an interesting feeling I'm going through. I guess I'll go out and celebrate the fact that I'm done waiting on college decisions.

The best of luck to all of you in the class of 2012, no matter what college you go to.

well me too.. it was juz great to part of the process though.. so wish u guys all the best for the future.. n m sure we'll all do great in future!

Thanks to the MIT admissions team again for all your help and support. i'll be there in for post grad..

Apoorva

As long as the admissions committee can go home with a clear conscience, then I thank them for their decisions and wish them well. Good luck to everyone else, and I'm looking forward to round 2 in four years for grad school. Cheers.

Haha I knew it beware the Ides of March. Oh well lets keep our fingers cross for March 31st and April 1st. Any other Caribbean ppl out there?

Yea, i agree ... the wait is finally over

Walk in with a smile, walk out wearing the same thing. Nothing else to do. Ah, smile, what can you not cure? Hmm, that makes me wonder how morbid this thread will get.

Ah, if only weather in PA didn't suck. I guess I'll maybe be able to take my bike out next week.

Here too... :(

same here :'(

Woohoo come on Stanford, Cornell and Rice!

EA deferred, RA rejected... oh well. It wasn't meant to be. California has better weather...

Even though i've not been granted admission, i want to thank the MIT admission committee for their patience in reading all our applications and also the promptness in issuing decisions at such an early date =D. it has been a fun ride for me but i guess my stop is right here. best of luck to all you people going further on! kinda sad i didnt get to meet you all...but ya, life goes on =).

@Lingke: Same deal here. Oh well, are you headed out to PFW?

shouldn't have gotten a 1780 on my SATs, huh? haha. ah well, that's what i get. it's a disappointment i'm not gonna lie but all yall applying must still be really strong applicants anyway and we'll find our niche- just not at MIT hehe.

Thx for reading my essays dudes.

peace out....

perhaps.

I just wanted to say thank you to the entire admissions department for the all the time and energy you spent on selecting this year's class. I hope that reading my application made you smile at least once, or made you think or reflect on some part of your own lives. While I am disappointed that I won't be bumping into you on the Infinite next year, I am incredibly excited for all of the amazing people that you did admit.

I have to say that I did see this coming... most the financial aid forms I sent in a couple weeks ago were never processed. I sent in a big packet of stuff, and only the form that was on top was entered into the my.mit site. Oh well.

Anyways, thank you for this incredible journey, and a huge congratulations for all of those who were admitted.

All my best,
Ben

Why suck up when you have been rejected?

Good call, Anon

Ah, but anyways life goes on, 3 more schools to go.

Thanks for Mit admissions and the wonderful bloggers for this incredible journey.

You know how we imagined today? We came up with two very different results, and we each got the rather sad one just now.

We're all mulling over the admission decision, wallowing, weeping, or merely wondering.

Either way, I know two things for sure: A) I'm a bit bummed, and B) I'm sure you all are amazing.

Don't give up hope.
I'm depending on you.

The future is predetermined by the character of those that shape it. This isn't the worst thing unless you make it that.

any other football players get denied??

i have to go take a shower....

Don't be so unfeeling anon. Some people just like being nice.
Remember 'GREASE YA PALMS'?

:(

I just want to say thank you again for all the time you guys (the admissions team) put into this. Applying to MIT was definitely one of the best experiences of my life, and probably one of my healthiest obsessions. One which sadly has to end now.

Have a good four years, Class of 2012! :)

As I expected. :(

oh well, there's still grad school:D

and my second choice uni accepted me!!! :DDDDDD

well, guess maybe I'll go to the other Cambridge then. it was fun getting to know all you guys from the admissions. and I love the letter on the login page.

and to fellow rejected applicants: this isn't the end of the world. there's always something nice in everything bad. you'll see ^_^ Your future is just out there.

Thank you what a journey

Is it just me, or were the decisions put up early? My computer said 11:52, so I didn't take the time to notice the new page before I logged in. :\

well...it's ok anyway...I'm glad I don't have to wait anymore :-)
Good luck to everyone in the future!

Thanks for MIT~~~I felt lucky to even had the chance to apply~The whole process was incredible and I really really enjoyed it!!!
Thank you!!!

It's been a good run, people.

There's a dissappointing moment in everyone's life. For me this is one of those moments.

I'm a bit upset, but I guess that's that =]
i'm going to miss reading this forum.

Oh well... life goes on. I guess now i just have to wait for the 31st and the 1st to see where I'm going to go. I never really had a chance at MIT anway =P and I agree, I'll just keep smiling and enjoying my senior year.

Sucks. A lot. Still...

But big wheel keeps on turnin'...TURNIN!

for me too...

Heh, I would laugh so hard if another "GREASE YA PALMS" entry popped up. Of course, chances are it probably will...

You know, it stung a little, to see that relatively short page show up with the "I am so sorry to tell you that we are unable to offer you admission to MIT" in the first sentence. This is the school I have loved for the better part of my high school career, after all.

Nevertheless...I mean, yes, I'm disappointed. but I think the more important thing is that I have absolutely no regrets. I tried my best. I shot for a goal that was probably unreachable, but I shot for it anyway. I did whatever I could, and I am content with myself for that.

Even though it wasn't the result I wanted, I still want to give the admissions staff a very heartfelt thank you for not just considering my application, but also for being so open, honest, kind, and...human. None of the other schools I applied to have an admissions staff that can even compare to you guys. I have no bitter feelings -- you guys are amazing. Especially considering what you must have to go through every year, especially considering things like Ben's "It's More Than A Job" entry, I have the utmost admiration for you guys.

It's sad, but life goes on. Can't wait to hear from my other schools in the next few weeks. Still, it's a huge relief, for me at least, since now I don't have to wonder or speculate or be unsure anymore. But with that said, I would like to tip my hat to the admissions staff and all of those who got in (Congratulations guys! You are truly amazing! ^_^) and gracefully bow out. It's been a great ride. Thanks, MIT.

@Anonymous, 12:18 PM

Yep, they came out 15 minutes early for me. Just like Snively said.

deferred EA, rejected
going to Case Western now

@Leko ur so right California does have better weather. Come on Stanford...

I thought that stupid IBT test couldn't hamper my chance. Even though I didn't have the score which was higher than minimum score, i applied. Because, rest of my application were good, i think. Anyway, i studied hard for applying to MIT. It became great experience for me. Thank you. Oh... I wish I could express my great aspiration to study in this school... I regret that i couldn't express to the admission office. Maybe they couldn't understand mine

Anyone else gonna continue reading the blogs? I just love them guess I'll continue doing so until I choose a school or maybe even after then...

Well, I must say it has been fun. At least I have gotten to take some of your classes and enjoy myself there for a lot of my highschool summer years. To those that got in congrats, to those that did not, I know how it feels.
Oh, and thanks to those that reviewed me, it must have been... interesting (perhaps I should not have put hide and seek in walmart)
No regrets on my part though.
-Jon

oh well. caltech accepted me :)

Congrats to all who got in and best wishes to all the waitlisted candidates....i think i was rightly evaluated....it was my dream to apply and get into MIT....but you know not all dreams come true.....well i have already completed my 1st year in electronics and communication enginnering in Institute of Engineering, Pulchok Campus.....hope i will have my dream come true 3 yrs later....for my graduate studies....
bye bye n have nice time.....thanks all the bloggers....and thanks MIT

@ Lingke, Travis

Count me in your club too guys!

Didn't think I'd have the heart to face the rejection calmly before I already am...kinda ironic huh..

To all fellow Rejectees:

The Journey Is The Reward!

& To the MIT Admission Folks:

Thanks for the journey! Still love you guys...always will..

Peace..

I'm not too sure why the admissions staff feels bad for me. I actually feel bad for them, because they just passed up one of the best students in this country.

Hey Shauna!!

YEh caribbean reject here also >.

Oh well, it wasn't meant to be.

@Nihar- Didn't realize we were starting a "club" :) Looks like I'm going to be trolling the Caltech 2012 group of Facebook!

See you in a few weeks.

After reading some of the comments here, it's really unfortunate that so many incredible individuals were rejected.

I know there are a limited number of seats at MIT, but these people deserve a spot. How much money does MIT have in the bank? Build another campus! If all of these talented individuals could advance themselves at a place like MIT, the world would be a better place.

Quote
"Well... I'm going to Michigan! Go Blue!

Posted by: Anonymous on March 15, 2008 11:55 AM"

Oh hey, that seems to be me as well!

I'm going to NYU/CORNELL/WPI...see? I'v gpt choices....but it's okay....there are only 1000 places!

I was deferred EA, and it sucked because it had been my dream for so long to go to MIT. I applied to three schools in Boston (BC, MIT, and Harvard), and got into BC Early. Thinking about the process, I realized that I wanted to go to BC or Harvard as an undergrad more. A little piece of me always laid dormant that wanted to be at MIT though. A little piece still does. Regardless, I'll be in Boston next year -- either a walk away, or a twenty minute T-ride away -- and will try again for grad school.

Congratulations to everyone that got in, and thanks to you Admissions Committee for their labors.

Good luck to the rest of you as well: if you were attracted to MIT, you are most definitely special.

Man, sorry that you did not get in Libin, and A really bad son from India. I feel the same way. However I know that by living I can help the world and even though not in MIT, I can still change the world. Shruthi, Priya and Libin... man even though we did not chat... reading your responses on the blogs, helped me survive through this day and well... now I too am not in... It is sad... but we will all stand up, those that believe in living for tomorrow...

I'm not too sure why the admissions staff feels bad for me. I actually feel bad for them, because they just passed up one of the best students in this country.

Posted by: Matt on March 15, 2008 12:29 PM

Are you the Matt from the chat room last night?

@Javal

No.

:(
this is what I get for getting too attached to MIT

Let's still be civil!

I echo Javal?
Well, Rahul we won't decelerate to end up in -ve velocity. It was just a momentary opposite force that has reduced the velocity. Acceleration remains in the same direction.
To hell with external forces, all that matters is Internal and internals in the college. Newton and his laws can take a rest ;) Take Care.
This goes out to all people here. Rejected..fine..dejected....not at all fine.

Sigh... well I suppose it is good I didn't get in because chances are I'd be at or below mediocre MIT level... although at or below mediocre MIT level is still good on the national scale... :( But yeah, I'll apply for graduate school, and so should everyone else who really wanted to get in! Keep up the good work everyone... even applying to MIT is a good thing, because you have great goals and will someday make it big in the world, even if MIT is not the chosen road there. Good wishes to everyone! I enjoyed reading the blogs and hope to still, someday, go to MIT!

sad. :(

at least we have each other, amirite guys?

*is also headed to the U of M*

thanks to the Admissions Staff for looking over my stuff.

@really_bad_son: Even if you didn't make it to MIT, your perseverance will help you in life, whatever you do. Just look towards the next challenge you have to meet, and keep putting your all into it. Never give up.

I tried, my hopes were expanding as the universe, and all of the usdden they stoped and time was reversed tothe my big bang, to nothing. Hey everyone, jut remember, LA VITA E BELLA, LA VIDA ES VELLA, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.

Wemadi history, we tried an that is what matters. Also, don't forget to follow your passions and to do it with the heart!

WE CAN MAE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORL.
Bye MIT, I enjoyed.

looks like i have to go. cu guys. hope to meet you someday

3 out of 4 acceptances - but not good enough (or weirdly unique enough) for MIT. Go figure. Know someone at my high school who was early admit - and, knowing that, I can tell you, the admission process at MIT will now always be one of life's mysteries. After the recent announcment that families with income under $75K get a free ride at MIT (assuming students from those families are subject to the same objective standards from the MIT admissions committee), my mom and dad are like "So, maybe it was a pretty stupid move to work at building a successful business of our own for 30 years - after paying off the loans from our post-grad degrees, sorry Mike. The least we could have done was contribute to the sub-prime mortgage economic debacle - and we failed there, too." I haven't broken the news to them that RPI is probably MORE expensive than MIT...maybe they'll be consoled by RPI's more measured, moderate approach to need-based students, though it's cold comfort to the checkbook, Mom and Dad! In my short life, I've come to understand that things happen for reasons we can't fathom at the time. We should take comfort in the fact that when a chain of events is 'forced' either way by any party involved in the decision, the consequences down the line affect our lives and those around us in ways that God never intended.

eh.. you know what, I'm still happy about MIT. If I didn't love MIT the way I did, I probably wouldn't have worked so hard through high school

Someone up above sounds like no_endorse...:O

Such a great day...
First my father fells of a ladder and breaks his leg; now I'm rejected.
However, I really want to thanks you guys, you're the best. Had a great time while applying.

Well, I guess what upsets me the most is that now I have no idea where to go. I don't want to go far from home, and I only live about half an hour away from Cambridge. My next top choice, which I have yet to get a letter from but which I am almost definitely in, is almost a four hour ride away. My other schools, which have already accepted me, are also relatively farther away.
Location obviously wasn't everything when I applied, but I've been thinking only about MIT for the past month or so. Considering I kind of chose to apply here less than a year ago, I suppose I shouldn't be so upset. But I really wanted to go and thought I had a good chance.
Oh, well, it's been cool reading the blogs, and I guess there are a lot more intelligent people than I see in my town.

damn it.

Heh, no matter what you takes out of this, I guess that a sense to improve oneself is probably the best. In a previous blog, one of the admissions officers said that MIT is a community of people. Find a hobby and take it all of the way, reapply yourself to studies and whatnot.

Guess what I am trying to say here is that you create yourself. If you feel shot down over this, then fight your way back up. Failure sometimes helps you strive to be better. I really pity those who let this make them stagnant or regressive whether it was getting admitted or not.

If you say or think that you weren't good enough, then I hope you get over it quickly. It is only as bad as you let it be. That goes the same with other universities the opposite way. They're only as good as you let them be.

after applying, i realized i wouldn't be a good fit for MIT. i guess the admissions committee figured that out, too.so it's all good. there are much better things in the future.

Life is going to get better- it's what we make of it that counts the most.

It's not like this will ruin my life. It's about the individual, not just the institution. It would've been nice, but not everyone can do it.

Well that was rather anticlimactic.

Got rejected. I dont know, i feel strangely accepting of it. It's depressing really, top of my class, top 5% act, sat scores, a bit of a ramble on my future ideas and ambitions.. and not even waitlisted. But its destiny i guess..

Also, we can still go to grad school here. There's always a future ahead of us!

@phreaker: I can imagine how you feel. But just think- no matter where you go, you've got the talents to succeed.

ah well.. thanks anyway...:)

Wow, phreaker, I feel the same way. Fighting with a friend between valedictorian and salutatorian, 800 SAT writing, Math, and Math Level II SAT subject test. Lots of activities, with leadership positions in most, and not even waitlisted.

does anyone else find it funny that this blog is called " not admitted" instead of "rejected" ? they are trying to soften the blow for us. haha

I appreciate it. :)

oh well! I already knew the come out. Anyone here go for George Washington see u there

I remember being deferred during EA. That rush of adrenaline and then all of a sudden, there comes a feeling of disappointment.

Somewhere in between, I realized that MIT and I might not be the best match. The admissions office maybe saw that before I did. Oh well, the process was fun and I loved reading the blogs on here. Hope to you see guys in the future, no matter where life takes us to.

aw, I'll just come here for Grad School.
:-)

MIT was my dream school. I was almost too scared to check my admissions decisions because I was afraid of what it would say. I would say that my instincts were correct to some point. I did get denied, but again, life does go on. I tried so hard throughout high school to excel in everything I did, whether it be school or extracurriculars. I am sure we have all tried our bests throughout high school, but I understand that sometimes even that is not enough. I hope that we all hear great news back from our other schools. We are still young, and I am sure the future holds great things for us. Good luck to you all.

Wow, I've been so caught up in the stress of waiting for this, I have not been checking my one other school I had yet to hear from, RPI. Well, I just went on that site, and I realized that they had decisions online yesterday, and I got in there. So I guess that softens the blow, since it was my top school (I hadn't visited MIT so that I won't know what I'm missing, so I couldn't compare). Anyway, it's been nice reading all these comments, especially in the past week, but life goes on, and I have a website where I can talk to students admitted to a school. I'm upset that I'm going to need to explain this to my math teacher, because he's a real jerk who makes fun of me when I don't get an A, but at least I somewhat know where I'm going. I'm not going to obsess over this.

Life goes on..............

waj3a t5umkum MIT

Kepp it up guys, remember that MIT is not the only school. Even if you thought you would not be happier anywhere else, you might get a big surprise when you go on to whichever school you choose.

The only thing that matters is what you make out of it. It's not the end of the world.
You guys are amazing, and I feel a certain relief to see that our world will be lead by people like you.

Yes, MIT is an amzing place... an incredibly amazing school, but not every Noble Laureate graduated from MIT, not every succesful company was founded by an MIT alumn, nor does every scietific breakthrough happen at MIT.

Just keep striving for your goals as passionately as you were about MIT, and there is no doubt you will succed.

Good luck to all of you amazing people, I will be reading about you in the future...

Damnit! wanted it sooooo bad.. anyway, still w8in for a few other results..
nd any1 from India got in?

first rejection!

CALTECH FTW

@anonymous, 12:51 PM

I think Ben once said "There's a difference between rejecting and not admitting someone." The admissions staff has said countless times that 70% of the applicants are qualified, but only ~12% can actually be admitted. It's more like drawing a line at some point, whereas rejection implies "You failed." Well, maybe not that harsh, but it's not like MIT doesn't want you. It's just that there isn't enough room.

But I'm pretty at peace with my decision. It was destiny.

Heh, anyone notice that Ben created a new "blogger" for the admit/not admit/waitlist forums?

Also, I think you guys set a new record for blog post comments in the "Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday" entry. Last I checked, it was at 673. o_O

- Winston Churchill was asked to give a commencement address at the Harrow School, his alma mater. (Various sources say it was Cambridge or Oxford, and some even say Harvard, which is just silly) The ceremonies were well attended - Winston Churchill was speaking! He stood at the podium, addressing the graduates.

"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense..."

He was speaking!

so guys.

me 2 in de group....

dis is not de end

Where did I go wrong? When I was 14 I was one of the youngest to work at a government lab in the high performance computing division... I've worked at fortune 100 tech companies and written software that gives other software boosts in performance by analysis. I've designed robots, wireless power transfer systems, and I'm a killer machinist. My friend who has no dedications, but killer SAT scores and grades did get in. I know there are countless others who are smarter than me, with their records tainted with less than perfect grades who also got rejected in favor of students who spent their high school years dedicating themselves to something they love. Is this what MIT is looking for?

@asm
thanks. that really is a better way to look at it.

At least now I can smoke a blunt without having a bad conscience.

Aah, rejection after being deferred. That's the stuff.

So, we're not going to MIT! Since that option's closed, let's focus on the future:

Where do all of you guys think you're going to go?

Columbia, here I come :)

Valo achi valo theko, Akasher thikanay chitho likho, Diyo tomar mala khani , Bauleri ontore

Bepar na.

I am still "A MIGHTY GUY"

MIT ki maa ka bhosda

I feel duped. Over the past week I have had so many ridiculously unlikely signs of getting in, and in the end, well, splat.

There is still hope for me though. A month from this day the greatest work of someone who shares my name, will grace its modern American counterpart.

Julia R, if you ever read this, know that I will always remember you, εστω και αν απο τον ταφο. And don't put a dam on the babies.

As for all the other countless lost minds and souls in this universe, let them stay that way, for they will be better without the apple.

Well... that's that. Applying to MIT took me six months. In comparison, applying to the Technion (Israeli Technological Institute) took me 15 minutes - and I got accepted. It was fun while it lasted...

Stage 1: Delusion ("What just happened?" *blink blink*).

Stage 2: Denial ("Nothing happened -- just a dream." *whistling*).

Stage 3: The shock of realization ("OMG WAHT!!!>?!1~" *incoherent rambling*).

Stage 4: Trauma ("..." *...*).

Stage 5: Rationalization ("Well, ok, maybe my essays weren't so hot. And maybe putting down 'butterfly chasing' under summer activities wasn't such a bright idea...").

Stage 6: Indignation ("I will NOT let this disappoint me! I'm better than they are! I'm am SO much better than they are, and I know it too!" *slams fist*).

Stage 7: Hopefulness ("Oh well, maybe for graduate school...").

(4 years later)

Stage 8: Goto Stage 1.

@Anonymous: DON'T! Please, please do not do something like that! Call a friend, have them come over, and just talk!

The worst part about this whole thing is that I don't get to hang with Snively. Dang.

@serg: You win at life.
@Anonymous: I really hope you were kidding about that. Suicide is no laughing matter.

didn't get in and my best friend did.
whatever though, I didn't want to pay that much anyway.

This is very much sad. Any hope if I apply the next year as well?

It's painful to let go of a dream I've had for six years. I visited MIT during RSI '07 summer camp. I've spent late nights in Athena clusters, listened to Eric Lander speak at the Broad Institute, been baffled by the ridiculous architecture at Simmons, and marveled at the view of the Charles River from Hayden library. I was looking forward to enrolling and doing UROPs and psets at 2am. I was in love with this place. I broke down tonight. The rational part of me knows that I'll still have a future, but some other part will think of how different it might have been.

To Ben and Matt and the rest of the admissions team -- thanks for heart you put into every decision made. You made the journey a lot less lonely.

just what i was thinking cil, although i was hoping it would be a celebratory blunt

I'm probably going to Caltech. But I *still* want to kick the ass of anyone who says, "At least Caltech accepted you". Caltech != MIT. Meh.

as a domestic student, the chances of getting in was 1/10. But for an international, it seemed more like 1/20.
But maybe someday, the admissions officers will wake the f*** up and realize imported minds are actually valuable.
To all my fellow comrades, the light continues to shine even in this time of darkness. Don't lose faith in yourself.

Do know what's weird about this? My denial of admission wasn't the earth-shattering blow that I thought it would be. Actually, I feel kind of happy--I must have gone mad.

At any rate, we're all free--we can only go forward from here. I'd say the smart thing for us to do is the same thing that you'd do if you were defusing a bomb and things didn't quite work out: run. Don't think about it, don't look back, just get as far away from it as you can--there's nothing you can do.

Well, UCLA, UC Berkely, Cornell, Stanford, Tufts, and CMU are still out there. Maybe things will work out with them. UCLA is a 95% chance, since they sent me the infamous "engineering open house invitation"--which is basically a very obvious wink and a nudge from their admissions office. Grad school's what matters, though--that's when you actually get to do real research. What attracted me to MIT was that it wasn't difficult for undergrads to do research, but undergrads only know so much, and can therefore only do so much. I guess I'll just have to bust my ass for another four years before I can finally do something meaningful and fulfilling.

REJECTED...oh well still waiting for Harvard decisions. =)

hey libin..i know it doesnt really make a difference now but what were your SAT 1 scores..and which school do you go to ?? Your from Gurgaon right ?

Hey .... thnx MIT ... I loved the entire journey... i'm taking something away from this... some great lessons lets say!

And yeah... talking about resilience... be prepared to read my application for Grad school!!!

I dont give up tht easily... i never will.. i am so gonna get a degree from u ppl!

All the best to those who were accepted!!!

Harvards close enough

I actually admire all of you who manage to remain positive and look at the rest of the opportunities you have; I guess it is a bad idea to keep on thinking on a single school (read MIT) and "falling in love" when you know your chances are really slim. It is really disapointing to be rejected, but its even bitterer when you are an international, and begin speculating if it had been different if you had been a domestic applicant, if you would have been accepted :s Well, there is not much to do about it anyway, it is a shame, but that it how it is. At any rate, my congratulations to all those who got accepted, especially to those who were not aided because of their status (and I don't mean "ethnicity" or "legacy", or "athletics, which are not supposed to be much of a factor at MIT, I mean by being a U.S. Citizen...)

Dear MIT Committee Members:

Thanks for your notification of March 15th. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your rejection at this time.

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters.

With such a varied and promising field of schools, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

Despite your outstanding record and previous experience in rejecting applicants,
I find that your rejection does not meet my current career needs.

Consequently, I will begin taking classes as a undergraduate student in your electrical engineering department.

I look forward to seeing you then.

Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.

Sincerely Yours, Anonymous #2

@Anon #2: Very nice...if you're upbeat, then I like your post. If it was all sarcasm, it's still OK, but look on the other side of the coin.

@Anonymous #2

You completely made my day... which hasn't been that great after the bad news (rejected both at caltech and MIT). I guess that only leaves me the path I'm on right now...

Putting salt on the wound? LOl...
SAT1:2060
SAT2:2380 (20 marks lost in Chem)
I am from Faridabad and go to Modern Vidya Niketan.
Why? I won't be making it to Stanford or Princeton and even after having acceptances ( and scholarships) from ERAU and IIT, I would be preparing for Indian exams or probably dropping this year for JEE...final way out.
What about you, anonymous?

im hungry...anyone up for some food. i think ill throw a pool part everyone here is invited (not the admit ones). ya im hating :P

I didn't know that Princeton results are out, Libin Daniel.

anyways~~~lol chances for MIT has been the smallest for me, so no surprise that I'm rejected.

Best wishes for the future!!!

I wrote a blog for all my friends who were unable to get admission. It includes a lot of inspirational quotes I read before I read my decision that really helped me feel ready to accept the disappointment. I encourage you to check them out, and I hope they help you as much as they did me.

They are not out but the current flow of rejection cinches a no from them as well for me.

Forgive me -
1.my lord,
2.my parents,
3.my sister,
4.my teachers,
5.my friends and
those who prayed for me.
Believe me- I tried my best, but there are several others who are better than a valedictorian with perfect SATS.

I wish I could join a top public university where I have been admittted , but alas! I donot have the money.

"There are many Shakespeares lying silently in the grave"- I wish to be a shakespeare (or Einstein) of this kind. I have no other option left.

Anonymous #2, thanks for the humor.
As a matter of fact, this page should be used only for humor because what else can we say. "oh, life goes on. maybe i ll try again for grad school..."
If don't want us, so be it. I will never have anything to do with them for the rest of life.

Reposted from anonymous #2

Dear MIT Committee Members:

Thanks for your notification of March 15th. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your rejection at this time.

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of schools, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

Despite your outstanding record and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my current career needs.

Consequently, I will begin taking classes as a undergraduate student in your electrical engineering department.

I look forward to seeing you then.

If you have further concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at george.smith@mit.edu.

Sincerely, George

Well i guess ill live, but it saddens me that I was not able to get in I wished at least I could have gotten on the waiting list....Anyway I'm glad to those who have been accepted and hope good luck to those in line to get into MIT....and I am sorry to those which were not able to get in all in all I think this was a somewhat of a good experience and wish everyone the best. By the way even thought I would have been accepted I probably wouldnt have been able to afford the tution so I would had to probably turn the offer down any way and because I have a full ride for 2 other schools so I guess it was for the best that I didnt get in. It makes my descion much easier. Maybe Ill try again next year..............

Heh, I woke up at 11:30 this morning and by the time breakfast rolled around, it was noon. Heck, I had even forgot about decisions.

Truth be told, I haven't thought or been concerned about decisions (to anywhere) for a while - I have a plan, I'm ready to go ^_^ It's weird, because I thought I might be a bit more emotional. Then again, MIT hasn't been my dream for anywhere near as long as many of you. The hardest thing is going to be telling my teachers, who were probably rooting for it more than I was!

Good luck to us all, and thanks to admissions! :D

Hey this is for all of you but especially to "Really Bad Son from India". Another door will open for you. I am an accepted student's parent and I can assure you that your mom's heart is breaking for you. You are her treasure, you did not waste your time nor your parents money. Our world needs you dear "Treasured Son from India".

ahh...
i was hoping to be able to post on the forum two steps above this one.
life goes on?

This morning to get my mind of the decisions until 12 I went around driving in downtown Toronto. As usual the traffic was terrible, but what made it worse was that there was a road block on my route for some construction. I ended up having to take another route to the brunch place I was going to.

I guess it made me realize that there isn't just one route to the places we want to go. MIT isn't the only way of accomplishing our life goals. It seemed like the nicest way of going where we wanted to go, but now we're just going to have to find a new path.

All I ask is that those who did get in do not waste the opportunity they have been given, because that would not be fair to some of us who would have done anything for a placement at the institute. Ultimately, I guess some of us are just going to have to go change the world somewhere else =P

Thank you MIT. Good luck to everyone, admitted or not.
Never stop swinging!

I have to say that I’m very confused by this decision. I got a 36 on ACT, 800 on SATII Math II and Physics, and 3.92 GPA at one of the top high schools in the country. I have already taken (and gotten A’s in) Calculus, Vector Calculus, Differential Equations, Number Theory, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis, and Abstract Algebra. I’ve also been involved with scientific research for the last two years, and am a state qualifying athlete to boot. It seems like I have everything that MIT could possibly want from a student.

Still, I’m not too disappointed. I was accepted EA to CalTech and am still waiting on U Chicago and Harvey Mudd, so I have plenty of options available.

Life must go on. Third rejection, after cambridge and caltech. Let's see how many more rejections I will get.

Princeton, Harvard and Cornell...... are you going to give me more rejections?

THis is exciting.

DENIED!

Well, that sucked... at least the waiting is over.

For those who are reading all the way down to this post (and also for me), here's a little inspirational quote:
"Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars."

Rejected. oops. i meant "not admitted."

now I really feel like doing something really great to show them I am much better than they thought... :P

libin... damn im fom faridabad too but now live in us. i went to apj

Lucky you!

where do u live in faridabad? i lived in sector 21

Talk at my blog man. Not here. Feel guilty now. LOL.

I had a 2240 on my SAT .... a 4.3 GPA .... a great MIT interview .... and I came from a low income family ... so don't feel bad guys .... the other students had higher scores and even better interviews

i am going to compile a list of all the rejections i get and then send them all a letter of my rejection of attendance. imagine a school getting flooded with reciprocal rejection letters from students ^^
and then they'll know how it feels to be us

What a way to end the wait right? But to all of you who are still waiting for decisions coming in 2 weeks (seriously, 2 more weeks!?!?! How agonizing does this get?) good luck!

where did i go wrong? I guess i was just toooooo optimistic. goodluck to those who got in. right now, i need a good cry...........

HEY ALL! Sorry to be so upbeat but, I didn't get admitted as well :( But say what, there are other places where we'll hopefully go and prosper. I won't ever forget MIT, for it was, is and always will be a marvellous school for science and engineering students...I realy liked all about MIT, and I still do.But God knows. He always does. We'll move on, with faith and prayer and the hardwork that we are all so accustomed and glad to do.

meh. my dream school. where i imagined myself going. well. not anymore. MITs just so cool. And while I'll be fine somewhere else (probably Swarthmore) MIT will still be where I want to be. Whatever. College'll be great. One of my biggest disappointments ever.

Tough luck I guess :(

Dont know what happened, but got rejected.

Gr8 school record, top of my class all my life, top in country for 3 IGCSE exams, 2050 on SAT I, 116 on TOEFL, 2400 in SAT II, gr8 alumni interview, lot of activities + many prayers = NOT ADMITTED from MIT...

Well, I guess that was a momentary dream shattered to bits, but I still love MIT and I will definitely return for graduate studies.. Until then, alvida and good luck to everyone
else...

@Libin: I echo your sentiments brother, I am waiting for replies from Stanford and Princeton too, but given what MIT has told me, I am not too keen on either of Stanford or Princeton coming through with a positive reply... lol... well, we tried at least, but God wished something else...

@ Anonymous#2: I really enjoyed reading that letter, I wish we could all just get into MIT with that spirit and confidence... sigh.

Btw, guys, this was my second rejection after Cambridge in January... very disappointing indeed! :(

I feel like I must not be interesting enough or something... because I felt like my application was strong (SAT 2330 GPA Perfect 4.0 and captain of sports teams and clubs + I thought maybe that my dad went here might have helped). It sucks even more to know that a friend got in and on Monday I have to be happy for them. It's harder when I know my application was just as good in all the areas and better in some. I don't know what to expect for the rest of my decisions now.

Btw, guys, this was my second rejection after Cambridge in January... very disappointing indeed! :(

Btw, guys, this was my second rejection after Cambridge in January... very disappointing indeed! :( I mean atleast, they could have waitlisted... but whatever..

damn.
haha well, after the first cry i sort of settled down.....i would have felt pretty dumb at MIT anyway, surrounded by geniuses. its a double whammy - rejected from caltech yesterday and mit today. but, like everyone has been saying, life does go on, right?
LOL i wish i could think that way. i'm going to be sore about this for a while to come. i'm not going to forgive them that easy, and im NOT going to apply for grad school. their loss. but i still love the decisions people - ben, matt snively, paul, keri,karen - you guys rocked!
maybe after a while i will get over it. maybe. i hope so. soon. i feel especially sorry for all the fellow indians that didnt make it - you guys rock!!!! kick butt at IITs and IIMs and make them WANT you! and THEN send them a rejection letter.
good luck to everyone - may you all change the world!!!!

I am a Bangladeshi Sagol!...Sagol is a bangla word and means goat. I just cant believe I applied to MIT !..I'm not too upset. But I am having mixed feelings reading the comments.
I just feel like how could I apply with a SAT I score of 1840! Actually I did bad in Reading. But did get 2380 in SAT II ...107 in TOEFL...
Still it seems ppl with looot greaaaater score than me are disappointed. Well, I just thought to check out my luck by applying to MIT. Had no other reasons to apply to MIT. I also did apply to Princeton and Yale !...lol...

Thank you very much mit. It is definitely dissapointing to be "Not admitted". I've got to say though, I really don't understand why colleges always write the statement, "this is in no way a judgment of you as a student"... because I feel like it is exactly the opposite. We send in our application with all of our scores, activities, hobbies, classes, and personal experiences and the admissions committee judges it and makes it's decision.

Oh well...I guess I'm going to Caltech.

I just wonder what more I should have done. I have a 2400 on the SAT I, 800s on three SAT IIs, 4.00 unweighted GPA, I'm an Eagle Scout, and I'm graduating as the (single) valedictorian.

I just wonder where I could have gone wrong.

Someone once told me I could be anything I wanted to be. I wanted to be a student at MIT.

Dear all officers, all fellow applicants, and all I considerred future fellow students,

I wanna say... This will also gone, no matter you are celebrating for success, regreting for fault or crying for being rejected.

I love MIT so so so much... That's no doubt.
But when I got rejection, I was suprise that I was so calm to see that. Though I don't know why I got this result. System error? Is that a horrible dream? No... Life is like this.

I never early decision I or II any school just for the RA offer from MIT. But... Well~ I will apply to transfer to MIT next year~

@Anonymous: well said mate, the justification that the rejection is not a judgement of the student is total rubbish! Ha ha

Hey to all! If you were not admitted don't be too upset. MIT says "no" to thousands of hopefuls every year and if you happen to be part of that group it's not a shameful thing at all!! We are all worthy...

@anom3

Ma'am, thank you so much for those words...Moms are special..and your words prove that...I just hope I fulfill my Mom's dreams for me, i just hope that I can rub those tears away from her eyes..though i wasted a year of my life...I know I'll make my Mom proud...Thanx Mom for being there...And thanx ANOM3...n congrats to your son or daughter who got accepted..I'm sure he or she deserved it...n dat much more bcuz u r their mom...

To anonymous#2, Thanks for the post, made my day after the painful rejection. Laughed so hard.

well, i'm the only person from my school for whom MIT was their first choice, so i'll be pissed if they got in and i didn't cause they won't even go. But this will be the last time I visit mitadmissions.org. i enjoyed it (a LOT) while it lasted, and will be sad to leave, but there's no point reading the blogs and falling in love with the school again when I know I can't go.

I was hoping for at least a waitlist, but I wasnt even granted that...damn.

f

huuu........ MIT is over. Now, I come to believe that everything is fated. But, one thing I am absolutely sure about is that I did my best. I think luck is not good enough for me to get into MIT. This morning will be a remarkable one in my life.......

I will try to never cry , ever smile......

Bye!!!! MIT

EFYUSIKE MIT

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

@parshu and Paul D.: yeah, I also shared that dream with a very similar profile, but meh... now I don't know whether to try to transfer or try to do grad, or just forget it all and succeed somewhere else without looking back at MIT (just like Kamya a few posts above).

@aamir: I get your positive intentions, but we the ones who applied were expecting to make the difference and not be like thousand others lol, but I agree, we are all worthy.

Well, I do feel better now after watching Run Fatboy Run ^^ ... now maybe some more ice cream and chocolate will do the work... :D :D

"Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars."

Or a black hole. Certainly what it feels like right now.

Anyone else looking at U Illinois Urbana?

Meh, there's always GRAD SCHOOL!!!

@ anon #2, hilariously done :)

Ehh, oh well. no surprise there.

Its not the end, it's just a beginning, the one's who got in have a head start, but we just have to chase em, in the race of life, and I promise, I wont give up, and possible make MIT say, a bad decision. I utilized what ever resources I had, but that wasn't enough. Well, it doesn't matter that almost 1600 of em were better off, in some way, or MIT found em better, well, yes this is the best, but it's not that the best are in it, there are more.

Best of luck, to those who made it, because you have responsibility to make the world a better, so do we, but without a head start. But beware , you aint at the end already, you gotta catch up!
Best of luck the race has just begun.

Hurray to a global , unbiased community.

Anyone who got admitted wants to share his/her spot with me? =P

Anyway, I was on a BBQ, reading the PWNED letter on my cell phone (and even tried to comment, although it didn't work). Yeah, I'm very disappointed; but just the voyager was well worth it (including the $200 bucks on TOEFL, SAT and FedEx =P).

So, see you later (= (and being un-admitted doesn't mean I won't comment ever here. Period)

greaaaaaaaaaaaat

anyway...i wish the class of 2012 the best:-)

as for me----> :-(

I kind of knew it/expected it

But last night when I found out I'll find out today, I kind of didn't want MIT as much as I wanted it last month or the month before. For one thing, I love math and science but I'm not incredibly good at it. Sounds crazy, I know. I just love what I do and love what I learn but I'm still aspiring to be better.

So why did I, in the last minute, feel like MIT wasn't right for me? I just thought MIT, great name and everything but it's main focus is math, science and technology--there are many schools out there that are probably better rounded that may help me pick a firm major because right now, I feel like my major is tentative.

If any of you got rejected, there are better things out there FOR YOU. For sure. There is a reason behind everything--just know that.

"'Strive in what you believe in, set goals and you can believe in'"-Jay-Z's mom (from the song "Anything for you" by Jay-Z"

OOPS
the quote is
"Strive in what you believe in, set goals and you can achieve them"

wow I'm out of it. Nap time.
PS- it was fun blogging with you. Bye www.mit.edu!

Dear MIT,

Just to let you know, I invented the time machine a few month back but has not been able to get that extracurricular into my application. However, I fully expect to travel back in time and apply again until you accept me.

Sincerely,
Peter

hmm... well, that was a crappy feeling. MIT just feels so unique... and i still think i have the potential to thrive in the MIT community...But alas, I'll most definetely apply to MIT for grad school, AND UT is AWESOME engineering + in state tuition... it's probably for the best...

I dont get it. Oh well, Caltech accepted me anyway

okay my daughter didnt get in. She has been calling from Greece all day I was scared to tell her I did not want to ruin her trip. You know what she did better then me. She reminded me Georgia tech and Rennseller just accepter her and gave her lots of money. Still hope we can transfer that NROTC scholarship. Best of luck to those who got in. Those who didnt remember we (your Parents, significant others ect.. love you for who you are not where you go. Our hearts are bleeding for you so give you're dad, mom, friend a great big hug and lets move on.

The somehow anticipated result still hurts. Allow me to quote Yeats here:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. 
 
Yeah, cheezy, but it is that bad.
 
NEVERTHELESS, here's my balance sheet:(I drew this up days ago)
 
COST:
-$75
-6 months' close attention to all MIT related websites
-an awful lot of brain cells
-large amount of paper + ink from printing drafts
-emotional stress now and then
-suspection that I suck at life while reading CollegeConfidential threads
 
GAIN:
-a 3-day getaway trip to Shanghai for the interview(it was fun!)
-access to so many awesome links from the blogs
-enjoyment of the blogs
-knowledge of random facts in math and physics
-discovery of OCW for high school (it's really helpful)
-a throughout evaluation of my past accomplishments and failures
-MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL: I began to understand what I want with LIFE.
 
90% will be unhappy on this very day, inevitably. And I'm glad that I tried. No regrets now.
 
To all members of the staff: Thank you. Honestly, it's hard for me to admit that "you guys rock!" at this moment, but you really deserve it. Thank you for reading my stuff and answering my questions, and enjoy your hard-earned break from the past 6 months' frenzy.
 
To all members of '12: Congrats! Take the privelege and live your MIT years to the fullest. You know you'd be living the dream of many others.
 
To my fellow rejectees: have heart, and be patient for the good news in April.  MIT adcoms may have made a mistake (oh yes, everybody does!), but you know you can be awesome wherever you go.
 
Farewell, all blogers, I might be back for grad school. 

Didn't get accepted, but perhaps this just wasn't the right time for me to go to MIT. Sometime in the near future, perhaps, but not now. Yes, MIT was my dream school, but I'll continue with my life.
I will surrender to whatever fate has been given to me. I mean, what else could you do?
I guess good ol' destiny has already chosen a path for me. Who knows that MIT might be just around the next bend? Well, good luck to all out there. You'll be seeing me again shortly. :)

Bye bye MIT... I loved you a lot... but you apparently you didn't like me... Oh well... c'est la vie. Good luck everybody :)

@ kamya same here got rejected from caltech day before and MIT yesterday... bt m sure its for the best and we'll end up same place we truly fit in.. Wish all of you all the best!

Even if one door closes it just leads to more possibilities!

@ kamya same here got rejected from caltech day before and MIT yesterday... bt m sure its for the best and we'll end up same place we truly fit in.. Wish all of you all the best!

Even if one door closes it just leads to more possibilities!

i read all 250 odd posts before pulling the trigger bc i knew it would happen
it did ease the sting a bit to commiserate beforehand
i wasn't as in love with MIT as a lot of you seem to be, but still...
there's bad vibes now, and i'll be having nightmares
for the next two weeks till i get the rest of my decisions(which btw is all of spring break for me,thanks MIT)

There are things that we just can't control for everything else, use a Kleenex.

"With an 8% increase in applications, this year was again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 12% of applicants means that we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk."

"...for you to talk?" How sarcastic is that?
What is there to talk about other than spending my entire high school career working hard at everything that had come to me. Pulling many all-nighters studying, competing in sports, doing everything right above and beyoud the competition only to find out that "I am not good enough?"

I created a facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11913686803
for rejectees.

The group going to be very casual, no rules and no organization, just to let people know who else got rejected.

Oh well... there's Caltech. 3 rejections from MIT won't affect graduate school application ... [or would they?]

Darn it....

Somehow I felt so calm.
maybe because I was like 99% sure I wouldn't be admitted.(I have a great instinct :))

Dear all admission staff, thank you for everything.
I really did enjoy the whole process, and reading blogs here :)

I read the letter of non-admission as UT lost to Arkansas at the buzzer :( :(

Rejection was expected, but dissappointing nonetheless. What a lousy way to start spring break...

Pellisippi State Technical Community College, anyone?

well, I'm don't feel really dissapointed.
cause I've tried my best. For those who also not admitted, don't give up. enjoy your life. maybe our destiny lies somewhere else.

Exactly what I was expecting so not much of a disappointment...I just feel kind of bad for wasting my teachers' time in filling out those recommendations...

it kind of feels like my efforts were wasted...maybe i should have actually had a life

Ok.... well, Here I come Purdue!

Well, certainly suicide isn't the answer. I am probably in a worse situation that the other not-admitted applicants for not getting in, because I somehow managed to not get into any universities I applied to despite high ACT/SAT scores, a strong presence in all extracurriculars, and etc. I suppose what's left to do is spend a year in independent study and learning, and apply again next year.

Wow, I really don't know what to say.......*hugs* to all of you, and don't worry. MIT is just one school; there are many many more that are waiting for you. It takes a person to change the world, not an institution. Granted, MIT is amazing, but it's not the only place. There will be opportunities galore, and, if nothing else, you can apply for graduate studies, and still get to learn at MIT......or, if you don't want to wait, you can apply as a transfer student next year. It's not that you "aren't good enough," it's that there are a lot of people who are good, and your luck this time around was not so bright.

Remember, every rain is followed by a rainbow....just wait for the sun to come out.

MIT... MIT was everything.

Well, California, here I come.

The biggest issue is going to be breaking it to all of my friends, teachers, and family who were expecting good news. :/ That, and, moving across the country come August.

Hi, why should you guys feel hurt ? I do not. What the xxxx ! Be proud of yourselves.

THIS BLOWS...WHAT A SHANK!

Rejected here. MIT was my dream school, and I literally dreamed of getting accepted this morning. For most things, it's usually the other way around. However, I'm only a tad bit disappointed... Here's why:

A college is a means to open up future possibilities and step up your life. It is a means, not an end. It is the forward-thinking faculty and students that makes MIT unique. MIT is my top choice, because it fits me the best. However, it is important to remember that you will be part of the college that you attend. If there's something that you don't like, you should take action to change things for the better. That means, go to your second choice, and make changes so it essentially becomes your 'first choice' over time.

With that in mind, I'm looking forward to my results for UC Berkeley and UCLA.

It's been disappointing, but I am relieved. I applied as a junior this year to MIT and I knew my chances of getting in were slim, really slim; yet I fostered this hope that MIT will accept me.

Well, now that reality has hit me, I guess MIT is telling me to stay another year, to finish high school, and apply again next year. It's been a great experience competing with all of you, those who got in and those who didn't, and I believe MIT has overlooked many outstanding applicants.

Don't give up now, stay strong, be confident in your self.

"Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.”

Pity -- I think MIT and I would've fit well.

I also regret