Friday, August 21, 2020

Decision Day Eve

Decision Day Eve So tomorrow is that fateful day. May 1. Otherwise known as the Common Reply Date. The day by which you need to let your colleges know your decision. If youre still undecided: How can we help you make your decision? What more would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions below in the comments, all the way through midnight tomorrow If you havent yet replied: As soon as youve made up your mind for sure about whether or not to attend MIT, please let us know your decision through the online reply form at MyMIT. You have three choices: tell us youre enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2012!), that youre declining our offer of admission (its okay, we know youre making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year(s) before enrolling at MIT (for a gap year, military service, or other reason). Whatever your decision is, please do reply through the online form as soon as you can. This way, we can ensure the fairest treatment of waitlisted students. If you need more time because you dont have complete financial aid information: Students can request an extension of the May 1 deadline in order to complete and contemplate financial aid. Please contact Joanne Cummings in the Admissions Office to request the extension, and be sure to also be in touch with your financial aid officer. If youre already said YES to MIT: Yay! Several things will happen soon. First, you should make sure youve signed the guestbook on MyMIT so you can stay in the MIT Class of 2012 Facebook group. Second, we will begin sending out the Next Big Mailing (NBM) soon start thinking about an email address soon (look for more in a future entry). Were looking forward to seeing you in the fall! If youve already said NO to MIT: First: thank you. Its been a real pleasure getting to know you. Weve spent the last year thinking about you, getting to know you, talking to you, your parents, and more. After a ridiculously competitive admissions process, we chose you from the thousands upon thousands of super-qualified applicants, because we truly believe in you. And, in the process, we grew very attached to you, and not just for what youd bring to the MIT community, but also for the amazing persons you are. Like a wise man once said, for us, its more than a job. Its hard not to get attached. This college process, is, of course, a two-way street. You get to choose where to apply, then we (the admissions officers) choose whom to admit, but the final choice is yours which school is the best fit for you? We knew coming in that approximately one-third of all of the students we admitted would choose to enroll somewhere else. Thats a statistic. But zooming in, there are 500 individuals who find a better match, and letting go of other options can be hard on both sides. That can be emotional. To those of you who have written in with personal letters some bordering on apologies (theres nothing to apologize for!) letting us know that youre choosing another school thats a better fit for you: thank you for your letters, thank you for your friendship, and congratulations on making a great choice for yourself. This isnt the end of the road, and I hope youll feel free to keep in touch and talk about all the amazing things that happen in your life. In the end, wherever you ended up for college, you were going to be an awesome person. I truly and honestly wish you all the best for your next four years and beyond. Youve got an amazingly bright future ahead. If youre on the waitlist: The waitlist is part of the college admissions process. Schools dont yet know if theyll be going to their waitlists, and if so for how many students. For MITs waitlist, I know many of you are curious; however, I wont be able to say anything until I post here, and Ill post as soon as I can, but please be patient. In the meantime, make sure you enroll at another school before May 1. Happy April 30th! Decision Day Eve Tomorrow is May 1, otherwise known as the Common Reply Date. This is the day by which admitted students need to let colleges know their enrollment decision. If youre still undecided: How can we help you make your decision? What more would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions below in the comments, all the way through midnight tomorrow If you havent yet replied: As soon as youve made up your mind for sure about whether or not to attend MIT, please let us know your decision through the online reply form at MyMIT. You can reply any time today (April 30) or tomorrow (May 1); the formal deadline is 11:59pm on May 1.   You have three choices: tell us youre enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2017!), that youre declining our offer of admission (its okay, we know youre making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year(s) before enrolling at MIT (for a gap year, military service, or other reason). Whatever your decision is, please do reply through the online form as soon as you can. This way, we can ensure the fairest treatment of waitlisted students. If you need more time: If you would like to request an extension of your deadline because you dont have complete financial aid information (or some other good reason), please contact Michael Yang in the Admissions Office to request the extension, and be sure to also be in touch with your financial aid officer. If youre already said YES to MIT: Yay! Were looking forward to seeing you in the fall! More information will be available soon here. If youve already said NO to MIT: Thank you for having applied; it was great getting to know you. We know youve made the right decision for yourself, and wish you all the best for your undergraduate years! If youre on the waitlist: I know many of you are curious, but we wont be able to say anything until mid-May, so please be patient. In the meantime, make sure you enroll at another school before May 1. If youre a transfer applicant: The process continues, please continue to be patient Happy April 30th!

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