Why Can’t It Be Friday?

I know that this post is just begging for pity, but I really had to get it out.

MIT is going to be mailing their decisions on Friday.

That means I’ll find out on Monday. Maybe even Saturday.

I don’t think I’ve ever felt so stressed in my life.

I think the worst part is that whenever I bring this up, everyone is convinced that there no question that I’ll be admitted.

But when they say that, all I hear is what the admissions officer said at the information session – 75% of MIT applicants have the numbers for admission—the SAT scores, the GPA, and the AP tests.

And I really have to wonder if I have enough past the numbers.

Then just to help the situation, I read the blogs of the admissions officers on the MIT website. Here’s what Ben Jones said about the review process:

Playing over and over in my head like a broken record: “deferred is not rejected.” It’s the only way to keep from getting sad about some folks I really want here.

At the end of the day we count…we have hundreds more than we can actually admit EA.

Comforting. Very comforting.

Anyway, I think the point is that the next time I bitch about waiting for the decision, don’t tell me about how sure you are that I’ll get in. It really doesn’t help.

Hopefully I’ll have a happier post come next Monday.