Thank you to all of the admissions staff for making this process all the more human and personal. Clearly many students are excited about the possibility of attending MIT, and some may be disappointed if they do not have this opportunity, but we all can be sure that a full-hearted effort is put into composing each and every class attending the university. I, and I’m sure many other students, appreciate the voice that the MIT blogs have given the students and community currently at MIT.</p>
<p>On Saturday, when we all read the decision that we have eagerly awaited, let us all be sure to remember that college, like everything else in life, is only as excellent as we make it, and that attending any institute of higher education is a wonderful opportunity to which we are fortunate to have access. To those who are admitted to MIT, congratulations, and I hope that you take every advantage of this wonderful opportunity–academic, social, cultural, athletic, and otherwise. And to those who attend another university, be assured that, once recovering from initial disappointment, you will also have a wonderful college experience, as long as you approach it with a positive attitude. This applies to the students of every university, including MIT. These are the years of our lives, when we are free from many of the obligations with which we may find ourselves a few years down the road, and when we are expected to explore, learn, create, laugh and enjoy. So do so, and celebrate your achievement, whether in Cambridge, California, Kansas, or Canada. In the end, the four or five years of college are the start of our adult lives, so let us all get off to a positive and constructive start by maintaining our perspective and focusing on what we have achieved, for surely every one of us is unique and has done wonderful things, whether at a personal or international level.</p>
<p>That being said, I wish you all the best of luck for Saturday, which will be an exciting day for all of us. But, please keep in mind that being deferred or rejected from MIT should not be an event that one would describe in the “end of the world” question with which we are all quite familiar. Instead, at our age, multitudes of doors of opportunity are opening, the only question is which ones.</p>
<p>Thanks again to all of admissions for helping all of us through this process, and I wish all 2012 prospective students the very best, wherever they decide to go!</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Erika