MIT TPP - Fall 2013

[Archiekins]

Guys! Phew!!! I thought everyone else had heard but me...

Dont worry @henryx Im sure we would hear something soon...! Do you have to accept Princeton soon?

@Vympel, thanks for keeping us positive

[henryx]

@Archiekins   I hope at least some of us can get in eventually. Ed didn't reply to any letters these days but he did tell me that they will send out notifications by the end of Feb and today is the last day of his promise. So let's see if magic thing might happen today.

 

As for Princeton, it is a simply a 'yes'. the professor asks me many times to make a decision as soon as possible because many guys are stillon the waitlist.  As you may know, Princeton is almost the most selective institution (don't know if MIT has a lower admission rate). But anyways, I will go for TPP if I am luckily get into there.

[henryx]

Any news updated guys? did you call Ed to ask when the result would go out?

[henryx]

Received a message from Ed' I am hoping that the last of our notifications will be going out either today or Monday.  Thank you so much for your patience.'

 

[Vympel]

Thanks for letting us know. But now it seems my hopes of getting an admit are going down. The word last really soinds disheartening :'(

[henryx]

I have similar feeling as well.

 

I guess Ed himself doesn't have the results yet and thus he is not able to tell an exact date sending out the notifications. Well, anyways, I am ready to go to NJ. Let's pray to get the result tmr no matter good or bad. I don't want the waiting to torture me anymore.

Edited March 1, 2013 by henryx

[mpierre]

Finally:

"The Graduate Admissions Committee of the Technology and Policy Program has carefully reviewed your application for admission. We regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you a place in the TPP class entering September 2013.  Competition for admission was particularly keen this year, and I regret that we cannot admit all of the applicants who have the desire and ability to pursue graduate study at MIT.

The Admissions Committee wanted me to urge you to consider submitting an application next year.  With some additional work (or research) experience, we believe that your application would be significantly more competitive.

We wish you the best in your academic career, and we look forward to seeing your future application.

Sincerely,
"

[henryx]

Finally, I was rejected by MIT but admitted to Stanford at the same day. Well, pretty sad.

[Vympel]

I got the reject too :-( . @henryx congratulations on Stanford, which program is it BTW?

[henryx]

I applied to PhD in Structural Engineering but offered an admission to MS. Anyways, I will make a decision based on whether they would fund me or not. Any news updated Vympel?

[henryx]

@Vympel what are your backup options?

[mpierre]

By the way, did they send the same e-mail to everyone or is it kind of personalized ?

 

I don't want this phrase to give me false hopes "The Admissions Committee wanted me to urge you to consider submitting an application next year.  With some additional work (or research) experience, we believe that your application would be significantly more competitive."

 

Thanks and congrats to the people admitted there or somewhere else, good luck for the others!

Edited March 2, 2013 by mpierre

[henryx]

The same here, I guess everyone gets the same format. I don't trust MIT anymore. They just wasted our time and let us wait.

[Vympel]

Well...who else got rejects besides the 3 of us? Anyone got waitlisted or even got an accept?

[Archiekins]

Hi guys,

 

I got the same rejection last week too.. was pretty sad.

But got accepted to Dartmouth this week

Sorry henryx and vympel...that email was soo generic though.

[Archiekins]

@mpierre,

 

I didnt get that encouragement to re-apply. So Im sure it was genuine...Good luck next year!

[mkh1991]

I seem to be the only one who hasn't heard at all. While Ed said that my application was complete, I'm beginning to wonder if they even looked at my application at all....

[mpierre]

@mpierre,

 

I didnt get that encouragement to re-apply. So Im sure it was genuine...Good luck next year!

 

Ok thank you, I don't know if I will reapply anyway, good luck to you as well!

[henryx]

I got an explanation from Ed.

[Vympel]

Really? What, was it generic or actuwlly something good and useful? When did you get it?

[mkh1991]

Ok, I just got an email. Waitlisted, will know by April 15th. I almost can't believe this. Fingers crossed!

[henryx]

Congratulations @mkh1991!   I think the explanation does make sense. I got something like though you have stellar academic records, it seems that what you said in your SOP is not in alignment with the program offers. By the way, I said that I would pursue a PhD in technology and policy after the MS. I guess this is what Ed refers to.  Actually, based on what Ed said many qualified people like me were rejected this year because of similar reasons.  

 

I guess too many high calibre applicants go for TPP this year. Anyways, I will go to Princeton in the end. Good luck to ppl like mkh1991 on the waitlists! Let us share your happiness once you get in.

[VeryCheesey]

Hi, sorry to ping on this thread after years and years, but at the moment I am desperate.

Why does the popularity of the MIT TPP seem so low on this Forum?

Also, is there any place where the class size/admission data is released by MIT?

Thanks!