Slightly Unrelated .. Acceptance to Massachusetts Institute of Technology [4/19/2011]

This week the MIT admissions staff finally released the transfer decisions.  The reason I say finally is because I had applied as a transfer student to MIT for next semester (Fall 2011) back around Christmas.  I was told that the decisions would go out in early April.  Now based on several other time estimates, I knew this estimate would be a little off but I expected to hear by the 15th, right?  Wrong, we were told on the 15th that the decisions would be mailed on the 19th.  Okay, another weekend of waiting, not too bad...Then came to great news.  I had been accepted to MIT!  This still takes me by surprise and I'm really excited every time I scroll by my acceptance email.  I was honestly pretty shocked when I read the email congratulating me on my acceptance.  I had been going back and forth between thinking I was a strong candidate to just another student, but in the end things worked out.

I have a few friends at MIT and know more people in the Boston area, so I figure it won't be too hard to adjust if I decide to go.  I really like studying and working my butt off, so MIT might be the right place for me.  Not to mention, MIT's located in the Boston area which has it's pluses.  Among those, it's a 75% shorter commute from home.  This means a lot.  I know my family would like the shorter distance, especially my really close niece.  Hi Meg :)

I have not yet made up my mind as to whether or not I will be attending MIT in the fall.  I won't go into detail here but I really like RPI and it's a great school.  I didn't put too much thought into what would happen if I got accepted because I didn't want to get my hopes up, only to be let down; therefore, I still have a lot to consider.   I wouldn't have been too disappointed if I got rejected, and a few times wished that were the case so I wouldn't have to make such a hard, life-changing decision.  But now I do have to make that decision and it's not an easy one.  I know it might be a no-brainer for some, but not for me.  Now time to figure things out...

UPDATE:
I have had some time to figure things out and I've made the decision to attend MIT in the fall.  It actually ended up being a very easy decision.  Since writing the original post I have talked to and listened to anyone that would give me a few minutes.  I've received conflicting opinions from different professors and advisors which was honestly a little surprising to me.  I thought most of my professors would be on the same page.  In the end it came down to me just really wanting to go to MIT, which I do.  I'm ready to work harder than ever and I know it will probably be the most difficult thing I ever do.  Only time will tell but the decision has been made.