At 06:45 AM 1/29/97 +0100, Anonymous (Xanthar) wrote:

Most intelligent people apply to several schools, knowing that admissions practices are subject to the vagaries of reality.

If you are implying that I was not intelligent enough to apply to more than one school, then you are mistaken. MIT was the *only* school out of the six I applied to (including CMU, CalTech, GaTech) that turned me down.

My guess is that "other factors" were involved.

I'm sure that was probably true. I'm just saying that I doubt the admissions process is as Financial-Aid-blind as they would have us believe.

MIT offered me a substantial economic aid package, in the form of loans, grants, and various campus jobs. What does this tell you?

It tells me that you're a better man than I, I guess. I'm sorry if I sound bitter, but one does not work for a goal for over a decade of his life, get rejected for it, and then just "forget it". Anyone who tells you otherwise needs to see a therapist. _________ o s b o r n e @ g a t e w a y . g r u m m a n . c o m _________ Don't have awk? Use this simple sh emulation: #!/bin/sh echo 'Awk bailing out!' >&2 exit 2