Maitrayee Dhaka | February 18, 2009
"The Responses I Get //Updated"
Some of the reactions I get when I say "I'm applying to MIT"...
1. "Go study." (From my parents, of course.)
2. "Oh really?" (No shite. Didn't I just say that?!)
3. "You won't get in." (The most common.)
4. "Oh." (Yeh. Nice, isn't it.)
5. "LOL." (?!)
6. "Yay! I'm so happy for youuuu!!!" (Um. I said I'm applying. Not that I got in.)
7. "Did you get in?" (People are stupid.)
8. "I have the same interviewer as you." (One person said this. >_<)
9. "And I'm a tree." ( Obviously, they don't get the irony.)
10. "Can I borrow a calculator?" (Yes, you can.)
11. "I know." (Okay, stalker.)
12. "Bitch." (How sweet can people get?)
13. "If you get in, can I come with you?"
14. "You will never get in."
15. "So?"
16. "MIT? Huh?"
17. "You'll get in." (VERY few people think so.)
18. "Are there any hot guys there?" (Are there?)
19. "Are nerds hot?"
20. " WOW."
21. "Girls go there?" (WTF?!)
22. "Don't keep your hopes up." (Thank you for the concern.)
23. "Get over it."
24. "Do you like someone there?"
25. "Moth********! That's coooool." (Eh. Yes.)
26. "Can I have a pencil?"
27. "I don't care."
28. "OOOOOOOoooooooooooh. Think you're smart huh?"
29. "So you're going to go to MIT and come out doing Investement Banking like all of them?"(Um. No.)
30. "Oh, CalTech?"
31. "Why?! They're nerds!"
32. "I heard they get rats. Why would you want a rat?" (Because, I do. And, because it's cool.)
33. "I'm applying to Harvard." (Which is OBVIOUSLY the same.)
34. "Boston is cold, you know."
35. "Oh. Cool. Did you see the last Friends rerun?"
I forgot the most important one.
My Relatives: "How are your studies going?"
Me: "Good"
Relatives: "How is IIT prep going?"
Me: "I'm not doing IIT."
Relatives: "Oh. How is Medical Prep going?"
Me: "I'm not doing Medical."
Relatives: "WHAT?! What will you do in life?!"
Me: "I'm applying to the US. MIT...and some other colleges."
Relatives: *curses* "You are not doing IIT or Medical AND you are applying abroad??! What is MIT. Manipal Institute of Technology? It's in India!" *looks at me like I'm diseased*
Me: "Um. Yeh. That one. Okay. Bye now"
Relatives: *still traumatized.*
Me: *Muahahahahahahaha*
So. That's all I can remember right now. What responses did you/ do you get?
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Responses To This Entry:
hey.i love friends too..............its the funniest sitcom evermade...........
Posted by: jimmy '13 on February 18, 2009 06:02 AM
XD
Oddly enough, every single American MIT alumni I've spoken to said that I have very good chances and that they can totally see me doing well there.
However, the Israelis weren't all that accomodating:
- "Oh. You ARE Applying to other places too, right?"
- "A foreign university?? Aren't Israeli universities good enough for you?!"
- "Even IF you'll get in, they won't give you enough money for you to be able to go. Stay here in Israel, where tuition is dirt cheap."
And, from my mother:
"But you can work on airplanes at Embry Riddle, which are far more practical than space stuff, and marry a pilot while you're at it!"
People are f***** up sometimes.
Posted by: Michelle from Israel on February 18, 2009 06:02 AM
My responses:
1. 'really? what are your SAT scores?'
2. 'Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa' (OK! tht was not a joke)
3. 'Indian? MIT? hmmm.. its hard u knw!' (thanks you captain obvious!)
4. this is the funniest one:
'oye! that Ahana girl will be in you pool!! don't keep your hopes high'
lol.. no offense ahana :P and why have u been so inactive on blogs lately? ages since u posted anything :p
Posted by: Droan on February 18, 2009 06:02 AM
my best response:
U'll end up being a mathematician and a drug addict............
i like tht.... the two go ravishingly well...... jesus! is that even a thing to say..........
but apparently mathematics and drugs are compatible.... in fact apparently the output of one (math) dpends on the input of the other (neural stimulants)....
f**k it.... it seems like a function now...
personally i dunno about being a mathematician.... but a junkie.... now there are high chances for that....
@droan: only one person doesnt make it to mit from india.... even though ahana might get in, tree could too///// now that's a stupid discouraging thing to say.............
Posted by: rankeya on February 18, 2009 09:02 AM
@droan: oh damn my apologies.... i just realised that that is one of the responses you got.... damn..... no offense mate.... i tght you wrote tht for tree...
Posted by: rankeya on February 18, 2009 10:02 AM
My responses-
-yeah. MIT. What was that again?
- pfft.
- oh Yay! I'll go to IIT and you go to MIT and we'll live happily ever after.
- mom- ok. Are you sure you hate bio?
I'm sorry i've not been posting much...my life has stopped being awesome. Seriously.
Posted by: Ahana on February 18, 2009 10:02 AM
Responses I got:
-What do you to settle for lame Madras Institute of Technology for? ( I live in Chennai) You can easily clear JEE!
After I tell them it's THE MIT:
-Oh, cool. What's the procedure? Can I apply too?
-So you're going abroad for UG? (Well duh!)
-You'll surely get in. Who else could they possibly give admission too? (As if!!!!)
-Isn't it expensive?
Perhaps the best response of the lot which very few told me:
-Dude, all the best!:) (Thank you!!!)
Posted by: Varun on February 18, 2009 10:02 AM
You might get in ... I just learned today that my application was rejected! Sad sad day for me :/
Posted by: Rajeev J Sebastian on February 18, 2009 01:02 PM
@rajeev: how in the SFs name did you get to know that?
Posted by: Rankeya on February 18, 2009 03:02 PM
The responses I get arranged by how often I get them:
1. You told me that a 178,003 times!!
2. I know.
3. Don't get discouraged if you don't get in
4. Have you thought about other tech schools?
5. What is that?
6. You'll never get in.
7. Do you really want to be an engineer? (my parents)
8. But you're a girl!!
9. Yea, why not? -waste of $65...
10. You'll definitely get in! *um, not really*
11. Oh, you and your imagination...
Posted by: Hafsa on February 18, 2009 04:02 PM
My least favorite is "I know you'll get in. You're so smart" because then I have to explain that intelligence doesn't get you into MIT.
Posted by: Kelly on February 18, 2009 04:02 PM
ditto, except when I explain they still think I'm a shoo-in. Then I tell them that if I were a shoo-in then I wouldn't have been deferred, and they still think I'm a shoo-in.
Posted by: Matt A. on February 18, 2009 04:02 PM
@ Rankeya.. Lol! no offense taken.
Another one:
'MIT? ooh.. Maharashtra institute of Technology?? nice..' (LOL)
Posted by: Droan on February 18, 2009 06:02 PM
yup #16 is definitely a classic
Posted by: deng on February 18, 2009 09:02 PM
...whoa, I've never gotten those reactions. I just get:
1. whoa, cool.
2. did you get in?
3. nice.
4. wait, why don't you go to art school?
5. YES. (that's my dad. he had to persuade me to apply. XD cause I had/still have an inferiority complex with future '13ers.)
Posted by: stephanie on February 21, 2009 06:02 PM
1. Why are you going to Manukau Institute of Technology? You sooo deserve better.
2. Where's that?
3. Hey you'd fit right in...geek.
4. Fancy. Where's that?
5. Why don't you go to Harvard? It's right next door. (omg they know MIT is in Boston!)
6. Haha sausage fest. O wait...ugly sausage fest. Shame.
Posted by: Elf on February 21, 2009 07:02 PM
1.why????????????
2.it can't be better than sharif... *the best technical univ in tehran*
3. are you going with your parents?
4.you did'nt pass the national entrance exam; did'ya? *or why are you trying to go abroad...*
5.you know you end up here as a low salary physics teacher...
me:yeah...yeah...you're right.
Posted by: sepideh on February 22, 2009 12:02 PM
Well, I am a coward and I have not told anyone except my two "recommendation" teachers and two very close friends of mine.
And obviously my parents know.
Posted by: mayukh on February 25, 2009 08:02 AM
My best responses
1) "Oh, you'll get in", then looks away to laugh and/or mouth "no way" to another person
2) HELLLLLLLL no.
3) mit? MIT? Did he say MIT? Dude, that place is for nerds!!
4) Oh, no chance buddy.
5) Cool, thanks. (Yes, my friend, keep paying attention)
Yeh, there you go.
Posted by: Brolin on March 09, 2009 09:03 PM
@Brolin
You just used "Yeh" !!! :D
Posted by: Tree on March 11, 2009 10:03 PM
The responses I got:
(First discussion of my college list with my best friend who was WAY ahead of me in the app process and she applied ED, EA and stuff)
Me: I'm applying to MIT.
Best Friend: Whatt? ARE YOU SERIOUS??? haha you're kidding right?! (she's quite the drama queen)
Me: Um, no. My dad really wants me to. I know I'm not good enough but he thinks I can make it. Yeah, he's delusional.
Best Friend: Well, I don't want to be the evil biatch who stopped someone from applying to their dream college. But MIT, hahha. Okay, go on.
Me: MIT is NOT my dream. :-| It is my father's.
Another day, (talking to my 28yr old brother)
Me: Dad is MAKING me apply to MIT. He thinks I'm smart like your friend Tulika who went to MIT for college and Harvard for grad school.
Bro: There's no harm in trying. (cliche much?)
Me: Whats the POINT?? Your dumb sister (read 2000 SATs, 3.75 GPA) is competing with straight 2400s, 4.8 GPAs and robot model building genius, whiz kids. I will NOT get in. WHY waste my time?
Bro:Does MIT have score cut-offs?
Me: Um not really. But 2300+ for MIT is a given. EVERYONE knows that.
Bro: So, you're in if you get a 2300+?
Me: Not necessarily.
Bro: Then you have as much chance as someone who scored a 2400.
Me: Meh. No way I can beat that. Fine, you and your logic are right. Now proofread my essay for me. :p
To my old school friend:
Me: I'm applying to MIT :(
Her: Oh awesome, you'll get in :)
Me: NO, i WON'T. MIT is where genius, crazy smart people.
Her: I think you're one of those crazy, genius people.
Me: Wow, thanks. *rolls eyes*
HAHA and if you read my ENTIRE post..you're so jobless. :p
Posted by: Manya on March 12, 2009 01:03 PM
oooh I meant to say MIT is where crazy, geniuses go***. Oops.
Posted by: Manya on March 12, 2009 01:03 PM
@ Maitrayee:
7. "Did you get in?" (People are stupid.)
^ I feel ye. Srsly.
Oh AND unluckily #17 was MOST common in my case b/c I'm surrounded by people who are STUPID enough to think that I can get into MIT.
Posted by: Manya on March 12, 2009 01:03 PM
Yea! i thoght about joining , but then again , you don have to study in Massachusetts be an 'MIT graduate ' so i settled for Madras institute of technology , chennai ;).
Posted by: Yashwanth on November 23, 2009 01:11 AM
Hi, I want to go to MIT
Posted by: Kevin Zhao on December 19, 2009 06:12 PM
The responses I get:
1) Friends: To,_Kokhon_jachchho? (So_when_are you going?)... (they assume that I will get in)
2) People who have studied in great US universities say: 'Lottery, its like lottery. So don't expect much.'... (thank you for the hidden truth in your words.)
3) ?????? (they just look at me)
4) Tui,_MIT,_pagol? (You_MIT_are you mad?)
5) My younger brother: why dont you apply for the subject i started at MIT...? (well, he has always been light)
6) I applied last year too, but did not get in. When my parents learnt about the decision, they said: 'Well, WE shall try again'.... I love you, mom and dad
Posted by: Jyoti_M on March 05, 2010 01:03 AM
