This was the Monday after April 1st.

After the first arrival, we have to talk about funding.

Generic thoughtless \'we are sorry email\"...sooooo much for claiming to want more black females in the ME grad department at MIT...just another statement with no action.

Conditional Admission, they need my diploma and final transcript.

E-mail notification today, mail should follow

Dear Applicant: I apologize for the delay in notifying you of your application status. Unfortunately, I have to tell you that you have been denied admission. We are working to get official letters to all applicants. You should receive a letter soon. We appreciate your interest in our program and hope that you are successful in starting a career at another choice institution.

40,000$ for 9 months

My BEng GPA has a different base, directly converting, it's 3.88/4. No GRE submitted, not required to take TOFEL. 4 LoR, 2 from professors, 2 from the industry. Multiple side projects, won a few academic awards and competitions, leadership in co-curricular activities and projects. No publications. The admission rate last year was 6%, with an intake of around 25 students. Had an informal interview towards the end of January at 1-2 days' notice.