DONE! (Well sort of…)
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Posted by: Admissions_Daniel | 
March 30 2006 | 
Comments (15)
Decision letters have mailed! After a series of late nights, this morning (Thursday, March 30) a van and an SVU delivered all of our decision letters to the main Baltimore City postal center. Now the emails are being sent and that process will continue throughout the day. Here is what happened in the last 24 hours:
Wednesday, March 29
11:45am – Director of Admissions John Latting emerges from his office and Congratulates the staff — decisions are done and the class is sealed.
12:00 noon – The arduous task of confirming all decision letters are correct begins, and the Financial Aid staff starts to stuff their information.
6:05pm – The mail room is turned over to a cadre of Operations staff, counseling team members, and an amazing group of volunteers students. The stuffing of admit packets begins.
8:15pm – Chinese food arrives, a bit of a break.
8:30pm – Back to the mail room and more stuffing. CHECK OUT THE PICTURES BELOW.
Thursday, March 30
12:02am – The last Admit packet is sealed. The staff and students go home exhausted.
8:30am – Everyone is back and the excitement grows as we all know we are done.
10:05am – The bins are wheeled out of Garland Hall and loaded into a JHU Van and John Birney’s SUV. The 10 minutes ride begins to downtown Baltimore and the mail center.
10:55am – The last bin is turned over to the postal workers.
10:56am – A call is placed and the Admitted Student Web site is launched and the emails begin to be sent.
The rest of the day - The staff will be resting, celebrating, enjoying the beautiful weather and getting ready for a very busy month of April.
Further updates to follow…
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By davency, March 30, 2006 @ 12:18 PM
I wish I could smile upon this update, but cannot, because…I just got rejected!
By Raghav, March 30, 2006 @ 1:39 PM
I GOT IN!!! Thanks, JHU for the effort u guys put into this process. Im sure all of us really appreciate it.
By moricocoa, March 30, 2006 @ 4:38 PM
yay!!! you guys are awesome. i was so nervous that if i got rejected i would have wasted the past few months dedicating myself this blog… but i GOT IN!!!! im soooo unbelievably happy! thanks guys!!
By Farah Chowdhury, March 30, 2006 @ 7:36 PM
I kind of love you guys.
And I can’t wait to get the package!! And I see you guys have stickers.. can’t wait to put it on my car!
By moricocoa, March 30, 2006 @ 9:21 PM
hmmm how long do you think it will take to get those? it looks like they were UPSed… was it ground or air (i don’t know how mail works, please forgive me).
By Irene, March 31, 2006 @ 3:32 AM
Hello,
I can’t say I’m the happiest person on the board (I got waitlisted), but I want to personally thank the admissions staff for constantly keeping applicants up to date. It made for less anxiety and stress, and your efforts are greatly appreciated.
By Lorraine, March 31, 2006 @ 4:33 PM
Thank you, Thank you, thank you.
By Ashela, March 31, 2006 @ 10:04 PM
I was accepted as well. I was so excited. I just so happened to be checking my e-mail on my phone during lunch and saw the e-mail and I started jumping up and down in the cafeteria. I was so happy…I still am. Thank you so much.
By hi daniel, April 1, 2006 @ 12:54 AM
For one of the admissions officers: I want to come to an open house/overnight at JHU, but I am worried that by the time i figure out my schedule these programs will be full! Does this happen alot and do i need to sign up as soon as possible?
By Daniel Creasy, April 1, 2006 @ 6:44 PM
Thank you all for the comments. To those not admitted, I do appreciate your kind words and wish you the best of luck.
To all those admitted, congratulations. You should be receiving your “really cool” acceptance packets in the next few days, if not already. Don’t forget to use the admitted student web site (apply.jhu.edu/admitted) to register for our April visit programs. Overnight programs do book up quickly, but as far as Open Houses and day visits you have time to register for them. But if you want an overnight, you should RSVP ASAP.
Cheers.
By Victoria, April 2, 2006 @ 3:36 AM
Whee! Thanks for all of your hard work! I know you had hard decisions to make… I hope accepting me wasn’t one of them!
By Julia, April 2, 2006 @ 12:42 PM
Oh those pictures make me laugh….
and I STILL have paper cuts from stuffing those envelopes!!!
By Rebecca Gu, April 2, 2006 @ 9:24 PM
Hmm I’m really confused. I haven’t gotten an email (I checked all my accounts), and I haven’t gotten anything in the mail either. I called to ask about this on Friday, but they said to call in on Monday to ask. Oh well.
By Victoria, April 2, 2006 @ 11:40 PM
I live on the West Coast. When should I receive my packet? I’m anxiously awaiting my ISIS ID so I can let my scholarship know school aid and so forth!
By Amanda, April 3, 2006 @ 11:28 AM
I was wait listed, so I’m a bit disappointed; but at least I wasn’t rejected. I’m curious to know how the wait list works. When are you notified one way or the other? What are the chances of being admitted once you are wait listed? Do you have any advice regarding what I can do to improve my chances? I’d appreciate any info. you can give me.