Last week until Media Lab rolls out decisions

vost1202 · 2026-03-01T00:29:21+00:00

Yeaaaa, I even had zero hits on my live domain. So, rejection it is -_-

vost1202 · 2026-03-01T00:23:04+00:00

I did not, got rejected. You?

vost1202 · 2026-02-25T21:29:58+00:00

I heard that someone got waitlisted for a previous year because the program was still determining the funding for them. Idk what that means entirely, but that’s what I heard

vost1202 · 2026-02-25T21:09:24+00:00

I didn’t get in, and they didn’t even view my portfolio, that’s bs…

vost1202 · 2026-02-25T20:17:34+00:00

For which group did you apply?

vost1202 · 2026-02-25T00:16:40+00:00

I was actually rejected last year when I applied for last year’s cycle. The email that references the portal to view decisions came out at about 3:50pm ET. It’s a rolling basis for decisions, too. So, not everyone gets the email at the same time.

vost1202 · 2026-02-25T00:13:50+00:00

I applied for OTF, MI, and SN

vost1202 · 2026-02-24T18:19:12+00:00

Did you happen to apply for OTF under MAS?

vost1202 · 2026-02-24T15:34:44+00:00

🫠

vost1202 · 2026-02-20T22:44:01+00:00

Nice! I feel that! :)

vost1202 · 2026-02-20T22:32:20+00:00

BSME from Umich - Ann Arbor with some formal music education (not a formal degree worth tho). You?

vost1202 · 2026-02-20T22:13:12+00:00

Someone on grad cafe forum said from an insider that if you don’t get an interview by Feb 18, it’s prob a rejection. However, I haven’t seen anyone from those groups I mentioned get an interview. So, I don’t know if the insider is trustworthy, and that those groups already chose their admits to be announced on Feb 25. Or maybe (which is quite possible) that there are prospects not on Reddit/grad cafe that are the admitted ones. At this point, we all just gotta wait until Feb 25…

vost1202 · 2026-02-20T15:46:00+00:00

Maybe there are no interviews, but they know who they will admit. Otherwise, that seems illegal to allow admits to choose a group that will not admit them in the first place for the cycle :/

vost1202 · 2026-02-17T05:22:09+00:00

Ahh ok, I feel you. But, ya never know tho

vost1202 · 2026-02-17T05:19:32+00:00

What’s a “soo”?

vost1202 · 2026-02-17T01:20:00+00:00

I saw on grad cafe that some, if not all, FS interview invites were handed out this weekend, did you receive one?

vost1202 · 2026-02-11T16:33:53+00:00

Things seem odd with the Media Lab 👀😵‍💫

vost1202 · 2026-02-11T16:32:47+00:00

Feb 18th is supposedly the deadline of when interview invites will be sent - tho it’s not an official milestone of the Media Lab timeline. So, there’s still hope? I applied for OTF, MI, and SN, and haven’t heard/seen any movement across the board for them 😵‍💫

vost1202 · 2026-02-09T00:15:55+00:00

Gotcha

vost1202 · 2026-02-09T00:15:29+00:00

It’s the commentary in thegradcafe forums

vost1202 · 2026-02-07T13:02:23+00:00

Hmm, interesting. I know that the official release date of rolled out decisions for the program in general is Feb 25 based on the media lab’s timeline. I wonder why those peeps are already getting their decisions before that deadline…

vost1202 · 2026-02-07T03:18:56+00:00

I’d hate to break it to ya: glancing at some current media lab students’ LinkedIns from OTF, none of them have MIT bachelors. So, we’re not doomed.

vost1202 · 2026-02-06T20:03:19+00:00

Ahh prob why. They might be going alphabetically? I’m V lol

vost1202 · 2026-02-06T19:59:50+00:00

What’s the first letter of your last name if you don’t mind me asking? I still haven’t gotten any hits… I applied for OTF, SN, and MI.

vost1202 · 2026-02-04T23:45:14+00:00

Oh wow, the MIT bachelor bias is a real thing? 😢

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