MIT announced the date that applicants will receive their acceptance notifications with a "Star Wars" parody video. The video features a robot named "Decision Droid" who resemble's "Star Wars'" BB-8 droid and delivers acceptance letters. Screen capture/MITbloggers/YouTube
Decision Droid rolls through the halls of MIT before meeting up with MIT Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill, who tasks the droid with delivering an acceptance message before being shot out of a cannon from the university's Great Dome.
The video ultimately reveals that "decision day" for the class of 2020 will take place on March 14, which is also known as "Pi Day", as 3.14 represents the first 3 digits of pi.
Hopeful applicants will be able to learn whether or not they've been accepted to MIT by logging onto the admissions website starting at 6:28 p.m. on Pi Day. This time represents another reference to pi as 6.28 is known as "Tau" or two times pi.
