<p>coolant check your facebook i sent you a message!</p>
<p>so why did i end up doing no homework this long weekend!?! </p>
<p>wow! we are already at 500 posts and this is only for spring admission! that's crazy!</p>
<p>this is getting to be a lot for me. i can't concentrate, at this point i would just like a decision, good or bad...</p>
<p>C'mon now, don't let others in this thread bring you down.. I mean we're all smart enough to think realistically on our own but this thread is about hope and getting through this process together so lets keep the good spirit alive. :)</p>
<p>I didn't get anything today, but I'm thinking some of us will hear sometime this week. I've yet to hear from any schools I've applied to with a definitive decision so I'm really awaiting multiple decisions to come in. NYU being the biggest one of course, good luck to all today!</p>
<p>Duffle- I'm glad you've been accepted, but I must say that since you received your letter you haven't provided anyone else in the forum with postiive energy. you've been negative and making statements like "don't invest every ounce of yourself in NYU" is unfair seeing as how you wouldn't have wanted to read that before you got your acceptance later so if you can't be supportive/helpful/positive then don't leave negative comments in an attempt to bring everyone else down</p>
<p>I understand that you went to Nassau Community College but i'm sorry, GPA's from Community College and Tier 1/Tier 2 schools are viewed VERY differently. The school you go to and its rank affects how much your GPA is weighted.</p>
<p>Community colleges (to my knowledge) don't reject people, anyone can attend those schools and take classes meanign that a 4.0 from there isn't saying much seeing as how there is no selectivity at those schools. </p>
<p>That's not saying that there aren't bright students from Community College, but when you have a 3.5 at Georgetown and a 3.5 at CC those are two very different thigns because the rigor of those schools are different.</p>
<p>There are so many CC's and the strength of the academic programs at many CC's are hard to measure for admission officers</p>
<p>cherrybomb-</p>
<p>with all do respect, youre just hearing what you think will best provide you with ammunition against me...</p>
<p>you are kind of sort of beginning to make me angry, i really dont like people taking what i said out of context and lying about me</p>
<p>I do not attend, nor have I ever attended, Nassau community college, or any other community college for that matter, I attend at top 20 LAC that is ridiculously hard to do well at and I'm not going to have people like you come on here and just make stuff up about me, I would never dare do the same thing to you</p>
<p>as for the rest of your post</p>
<p>of course a 3.5 from gtown is going to be more impressive than a 3.5 from a cc, i never said otherwise. But a 4.0 from a cc will be a much stronger applicant to a really good school than will a 3.5 from gtown, despite the fact that I, along with lots of people on here, think getting a 3.5 from gtown is harder than getting a 4.0 from a cc...there is not as much of a difference as lots of people sometimes believe there to be</p>
<p>and "don't invest every ounce of yourself in NYU" is a negative statement? You have got to be kidding me. Telling you to try and not fall head over heels in love with a school before youre even there is a negative statement? No, its good advice for everybody, advice my supportive father gave me during the freshman round of admissions and advice I really wish I had taken in beforehand...some people have gotten very defensive very quickly, you have to hope for the best and prepare for the worst or else you'll end up heartbroken like I did after freshman admissions. Learn from my mistakes.</p>
<p>best of luck to everyone, I'm sure people will be getting acceptances this week</p>
<p>dbj</p>
<p>duffle,</p>
<pre><code>I second cherrybomb's comment! Let's keep our responses "positive". You are not the only person that got heartbroken because you were previously rejected from NYU. You sound like that the world owes you something.
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<p>duffle-</p>
<p>I apologize if i'm confusing you with the other acceptance who does attend community college. I still don't agree with you that a 4.0 from CC is a STRONGER APPLICANT than someone coming from a tier 1 school with a 3.5. You can't compare a GPA from a CC especially a random one that may not be very well known with an acclaimed institution. </p>
<p>Nonetheless, I understand that you are trying to offer consolation by telling people not to invest ALL of themselves into NYU but the fact of the matter, as you very well know, is that people can't help but attach themselves to the idea of something. That's natural.</p>
<p>It's not helpful at all to tell people to not do that ESPECIALLY when you've been accepted already. Your "advice" isn't taken as seriously because everyone in this thread/forum knows that you've gotten in while they're still waiting for the mail. It gives negative energy and bad vibes whether or not that is your intention.</p>
<p>I urge you to remember how you felt when you applied as a senior in high school and how you felt before you received your acceptance letter this year before you leave comments.</p>
<p>duffle,</p>
<p>When I applied for freshmen admissions to NYU a few years ago, I was also rejected. However, I did not let that frustrating experience affect the individuals around us. Please don't feel like you are the only one that was rejected from NYU (freshmen) and that we need to "learn" from your experience.</p>
<p>I still got nothing in the mail today! ugh!! what are we going to do with ourselves!?! this is crazy!</p>
<p>also, don't get upset with what dufflebagjesus is saying, i personally didn't take his comments offensively and i don't think others should either. dufflebagjesus is just being himself and has always posted with honesty it's just now he has been accepted. but if you are offended, just ignore them! lol</p>
<p>let's not argue on here you guys! we all want each other to get in and that's all that matters!</p>
<p>nothing here.....waiting another day :[</p>
<p>thank you michael</p>
<p>cherry-</p>
<p>unfortunately that is how it is...browse old posts to ivies and see how many kids with 3.5's from really good schools got in (none) </p>
<p>i told you, i wished i had taken my fathers advice to prepare myself if i didnt get in more seriously so i didnt have so much of a let down. so trust me i know how you feel now and i also know how it feels after i got rejected and i had wished i had approached things differently, only after the fact</p>
<p>what you are calling "negative" now i guarantee people will wish they adhered to if they get rejected after they have invested the entirety of their being into nyu </p>
<p>if my advice isn't taken as seriously because ive already been accepted then that is your problem not mine...if you cant help but reject good advice and try and distance yourself from the school before youve gotten in yet, that is your problem and not mine</p>
<p>you have started a ridiculously irresponsible amount of drama over one benign comment said to prepare peoplejust in case they do not get in so that they dont go into complete depression if they hear bad news</p>
<p>what is abundantly obvious is that you are projecting your insecurities about getting in onto me and im telling you right now, and that is done. if you want to keep it going i suggest you find another outlet other than a message board</p>
<p>again, best of luck to everybody (yes, everybody) you'll start hearing soon im sure</p>
<p>does anyone have any theories as to why so many of us haven't heard yet</p>
<p>i mean last year they said over the phone december, but many people still heard in november. so this year they actually meant it...waiting sucks lemons!</p>
<p>duffle- </p>
<p>Give it a rest. You've clearly lost this argument. And I'm not projecting any insecurities about getting in because I haven't applied. </p>
<p>And, NYU is far from an ivy...</p>
<p>I was merely sticking up for the people on this thread that you're tormenting with your useless posts.</p>
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<p>ok.. got a couple of things to say.. :P</p>
<p>first of all, i just realized, as ive said earlier my mailing adress is back in sweden so my parents would be picking up the mail, but they are going on business trips and vacation on like december 12.. and my brother is coming to visit me here in hawaii on dec 15.. ofc b4 that we should have heard, but considering my last mail from there took 2 weeks to get to my parents house in sweden.. i dont know what will happen now.. this is annoying.. gonna call them 2morrow.. see what can be done..</p>
<p>2nd of all, i would like to agree with duffle, i dont get what the big deal is, why is everyone freaking out about what he said.. he is RIGHT! of course you shouldnt invest yourselves to NYU b4 you get in! i mean, as far as you know, ur chances are 50/50 right now, yes or no. So basically there are 3 scenarios:</p>
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<li><p>You invest yourself totally into NYU, all you do is think about it and about going there and everything. Your letter comes and you are NOT admitted and you will be crushed.. </p></li>
<li><p>You still remain positive towards NYU, you really want to get in, but you're not sure, so you are prepared for the worst. Your letter comes and you are NOT admitted, you're sad, of course, but it isnt the end of the world, and youll get over it quicker and easier.</p></li>
<li><p>You are Admitted! wehoo! at this point, whether you were really invested in it or not, youll be equally happy, you got into your dream school, f...ing awesome! youll be so happy!..</p></li>
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<p>so LOGICALLY speaking, it is better to no get TOO invested for the sake of your emotional well being..
that is all duffle was trying to say, at least thats what i got out of it.. i think it was great that he said this..
after he said it, im sure he made many of us take a litte time to think about it and step back and realize that we shouldnt get too caught up before were in..
if hed done the opposite after he got in like say, yay im in, and im sure were all gonna get in! yea that could be 'positive energy' but its also not fair to us who are waiting because if we dont get in, he got our hopes up..</p>
<p>then, our decisions will not be altered whether we have our hopes up or down, they are a constant... however, by the duffle advice, we are at least prepared.. either way..</p>
<p>He didnt say he was hoping you guys wouldnt get in.. he didnt say he thought you guys wouldnt get in, he was merely saying, dont be too sure because as someone posted, 5600 or something applied, and like 1400 got in, which is like 1/4, meaning 3/4 of people DID NOT get in.. and if that is true, many of us may not get in either..
im not saying this to make people sad, its because its realistic.. </p>
<p>NOW on another hope, HOPEFULLY, lots of the other people who are not on this forum, were bad applicants compared to us, and therefore we will all get in, but we have to be reasonable about it :)</p>
<p>now i think everyone should just relax and hope for the best.. were in this together, at least kind of, and im sure we all want the best for each other, and especially for ourselves :)</p>
<p>again, i wish all of you the best of luck, hopefully nyu will realize we are all good candidates and could be great assets to their school and therefore will admit us all :)</p>
<p>ns89.... i asked them about that they said they notify students with international mailing adresses by email...</p>
<p>This may or may not have been asked already, but how many of you here have applied for CAS? Sorry if this is a repeat post! </p>
<p>I'll start with myself- I applied to CAS under the art history major :-D</p>
<p>fero88, oh sorry i forgot about that! thanks :) i was just unsure because last time they sent me something online they also sent me a paper copy and since i am currently studying in the US, i was wondering what theyd do, but yea, i guess youd be right :)</p>
<p>rcl268, I applied for CAS, under Pre-Med/Biology :)</p>
<p>cool NS89! My friend is pre-med at NYU also! I think the classes are really hard but good:-)</p>
<p>i applied to CAS economics</p>