hey guys so I’m kind of freaking out about march 10th (10 DAYS AAAAHHHH) and i was wondering if anyone had any advice for how to handle the whole thing? here are some of my questions:
Should I wait until I get home from school to open my rejections/acceptances/waitlists or should i open the emails even though it is the middle of the school day?
How is the day in general like? Should I be prepared for kids be talking about it a lot at school? Should I talk about it at school?
Should i share my acceptances/rejections/waitlists with my friends?
The night before (march 9th) should I stay up late and wait for my decisions or wake up super early? Or should I go to bed early? Or just like normal?
How should I share my acceptances/rejections/waitlists with my family and friends?
Any tips in general to just CALM DOWN and relax? i know I'm going to be a nervous wreck and it would be great if anyone knew from experience how to calm yourself down all day?
i know that’s a LOT of questions so you don’t have to answer them all! just ANY advice about how to get through it would be GREAT!!! for instance, if you’ve already gone through this day before and wish you could change something about how you tackled the whole experience, i’d love to hear it! thanks!!!
Don’t stress out too much. Hang out with your friends, go outside and take a walk, catch up on House of Cards. Do whatever but try to take your mind off March 10th.
You’ve done all you could right? Chances are, decisions are probably finalized and stressing out won’t help you (or harm you) in any way. Don’t “freakout” about March 10. I understand being excited and scared for the decision day. I’m a bit scared of the fear that I’ll get rejected but I find that people completely stressing and “freaking out” over this day is a bit pointless. Just have to wait for the decision.
Calm down, take a deep breath, hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
I have a question. For those schools that do not send electronic acceptances/waitlists or denials – is it literally a big vs small envelope? In other words, is it even necessary to open the small envelope??
@Britmom5 I think it depends on the school. In most cases it is the big vs small envelope deal, but each school is different. Some schools give out small envelopes to everyone on M10 and then follow up with a larger package a few days later if you are accepted.
My son and I didn’t plan things out so well last year. The first acceptances started about 5:30 am. We found out throughout the day and exchanged text messages. Wish we had been more organized to share in the moments.
I agree with @stargirl3. Better to wait until you get home and share with parents and loved ones. If the news is good then more love to go around. If the news is bad then who better to console you than your parents?
Thanks for all the input guys! It was super helpful. It’ll definitely be hard for me to resist peeking at the decisions during the day but I’ll do my best!
This is a more of a “personal decision” question, so it is ** up to you**. Personally, I would wait until I get home from school so all of my family members will be present. I think it was Photomom who said this in a recent thread, but a good reason for waiting until you get home is because a) If it is an acceptance, who better to celebrate with than your parents/siblings (creating a memorable moment), AND you can celebrate openly instead of a bathroom stall! and b) If you are wait-listed/denied, who better to comfort you than your parents/siblings?
If other kids are also applying to BS at your school, they will most likely be talking about it or stressing about it. It is up to you if you want to talk about it at school with them.
Again, it’s up to you. However, if you have acceptances and some of your friends have rejections/waitlists, I would recommend waiting before telling them. They would already feel horrible because of the admissions decisions so it would not be the best idea.
Most of these questions are personal opinion questions. I sound like a broken record, but it really is up to you! If you want to stay up late and freak out with your friends and fellow CC-ers on here, then go ahead! If you want to go to bed early, go ahead! This may be a problem though since I’m sure you might be really nervous that night. However, if you do decide to stay up late, M10 is on a school day (Tuesday) so I wouldn’t recommend staying up TOO late.
I’m sure you already know what I’m going to say from my previous answers…
It also depends on whether you will be checking it in the early morning before school, during school, or with your family after school. If it’s before school and after school, chances are, your family is already there so no sharing needed. If you check it during school, then perhaps you could ask the office if you could call your parents OR just wait until you get home. Also keep in mind what I answered for your question “Should I share my acceptances/rejections/waitlists with my friends?” … if you are accepted and have friends who are waitlisted/rejected, do not tell them about your acceptance and give them some time to feel better about being waitlisted/denied.
Do deep diaphragm breaths! It works for me. Make sure that you are moving your stomach/diaphragm, NOT your chest. Inhale through your nose for 3 seconds (your stomach should go out) and then exhale for 3 seconds through your mouth (your stomach should go back in).
Watch a movie. Go have fun. Text your friends. Read a book. Listen to relaxing music.Drink some green tea. Do some homework. Watch your favorite show and go on a marathon. Facetime with your friends. Just know that if you receive a rejection/wait-list, it isn’t the end of the world! It just means that possibly the school was just not a right fit for you at the time. It does NOT lower your value in any way!
@Kthor626: I think it depends on what email you put down as the primary contact email (sometimes on the application this is called the “family email”), but it doesn’t hurt to check both your daughter’s and yours. On M10, don’t forget to check spam and junk folders! Some emails have a “Search” feature OR if your daughter has her email loaded on an iPhone/iPad/iPod, there also is a Search feature. You can use that to look up the school’s name to find the email.
I am pretty confident you aren’t going to just “miss” the email on 3/10. The emails we have gotten have mostly come to 3 addresses, both parents and my kid’s.
I would highly recommend waiting until after school. We started getting the WL decisions before school and my daughter continued checking email throughout the day. Eight WL later and many tears… I wish I could have been there to console her. We took the journey together… Finish it together… It is a moment that will always be remembered… good or bad… share it… but after school…
) and post on the Freak-Out thread here: 
