<p>You got a golden ticket and you don't even know it. And that's the sad story here.</p>
<p>Do not wait until some deed of greatness you may do,
Do not wait to shed your light afar;
To the many duties ever near you now be true,
Brighten the corner where you are. </p>
<p>Faline2 and pink001 are right.</p>
<p>Let me just say that this was not the type of thread I thought I was going to read from the title, "An Unfortunately SAD Yale Story." I would not call getting into Dartmouth ED "sad" under any circumstances.</p>
<p>But anyways, it seems like you've already made your decision, so are our suggestions really necessary? If you really want Yale as badly as you say you do, I don't see how you'd be content with going to Dartmouth knowing you never gave Yale a chance.</p>
<p>Yale is great. Yale is amazing. But even Yale is not perfect.</p>
<p>Try Dartmouth. You will probably love it. It is a great college with amazing people and a phenomenal academic standing. People naturally have the whole "The grass is greener on the other side of the fence" mentality, but just don't think about it and move on.</p>
<p>Give Dartmouth a chance. Would you feel the same way had you applied and gotten into Harvard? </p>
<p>If you don't like D, then try to transfer. BTW, you can still get to where you wanted "law, etc" by staying at D...</p>
<p>You may love Dartmouth you never know. Also, you can't guarantee you could have gotten into Yale EA or RD. You also can't guarantee you could have gotten into Dartmouth RD. Maybe you were lucky to apply to Dartmouth ED and get in to at least one of the two schools you wanted to go to. </p>
<p>I agree you are in a pretty tense situation, but look at it as a learning experience. You should do what YOU feel is right rather than others. Also, by your post, I see that you love Dartmouth and would go there if you didn't get into Yale. I agree with JHS that Dartmouth had twice the acceptance rate of Yale EA, so maybe you were supposed to go there and you have wonderful opportunities awaiting you. </p>
<p>Dartmouth is a different school than Yale, and though you want music and MUN, your taste can change in college. Dartmouth is an amazing school and once you go there you will learn to love it (though from your post I can tell you already do).</p>
<p>Don't go into Dartmouth thinking you want to transfer into Yale. Go in with an open mind searching for what DARTMOUTH has to offer you. You will be absolutely fine.</p>
<p>I hope all works out. I know you feel bad, but I think, like others on this board, that it is somewhat unwarranted though you have the right to feel the way you do (sorry that makes no sense). </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>A few more things to consider:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>You (and many others) want to believe that Yale will accept you because you love it so much. Yale doesn't care. Everybody loves Yale so much -- and the ones who don't haven't spent time there yet. So loving Yale to pieces doesn't distinguish any applicant from any other applicant. They all either love Yale or would love Yale if they had the chance. Yale is interested in why Yale should love THEM back -- what they bring to the table.</p></li>
<li><p>One of the reasons you love Yale is that you have spent a lot of time there and know what it has to offer pretty well. Based on the experience of lots of people I know, I can almost guarantee that by the time you have spent as much time at Dartmouth as you have at Yale, you will be bowled over by how wonderful it is (albeit in somewhat different ways than Yale). I don't know anyone who has gone to Dartmouth and hasn't loved it.</p></li>
<li><p>I agree that Yale is the greatest college ever. But don't overvalue the differences between Yale and Dartmouth. If Yale represents 100% of what a college could offer, Dartmouth can't be lower than 95%. And no single person can really tell the difference between 100% and 95%.</p></li>
<li><p>You won't be the only person at Dartmouth who would have gone to Yale if he or she had been given the chance. So don't think you'll be lonely or anything. But most of those people wind up thanking their lucky stars that they didn't miss the chance to go to Dartmouth.</p></li>
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<p>Ok, one thing. I will tell you several stories. Here it goes:</p>
<p><strong><em>NUMBER ONE</em></strong>
Some guy came to thihs country when he was young. His father told him a lot about Yale and all that it can do for you. Almost all his mentors and role models (except his parents) were from Yale. He wanted to go to yale. He came and lived with relatives, who killed his dream. He applied to Darthmouth (seriously) and got in. He built his resume for Yale and sent it Dartmouth! How irritating is that? He went to D and did fairly well. He got into grad school at another Ivy and is now a major published researcher, done with his Phd and looking for a woman. Does it get better? It is almost a mapped out life!</p>
<p>_<strong><em>NUMBER TWO</em></strong></p>
<p>Student in America from a poor family wants to make it in life. Dude, his friends hate him seriously because he JUST WANTS TO MAKE IT. High school was bad, and his social life was kind of bad. He vowed to go to a big school, and make it big time. His stats were fairly good, and he applied to PPM and some safeties. He got into his safeties and into one of the Ivies. He had to take out a loan.
IMPOSSIBLE!
He went to his safety and learnt to deal with life. He killed his bitterness because he met friends he never thought he would meet (poor guy from the projects in NY). He got into MIT for grad school and is still there, making it! Life is almost there for him!</p>
<p>NUMBER THREE
Totally rich, proud kid, we knows he could get anywhere. He was rich and went to ____ High school. He applied to Yale and got in. He did not do too well. He got into Harvard and whistled his way through. He woke up to the realities of life and became governor of Texas. He became president of the USA and is being blamed for an ailing economy, bad war and crimes against humans. He is done and is in Texas. Life is good for him. Who cares about that now? It is time to pick upi and walk.</p>
<p>Now for what I have to say is this, I have met all of thembut for three. I know them and they are great people. If they put the effort into it, you can. I am really really rrreeealllly sorry to hear that your dream was slapped. I was in a fix like you and I absolutely said I would apply EA to Yale. Nobody was going to be part of my story of tears, or even make one for me. NEVER! I do not regret making that decision.
There are too many stupid people out there who do not anythng about good schools and the things they offer. </p>
<p>In a nutshell, go to Dartmouth. The Phd guy is now looking for a woman. He rules the world dude, and I meet him every month. He is beast, and he tells his story with a WIDE smile. I know you will end up like him one day; the fact that you wrote this means you are concerned about your future. You want to plan it and put it on the road. It is GREAT!
D will help you make that possible. The school does not have to be beast. You may meet someone like the PHd guy and you will get a job connection from that. That could be your story. </p>
<p>Enough said, I will Pm you and we will talk. This about this.</p>
<p>what bluewhitebulldog said. it makes me have hope for life. Life is good :)</p>
<p>Ok, when I initially read this thread, I have to admit I was pritty annoyed. I mean come on, you got into dartmouth! Sure, its not HYP, but its (disputably) one of the next best ivies. In all honest, if I get rejected from HYP, then dartmouth is where I want to go. Why are you so upset that you got in there at the expense of Yale? A dartmouth degree will take you anywhere you want to go! If I were trying to get some sympathy, you should have said you were forced to attend Cornell or something = D. </p>
<p>Also, how good are your stats? I know that Yale reviews everything holistically. However, if you are unhooked and without a 2300+ and top 5%, I would bet money you wouldnt get into Yale anyway.</p>
<p>Note, the OP posted this one thread almost a year ago and has never been back. This is the problem with digging up and posting on old threads.</p>