Anybody else feeling pressured about admission?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I know this is going to sound kind of lame but is anybody else feeling even a little pressured about admissions? My parents keep trying to assure me that it will be okay but I know they will be majorly dissapointed if I don’t get in… plus I’ll feel completely unqualified for life… ahahah stress is getting to me!</p>

<p>PS I’m not applying for my parents I swear I’m crazy about the place… I know I’ll get over rejection eventually but for a period I dont think I’ll be able to face anyone if I don’t get in… and since I’m not I better prepare myself for solitude</p>

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<p>My dad said that if I don't get in, he will blame it on himself because he never got me out of a crappy failing public school among other things, all my teachers reinforce that I will get in saying "If,not when you get in" They just don't understand how much of a crapshoot this is, I agree with Username, I will just shut down for like a week, then I will write like 8 essays for somemore colleges. I'll be glad when December 14th comes and passes.</p>

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<p>Oh ya, I'm more stressed than a lobster in a tank at publix</p>

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<p>im pretty sure we all are</p>

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<p>They got rid of the lobster tank at my Publix</p>

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<p>Seriously. Who's not stressed? I mean, we all have our backups, but it's still going to majorly suck if we don't get in.</p>

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<p>what's publix?</p>

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<p>lol duh, everyones stress out! im a junior and im stressed out (i take the sat in one week, and the act in 2)</p>

<p>Just a side note, i have the coolest best most awesome parents alive. They want me to get in for me and will support me where ever i get in. i have no stress for grades, admissions etc. (from their end) the only reason im working hard is for myself. ha i guess thats what they wanted from the start. Its like they have de facto control lol. even though they dont tell me to do what they want me to do, somehow i end up doing it. wow talk about a mind game.</p>

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<p>My parents are definitely going to make me feel like crap if I don't get in. They'll be all, "Well, you should have studied more". I'll probably eat a lot of Ben & Jerrys for a week, and then go apply to some more schools.</p>

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<p>Publix is the main supermarket in the Southeast US.</p>

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<p>jhum: my dad got ME out of a crappy failing school.</p>

<p>didn't really help in the long term :(</p>

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<p>Ya, my junior year, he was talking about letting go to American Heritage in Ft. Myers, I was soooo happy, but then things happened and 20k a year didn't seem worth it for high school. It just all boils down to the fact that my school and its limited academics and opportunities could keep me out of Penn. {sigh}</p>

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<p>let's hope not.</p>

<p>you sound like the florida version of me....only u stuck it out</p>

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<p>Ya, it is terrible, the highest math I have offered is alg2 honors, so i took like 6 math classes at the college, we have a total of 8 honors classes total and no APs, I took some on FLVS, i hated it. Sometimes, i think it helps to be from a rural and failing school, could be a hook, but If i went to a REAL school, then i could shine more, but time will tell...</p>

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<p>wow....that's just....yikes</p>

<p>big hook though</p>

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<p>If i get rejected ill be a little disappointed but hey...everything happens for a reason</p>

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<p>agreed .</p>

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<p>I'm not. I know that I'll end up at an equally-reputable school that I'll enjoy.</p>