<p>Are you guys as excited as me? December 15th is going to be one of the most intense days of my life.</p>
<p>^It really is. I was a wreck the whole day, hahah.</p>
<p>I’m doing ED II. Decisions are supposed to be mailed out three days before my birthday. So I will either have an awesome or a horrible birthday. Haha.</p>
<p>I did ED 1. It’s either going to be terrible or fantastic.</p>
<p>I’m doing ED2!</p>
<p>Hitting that ED 1 button was one of the best feelings ever. Now I can’t wait to see what emotions December 15th will have in store.</p>
<p>How many of you solely applied to Reed?</p>
<p>My visit to Reed shattered any notion of going anywhere else. Thankfully however, the ED I mid-December response affords me enough time to consider other colleges if my dreams are crushed.</p>
<p>Let’s just say I was more stressed after submitting my app than before, as everything I worked on became set in stone.</p>
<p>I’m trying to go Zen and hold a neutral disposition to the decision, so I just assume that it will go either way, 50/50 split. Naturally though, my gut makes me believe my odds are greater.</p>
<p>^If you expressed that passion in your essays, you probably have a good chance.</p>
<p>super nerv</p>
<p>Nickmo, I share your sentiment entirely. I applied only to Reed and any other school is an incredibly far off second.</p>
<p>Cintyadyota, let us hope that our Shakespearean passion swerves around the tragic climax come Thursday. :)</p>
<p>I would still consider myself to be relatively calm, but I suspect that by tomorrow night the anxiety will spring away from the Zen suppressors.</p>
<p>Does anyone know when the email notifications will be sent out? I would like to distract myself from the temptation of constantly checking email until then. </p>
<p>Keep up the meditating everyone, and best of luck!</p>
<p>I believe they come out Thursday, but I could be wrong. That is the day they say decisions will be mailed out.</p>
<p>I believe our reckless passion will be rewarded, nickmo. :)</p>
<p>My initial anxiety-suppressing strategy was to eradicate all hopes of being accepted, thus evading disappointment…however, I quickly abandoned that plan and now am solely committed to Reed. I am told this approach is irresponsible, but I am okay with that. </p>
<p>I’m not quite sure about the emails–maybe periodically throughout the day? Best of luck to everyone.</p>
<p>As far as the emails go, I’m thinking I might just wait until Friday to check, as I would really like to avoid the unnecessary distress caused by reading about other people getting their acceptance letters, while I still wait for mine.</p>
<p>Perhaps I will check around 8 P.M. though… Definitely not in the morning however, I don’t think I could deal with waiting.</p>
<p>“I am told this approach is irresponsible, but I am okay with that.”</p>
<p>Oh, it certainly is, and as am I. The way I see it, committing fully to Reed will either give our applications a tiny boost, or indicate that we are passionate fools… I’m betting on the former, but as insurance I devoted the last paragraph of my “Why Reed” essay to address this decision, as I wanted to make sure that they would not think the latter.</p>
<p>1 more day guys…</p>
<p>I wanted to wait until Friday, but…</p>
<p>1 more day…</p>
<p>Now the anxiety has hit me like a truck.</p>
<p>I’m so excited for you guys!</p>
<p>Good luck, everyone!! :D</p>
<p>Remember, Reed is not the best institution for everyone, so a rejection doesn’t mean your life is over 
I’m sure you all know this rationally, but passion often triumphs over reason (for good or bad), so keep that advice in mind as you get your decisions ^^</p>
<p>Just submitted my ED II app. I can’t wait to hear back… Gah!</p>