<p>Do any of you feel like college admissions are so unpredictable?
From my school, so many people got rejected from ivies and even deferred. So far only one girl has gotten into Cornell and my school actually has a good reputation for sending students to ivies. I don’t know, I feel like this year its more competitive and all. I hope it works out for each one of us, but remember, if Barnard is the place to be we will make it!!!</p>
<p>@newyorkmydreams</p>
<p>two things…
- i think you should be positive about your admissions prospects. also, the grass is always greener on the other side. nyc may seem dreamish to you right now, but youll be a lot less impressed in 4 years haha. theres rampant income inequality running around. but you should use what i just said as a source of consolation just in case
- I think Cornell was tough this year all around. Usually, about 30-40 from my school get into cornell, but this year only the legacy/faculty-affiliated kids got in, which was a single-digit number. </p>
<p>Sigh… I asked my mom to give me the mailbox keys… And I’m sad that the message on the website said “intended to be received by the end of the week” because if they do priority mailings, it should only take 2-3 days tops. which means they may not be sending it on Monday (like I had hoped) so that the stuff reaches us by Tuesday/Wednesday, but rather sending it out on Tuesday/Wednesday, so that it reaches us by Saturday.</p>
<p>Ultra sighs.</p>
<p>Joining the chat a bit late, I already live in NYC so I’d kind of be skipping-up-the-block to school (to my parents misfortune-just kidding, they don’t care as long as I stop by every once in a while). If you guys have any NYC questions I’d love to answer them (this is the greatest city, period). So, hello new friends!</p>
<p>anyone here applying internationally?
Also guys I have a feeling its going to be 13th/Tuesday like it was last year!
ahhh the anticipation.</p>
<p>guys I applied early decision as well! I really can relate to all of you…this month cannot go by any slower, and it’s the only thing I have been thinking about recently:/ I keep going back and forth in my mind, questioning whether I’ll get in or not(my grades and sat scores aren’t perfect), and this is the only school that I actually want to go to. I guess we’ll see…I’m preparing myself for rejection, but I know I’ll be devastated if I don’t get in. I’m driving myself crazy.</p>
<p>Same, I have a Tuesday or Wednesday vibe. Definitely not later than Thursday. Holy Cow I’m so nervous! </p>
<p>@Mammamia44, that is seriously the story of my life.</p>
<p>wait im confused. are you guys speculating about when they’ll MAIL it (postmark?) or when it’ll REACH you? because you have to give 2 days after the postmark even if its priority (unless you live within NYC).</p>
<p>I just want to know. I’m so tired of waiting</p>
<p>I hear you! haha Tomorrow is the 12th guys <3 <3</p>
<p>Noloserhere, I was saying that for date of arrival.</p>
<p>Lolz, I just heard someone pronounce Barnard as “barn yard”.</p>
<p>also did anyone get an email confirming if you wanted financial aid or not AGAIN? from the finaid committee!</p>
<p>I think my message came out wrong! I like Barnard for everything it has to offer, obviously since I’m applying Ed. I feel like being in NY is just an added benefit (I’m from the west coast). Also if I live in CA, by when will I receive my acceptance or rejection letter? I’m so nervous !! This week is going to be crazy.</p>
<p>hahaha my friends always ask me, “have you heard back from barn yard?” One of my friends told me , “if you get in, I’m going to wear a cow mask to school.” stopppppppppp</p>
<p>@college1811, I didn’t receive an e-mail from finaidd</p>
<p>Everyone needs to relax. They’ll arrive by the end of the week. It’s hard, I know, but just keep yourself busy and they’ll be at your doorstep before you know it :)</p>
<p>It seems like several posters here didn’t request any aid, and pardon me if this is an intrusive question, but I have to ask - did anyone other than me request financial aid? Since I have a twin sister who’s going to college with me and an older brother who’s currently in college and my family isn’t particularly wealthy I requested copious amounts. I know they say they’re “need blind” but I can’t help but wonder if it has some say in the admissions process.</p>
<p>Also, if they don’t give you enough aid can you appeal to the financial aid office? While I’m most worried about getting in my parents’ greatest concern seems to be that we’ll get in and we won’t get enough aid. I want to make sure I have that option if I’m fortunate enough to be accepted.</p>
<p>@amurd: I applied for financial aid, as well, and I like really need it. But supposedy they have to meet all demonstrated need, so I’m not too stressed about it. And I guess they release you from the ED agreement if you can’t afford the package they give you. There is a calculator on their website that your parents can use to calculate the amount of aid that your family will most likely receive and supposedly it’s pretty accurate. Hope that helped! :)</p>
<p>Thanks, PeaceLoveTheatre - upon seeing all of these people who are saying that they need to keep telling Barnard that they don’t need financial aid I felt like a bit of a fish out of water. We did do the calculator and we ended up with a price that we could manage but I wasn’t sure about the accuracy of it (I know your results are only as accurate as the information you give so I’m going to have to trust my mom’s judgment). My admissions officer was very reassuring, though, so I’m hoping the only hurdle I’ll have is getting in!</p>
<p>amurd, i also applied for aid! </p>
<p>… i really hope the calclulator isn’t accurate because… sdjfoiajsdugh. so much of the aid is provided through loans and such that it doesn’t really seem like “aid” to me :/.
but i’ve decided not to worry about the money right now. it seems pointless to worry about it when i’m not even sure i’ll be accepted…</p>
<p>i wonder how big the size difference is between the acceptance and rejection letters. big enough to give me false hope? or small enough to leave me crying in front of the mail box…? >_<. ahhhhhhhhhh…</p>
<p>good luck, everyone!</p>
<p>Yeah, THISISSCARY, the whole loan-based aid thing did cause some concern, particularly because my family has pretty horrible credit (we’ve gone through some major legal and financial struggles over the past four years). My mom did specifically ask for grant-based aid, though, and I’m hoping the “sob story” she sent them will make them have a little sympathy. :p</p>
<p>I think Barnard is somewhat notorious for giving big envelopes to accepted students and tiny, skinny envelopes to rejected/deferred/waitlisted students. However, you never know - I know Swarthmore sends skinny letters and the letter says “congratulations, this is your big envelope” or something along those lines. </p>
<p>Good luck to you, too! I’ve been an absolute nervous wreck. I went to my mom’s cohort’s holiday party last night and everyone was saying that I must let them know the moment I get the news - in their words, “not if, but when you get in.” So much pressure!</p>
<p>Although I did lead my dad through the Barnard campus for the first time last night and he seemed unimpressed. Perhaps it’s because he went to UPenn so he’s used to a sprawling city campus, but upon asking him what he thought of it his response was “it’s tiny.” The only thing that seemed to impress him was the greenhouse on top of Millbank - he breeds snakes so he said I should bring some of his pythons there. Oh, Dad…</p>