<p>SO ANXIOUS. I just want to KNOW. And its so unfair that Columbia notifies them December 9th…we have to wait a whole extra week.</p>
<p>@noloserhere You’ve said several things about your HS that made me think I recognized it but if it’s not in a brick prison then never mind.</p>
<p>@Nacreous</p>
<p>That makes me really curious haha. If you’re from NYC and want to know the name of my HS, just message me and I’ll tell you! We may have some mutual friends. What school do you go to? (You can message me that answer)</p>
<p>hi guys. I applied ED too lol. I am from NYC as well</p>
<p>WHOA. I disappear off of the face of the forum for two days and BAM. two full pages of posts. It’s fascinating how numbers get everyone on CC so hyped up… It gives us all something to do as we hopelessly wait for the 16th. Two weeks down, two to go ladies! We can do this.</p>
<p>My college counselor sent out an email today saying that a lot of schools no longer have a set day for acceptances to be received, and that, instead, many schools are sending out acceptances on a rolling basis starting December 1st through December 15th. Is there a chance ours may be sent before December 15th? This gave me a glimmer of hope…</p>
<p>@PeaceLoveTheatre: Don’t get too excited…for the time being, I think it best that we all just take things one day at a time. Live in the moment for a while, take it easy. Letters will arrive when they arrive. Patience, young grasshoppers, patience…</p>
<p>16th?? Isn’t it the 15th?</p>
<p>Bahh, I am growing terribly impatient…my best friend heard back from her ED today and now I reallyyy want to know. I was holding up well-ish before…</p>
<p>Guys, this thread is getting so depressing.
Do you want to play an optimism game?
List one substantial reason you think you ARE going to get in. </p>
<p>Or we can do something else. Did you guys have a favorite supplement essay? Whatd you write about?</p>
<p>I agree!! An optimism game would be lovely. But I think we should do something not Barnard related, since we should probably be trying to take our minds off of the college stuff? I think we all might be getting a little too optimistic on that front…hehe. How about we play something related to the holidays? Like the top ten things on your wishlist, gifts you’re getting for others, etc. And if you’re not participating, perhaps an early birthday wishlist. All faiths are welcome!</p>
<p>Haha I don’t really do the holidays. But when I’m done with all this stuff, I really want to work out more and become less unhealthy. All I eat these days is junk food!
Things I’m looking forward to: Second semester senior year! I’m taking a bunch of different trips: to Italy, Washington D.C., Six Flags, Camping, and Prom in the empire state building 
I’m also planning to taking a class in my school that requires us to watch a theatre performance off Broadway each week. I would really like to not have to worry about college second semester, so I really would like to get into Barnard College in the Early Decision Round. For my sanity lol.</p>
<p>I told myself that if I get in, I’ll congratulate myself by going pregaming before my friend’s club party 
If I don’t get in, I probably won’t go pregaming and will have to end up spending my entire christmas break working on my 5 remaining apps.</p>
<p>My friends and I don’t usually do presents and stuff because honestly, its nicer to get things you actually want rather than things someone else thinks you want. They REALLY like shopping, so we usually go shopping together in SOHO and they pick things out and we just pay for one another. It’s kind of nice cause its killing 2 birds with one stone: you get what you want and you also get your gift-giving out of the way.</p>
<p>So excited for the holidays-im going on vacation to mexico for the break, then coming back and spending new year’s eve with my friends. I got really nice car for my birthday, so I’m not asking for any presents :)</p>
<p>@noloserhere: a club party? that sounds fun…we never have those where i live.</p>
<p>@treehugga
WOW a car? 
Apartments aren’t usually big enough for large house parties. Also, no one likes cleaning messes like those up. These kids rent areas of club space/venues and charge people for admission. Its not really that fun unless youre into that stuff. I don’t like drinking, so I usually just watch people be really idiotic.</p>
<p>Noloserhere, my favorite supplement to write was the woman in history/fiction one. I wrote about Wonder Woman because I’m a HUGE fan and I got to include obscure geeky references! </p>
<p>Optimism game sounds good! The holidays aren’t going to be very substantial for me since my family is saving up for college. I work at Five Below though, which means I’ll get tons of presents for everyone and I will be the Queen of Christmas (never mind the fact that I’m Jewish). But I DID overhear my dad on the phone discussing buying a car from his friend and I cannot tell you how nice it would be for my sister and me to have our own car. I’m not expecting it because my parents have told me a million times that we can’t afford a car but a girl can dream! </p>
<p>Plus my anniversary with my boyfriend is coming up (two days after Barnard decisions come out, aah!) so we’ll probably do something fun and go somewhere delicious for dinner. He’s leaving for college in North Carolina in early January so that takes a lot away from the optimism, but the school is in a great town with a beach so visiting him would be a ton of fun. I have a four-day weekend right after Valentine’s Day too! I just need to decide if I’d rather spend $75 on a 15 hour bus ride or $200-300 on a 1.5 hour plane ride…</p>
<p>@noloserhere: yeaa…its so pretty haha! i live close enough to the city that if im at barnard i could just pick it up for the day if i want to drive somewhere, so its useful. and im from a little suburban town, haha…usually there are a few different people having houseparties on a given weekend so you just pick one to go to, since most people have pretty big houses. club parties seem more exciting though!</p>
<p>@amurd: that sounds so cute with your bf! and having a car is great!</p>
<p>I’m doing secret santa with a few friends (even though I’m Jewish), except everyone has to make the gift themselves. That way, the gifts are more personal and meaningful. It’s also a time when we get to hang out altogether, which is hard since we’re not all in the same classes. On the first few nights of Chanukah, my ridiculously extended family gets together. We exchange gifts, but nothing huge, because its really about us spending time together.
I honestly have nothing huge planned for the foreseeable future (a.k.a. from now until college). While ambitious and goal-oriented, I try to live as much of my life in the present moment. In a way, it helps keep me grounded and much more appreciative of what I have.</p>
<p>“While ambitious and goal-oriented, I try to live as much of my life in the present moment. In a way, it helps keep me grounded and much more appreciative of what I have.”</p>
<p>^^Wow. I mean, I actually am that deep in real life, but sheesh. So many personal essays…</p>
<p>@SunlitMidnight. I love your philosophy on living life. I’m a really hardcore on the phrase “go with the flow.” I adamantly believe that failure opens doors for new possibilities. It all depends on what you make of it.</p>
<p>That being said, for our future decision times (11-12 days guys!!), remember that being rejected from Barnard does not mean the rest of your life is thus looming over you. I’m pretty sure that it just means something better will happen to you in due time–something you would not have been able to experience if you had gotten into Barnard. Each path has its own tribulations and gifts. They’re all different though! Just appreciate what you have and exalt it above all others.</p>
<p>Haha that being said, I still want to play the why-you-think-youre-going-to-get-in game. </p>
<p>Sooo… My GPA sucks. I feel like that is the one vital thing that may get me rejected. I’ve been really depressed about it for a while. I just can’t stand the depression! Right now I’m trying a mantra of all the reasons I might instead get in: I think my essays were very solid (I talked a lot about my diversity status. I went hardcore on emphasizing HOOKS: first-gen, immigrant parents family from a third-world country, single parent, family responsibilities). I had a personal rec letter sent from a Barnard professor of Women & Leadership. Another very personal letter sent from my manager at work.
This all leads me to the second reason I think might get rejected: I emphasized my hooks, and I made it VERY clear that I qualify for an INSANE amount of financial aid. My family is, basically, really poor. </p>
<p>Its nice to get this out of my system.</p>
<p>The Cons: Huge GPA bust, Financial Aid Applicant with unexplainable financial need.
The Pros: A Rec from Barnard Professor, Really strong essays, admissions officers who might care about recruiting diversity (low-income students).</p>
<p>Yay!! I like optimism! </p>
<p>I don’t have any really exciting plans over break, but I’m definitely looking forward to it. All of my finals are the week after next, so I sadly have not gotten to do any fun holiday stuff between school, theatre (as my user name gives away), and such. </p>
<p>So, once break starts I can finally bake Christmas cookies, address cards, and so on. My mom and I always go to tea on Christmas Eve, as well, so that will be really fun. Some of my friends and I also want to try ice skating and we’ll probably have a couple beach bonfires too. Also, two of my close friends and I have a tradition that we always go to lunch and do all of our Christmas shopping after our last final in the winter, so I’m excited for that!</p>