<p>Im in early decision purgatory. I’ve been in fairly constant contact with Tonya Strong but I keep getting mixed signals! We should find out by the 15th but I got a call just last night to “clarify” parts of my application. Bennington has been my choice for a while now, Im one of those people who trusts signs, and all of them are pointing me there. Anyone else waiting to hear back? I dont know how to get in touch with them! I thought about creating a facebook group, but, for one, I wouldnt know who to invite, and two, theres seems to be a curse that the creator of the group every year is an eager ED applicant, and they end up not getting accepted… I dont want to be that girl.</p>
<p>i just posted a response to another post you made, but seriously it’d be great to talk to you on AIM/facebook or something. I AM DYING. so so so incredibly nervous.</p>
<p>Find me! Jessica Rodgers. I joined the Bennington 2014 group, because im ridiculous and just wanted to see if they’d let me in, they did. Did you just get an email saying “your application is complete and will move on to your counselor” because I did, but I know it was already complete, because they sent me something in the mail and ive spoken to tonya strong about peices of my application already! Im certainly concerned, I just dont want to start applying elsewhere/potentially wasting money just yet! I feel like that’d be giving up on the Bennington dream. And I have to say, I wouldnt call my self any sort of accomplished student either, I’ve only applied myself in classes that correspond to my interests, which is what it sounds like youve done too! This is why Bennington is for me/us, designing our own majors, plus, nothing compares to feild work term!</p>
<p>I forgot how common my name was for a second, Redirecting... is probably a little easier than a search</p>
<p>i don’t know which jessica rodgers you are on facebook, haha. which network/high school are you in?</p>
<p>i did not get that email, when did you receive it? i’ve spoken to lauren magrath (my admissions person) about my app too, which turned into a “send me everything you’ve ever written for school/help me build a better case for you please” moment, which was sort of terrifying. i haven’t applied anywhere else yet either. i probably should. but yeah, i can’t bring myself to do it just yet. </p>
<p>have you talked to any other ED applicants? i wonder how many of us are out there.</p>
<p>ooh thanks!</p>
<p>I got it at like 4pm, random. Also that is super scary about your adm counselor, at least shes rooting for you! i didnt realize they had to approve all of their applicants like that. For the past few days ive been wondering if i was the only one of us out there, but now we know there are two, i guess there were 75 last year but that includes EDI&II… I have a meeting with my guidance counselor on monday to start mailing more applications, but hopefully ill know before then/wont have to mail any more haha.</p>
<p>Bennington said they’d send Early Decision I notifications out by mid-December meaning… today! But I got no letter :(. Did anyone get their letter yet? I thought I’d get the letter either today or even before today, but I’m assuming they meant that they’re sending out the letters today. Very, very, very, very eager.</p>
<p>Good luck to anyone else out there!</p>
<p>no word yet! i was so certain id hear yesterday. i even looked un bennington 2013 facebook group, they all found out on the 15th last year!</p>
<p>deferred :(</p>
<p>AH! I can’t believe everyone is getting deferred! I was deferred as well.</p>
<p>One thing we recently found out from an enrolled student is that cell phones don’t work on campus. He leaves campus to go use his cell phone. So don’t plan on lying on your bed in your dorm room, chatting on your phone! Cell phones are always a necessity these days.</p>