That would’ve been cruel @astrobiodreams
@pz1818 the discrepancy between the facebook admit number and the real admit number is too large and the confusion with the release date is too unusual for this not to be possible. The fact that they announced a date and a number, and then got rid of the date everywhere, said they were unsure when they would be done, and then came back with a different number definitely points to a high likelihood that the problems with the date were related to the problems with the number
maybe they’ll let those people in when april comes. it’s possible they’ve put a note in those applicants’ files. wishful thinking, though.
@astrobiodreams I think you are right. Leaves everyone to wonder if they were 1 of the 40.
sucks that they’d reject qualified applicants in order to not have a large ed acceptance rate. guess that’s just how it goes
my heart hurts so much
sitting here reading my deferral letter for the fifth time, this is a new type of hurt, but Saturation III drops in 24 minutes to comfort me
@sciencenerd123 I’m really sorry you didn’t get in, I noticed you a lot in the other chat and thought you were so nice and deserving 
but I guess everyone here was like that haha You too @astrobiodreams but I’m overall just sorry for everyone here. We all gave it our best shot.
Guys, I just collapsed in exhaustion after seeing the results (stayed up all night bc international) and now I’m kind of laughing at myself. I knew before I applied that I’d be deferred since I’d compared my stats to other people in the ED results thread in earlier years, and I’m honestly not surprised with the results so much as I am with my own idiocy. Hope really is a dangerous thing.
Now I really need some advice. I know I’m not that competitive and I would like to apply to some schools with easier acceptance rates. I don’t want to be another Asian that overestimated themself and ended up with no acceptances and a crushed self-esteem come March and April. Are there any hidden gemstone colleges that perhaps aren’t as famous internationally but well known in the states? I’m an Eng lit major hopeful if it helps at all…
I still have that damned hope that keeps flickering inside telling me that we will all end up happy in the end. Thanks for being so supportive and creating this thread to help each other heal from disappointment. I’m glad I woke up after a long nap to find that we can all still talk to each other despite not getting in ED.
Idk about u guys but one thing I was really excited about if I was to get in was to meet some new people. Although we may not be going to school together (I guess we will see in march) I’d love get to know everyone better so if u wanna chat PM me!
I thought the same thing about the drop from 775 and how they just out of nowhere deleted that Facebook page. Maybe just wishful thinking, but I’d like to think I was one of those people who they dropped last minute…
@SoNervousRN “I still have that damned hope that keeps flickering inside telling me that we will all end up happy in the end.” – never have I related so much. That’s why the wait is crushing me – I will hold on to this tiny flame, only for it likely to be smothered by RD updates.
Where else is everyone applying to? Maybe we’ll see each other in other forums and other chats. That would be pretty funny. Sad… but funny. I was going to apply to these great universities but decided nah~~~ no chance anyway and these essay prompts are SO boring.
Here are the other colleges I’m applying to–
Early Action: UMaine (accepted to honors college), Northeastern, WPI (so glad I applied to WPI, decisions come out next week and I could really use an acceptance right now).
Regular Decision: Tufts, Dartmouth, Bowdoin, Colby, Smith, Wesleyan.
Although I am crushed, I still have hope for Brown. I was so sure that if I didn’t get into Brown I would give up and go on a downward spiral but now I realize more than ever that I can’t do that. On my application, I think I came off as someone who doesn’t give up, and darn it I’m not giving up now. I’ll write those guys the best damned deferral letter they’ve ever read (use those rhetorical skills AP Lang taught me 
), and if they don’t accept me, then it’s their loss.
I was actually telling my parents that if did end up getting into Brown in the end, and also getting into Dartmouth or any other one of my top picks, then I would choose the latter out of spite but my parents laughed in my face and said “Don’t lie, you know you’d still choose Brown.”
@sciencenerd123 Yes, work that AP Lang rhetoric!! It definitely would be their loss to reject you.
Well then we might meet in the Wesleyan thread 
I hope that we actually end up somewhere together I’d love to meet you all! ^^
But let’s get real here, Wesleyan essay prompts sucked. So difficult for me for some reason. I liked Brown’s much better.
Wesleyan had essay prompts?
… did they not? I thought they had that dumb current events essay haha maybe I’m wrong (are we allowed to talk about this here?)
Hi Everyone!
I’ve been lurking on the original ED thread for the past few weeks now and really feel like I’ve gotten to know a lot of you guys, so I decided after getting deferred (cry) that it was about time I introduce myself! Like everyone here, I was devastated when I learned of my decision. Although I was aware that I was not not a total shoo-in for Brown and that I would most likely either get deferred or rejected ED, I still held on to that small sliver of hope that by some miracle, my ED dreams would come true. I’m not really sure where I’m going with this, but I just wanted to remind everyone that there is still hope and that we should try to look at this situation objectively. I know deferral can feel like a rejection, but please remember that about 12% of ED applicants were ACTUALLY rejected, and for them, this is the end of the road for Brown. We, however, are being given another chance in the RD round, and Brown wouldn’t have kept us in the running unless it thought we had the qualifications to actually be admitted. I know emotions are running high right now, but I just wanted to try to put things into perspective.
Don’t get too down on yourselves, and I hope we can keep this community going and continue to support each other as we wait for RD!
Haha thanks @snowbird17 welcome to this chat for healing souls. I am trying to find some things to make myself feel better. Anyone have any funny youtubers or feel-good songs to recommend?
Nice to meet you @SoNervousRN
As for youtubers, I usually prefer to watch sketch comedy, so my favorite channels are College Humor and UCB Comedy. I realize they’re not for everyone, though. Also, a friend of mine recently introduced me to this song called “Sunlight” by The Magician, and I’ve really been enjoying it lately. It is very upbeat and is definitely mood-booster, in my opinion.