<p>I basically explained that I needed to make a decision on a lot of things no later than yesterday evening (School, Housing, Summer Plans etc). The lady seemed like she was not gonna budge, until (I think) a admissions officer just happened to come into the room, and she passed the phone to him. </p>
<p>But I get rejected… So far I think one person has been wait-listed. The admissions guy mentioned that they had a surge of applicants, and lost a few spots that they thought they had. The number of admitees will still go up, the admittance percentage however did not go up that much…</p>
<p>They are mailing to what you put down for “Mailing Address”, unless it is after the date you put for your last date at that address, in which case it will be sent to your permanent address.</p>
<p>@palimpsest:</p>
<p>I know what you mean, actually. I’ve visited Brown on a few occasions and talked to friends who go there; they’re very bright, and are very motivated in a strictly pre-professional sense, but I’ve never once encountered the sort of legitimately personal pursuit of knowledge that I regularly witness on the campuses of smaller liberal arts schools. I’m currently a sophomore at Bard myself, and having sat in on classes at both schools, the conversation and pace of learning at Bard absolutely shames Brown. The same goes for Yale and McGill, both of which I’ve sat in on classes at as well.</p>
<p>I think it’s largely a function of the big university system; people who care about best establishing themselves for grad school or a career are going to tend towards the big-name universities, whereas people who prioritize knowledge and their own well-being are going to gravitate towards smaller liberal arts colleges. Obviously, I understand that this is an enormous generalization, but I’m just speaking in terms of trends. That would also go a fair shot towards explaining why grade inflation is such a problem at bigger schools (particularly Brown – did anyone see that recent New York Times article?) but not nearly such an issue at the smaller schools (i.e. Reed or Bard); the bigger schools are, like college preparatory academies, pushing their students through with an eye on “what’s coming next,” while the liberal arts colleges intend for grades to be an accurate reflection of the student’s capability given the focus on the present (viz. LACs aren’t explicitly breeding their students for post-grad to such a degree as bigger universities).</p>
<p>just wondering how many of you guys have status changed to spring?</p>
<p>Spring 2011 was added underneath by Fall 2010 before I lost the ability to log in. This was about a week ago I think.</p>
<p>Also, if anyone has any insight as to whether or not that’s meant something different than the status-changed-to-spring thing, that’d be great. I remember there was another person here this happened to. If you’re lurking about this message, let me know what your experience has been and/or what you’ve heard and whatnot.</p>
<p>getting rejected sucks. just goes to show you that writing stellar essays, having a consistent 3.95 gpa for two years (at a tier 1 school), 2100 sat scores, and wonderful recs and extracurriculars somehow still doesn’t cut it in “that world.” guess i’m going to georgetown next year…</p>
<p>anyone else wanna get in on my pity party? i brought pointy hats and vegan cake :-P</p>
<p>okm1ijn, how did you find out your decision already?</p>
<p>early decision. i requested it awhile back (about 4 weeks ago) after hearing early from a couple of schools.</p>
<p>oh man. that means they’ve had the decisions for a while. but yeah, i feel you. georgetown is awesome too though.</p>
<p>michaelblake–I called the admission office and they said most people could not log in since monday because decisions are gonna be sent out tomorrow. I could not log in either.</p>
<p>And spring 2011 was added underneath fall 2010 too here. I think it’s an indication we have been moved to spring pile.</p>
<p>R U saying “most” ppl could not log in?
I could log in all the time. Does it mean that they threw my app into the trashcan long time ago? Panic…</p>
<p>I have a question I was hoping someone could clear up. If we get admitted to the Spring semester, do we have to spend fall semester at our current university? If I was admitted to the Spring semester (something which, along with fall admission, I don’t expect to happen), I’d rather get a job than do another semester where I am. Thanks to anyone who answers this.</p>
<p>Yeah I’ve been able to log in the whole time too. It could mean that our applications have already been denied, true, or it could be an indication that they really are having issues with their site, as someone said earlier in the thread. :/</p>
<p>So I assume (to Blankwater) that it means moved to Spring pile rather than accepted to Spring…eeeeehhh…</p>
<p>I don’t really get how these schools are admitting transfer students, it seems like they are just pulling names out of a hat because I keep hearing how good people are getting rejected (good grades and extra cs+ essay). All that is making me a bit nervous esp. after being REJECTED by dartmouth and all when I thought for surezy I was getting in.</p>
<p>Michaelblake–We won’t know until we get the decision right? but it seems very few people have spring 2011 status. so I am kind of optimistic about this.</p>
<p>Anybody has any idea how long it should take for the mail to get MA from RI? At all possible to get here by Friday? I really can’t wait later than that…</p>
<p>I remember someone saying that last year some ppl on CC who had their fall changed to spring were eventually accepted. If I were you, I would be optimistic.</p>
<p>If it’s Rhode Island I’m guessing by friday. I’m from Long Island and I’m also hoping for friday…</p>
<p>You’re going to find out when you find out; what’s the point of conjecturing about log-in troubles and website glitches? Only gets people worked up, and doesn’t yield any meaningful information.</p>