<p>Ahhh I wish I could apply EA somewhere, NONE of the colleges I’m applying to offer EA, just ED. I really wish I had an EA school so that, if I get rejected from Vassar, I might at least get some good news from somewhere else to make me feel better. But right now everything is dependent on Vassar, and if I’m rejected I won’t get any good news until April 1 :/</p>
<p>I applied EA to Bard and I’m pretty sure I don’t even hear back until after I hear from Vassar. So sick of waiting!!</p>
<p>A lot of you have mentioned Bard… Just wondering, why do you like it? I had it on my list as a safety at first, but after visiting, I took it off. So I’m curious what the appeal is for everyone else.</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s my safety too - I’m not totally in love with it. It’s a little small and remote for me, but I really liked the overall vibe of it (also, the fact that NYC is still accessible is a huge plus). I also like the fact that there is a senior project - even though my tour guide said it’s a lot of work, you have something to show for your time there. Overall I just like the fact that it’s a really progressive school that puts a lot of emphasis on academics but has a strong musical/artistic vibe to it too.</p>
<p>I’m starting to devise exactly what I will say to my family and friends when I hear, and I’ve come up with dialogues for either scenario. Anything to pass the time until the 15th haha</p>
<p>What’s everyone most worried about if they don’t get in? </p>
<p>For me, I’m not afraid that I won’t get in anywhere else that I like…it’s more that I’m nervous about feeling unworthy and embarrassed to tell my friends</p>
<p>I’d be upset about telling people, especially my grandparents who are all like “oh, sweetie, all the colleges will love you, you’re so smart!” because they grew up in a time when colleges weren’t anywhere near as competitive as they are now so they just don’t get it. </p>
<p>I also REALLY don’t want to have to finish all my other college essays over winter break. I’m not just in love with Vassar, I’m also in love with the idea of Early Decision and how much of a relief it would be to know where I’m headed by November 15.</p>
<p>Also, if I apply regular decision to schools, then I’ll be applying with my first semester grades. I had straight As on my first quarter report card which Vassar saw, but I have a tough schedule this year and I think I might get a few B+'s by the end of the semester, so I’m probably a slightly stronger applicant right now than I will be in January.</p>
<p>OH MY GOD YOU GUYS YOU GUYS YOU GUYS I just randomly logged into the thing that you log into to check that Vassar received all your application materials <a href=“https://aisapps.vassar.edu/applicants/[/url]”>https://aisapps.vassar.edu/applicants/</a> (even though they received all of mine forever ago, I just randomly log into it sometimes) and OH MY GOD IT SAYS:
“At this late stage in the application process, the online checklist for Early Decision I applicants to Vassar has been closed. Please check back for your decision at the end of the day on December 10th.”
DECEMBER 10TH YOU GUYS DECEMBER 10TH OMG
That is in 8 days, you guys.
8 days. I can’t.</p>
<p>I KNOW my friend texted me about it! I’m dying! How am I going to function for the next week…</p>
<p>Oh my god…no other words</p>
<p>oh my god oh my god i can’t deal with this i’m freaking out</p>
<p>We find out in a week dear sweet baby lord</p>
<p>At first this made me so exited…but now I’m terrified.</p>
<p>I think I’m a pretty even mix of excited and terrified. Part of me wants to know right this second just to get it over with but at the same time part of me never wants to know</p>
<p>same im like so skafjsaklfjsaklk I just want to know… what does at the end of the day? 3pm? 5 pm?</p>
<p>end of the day means check every 10 minutes starting right when i get out of school</p>
<p>Ill be doing the same, not sure if I will tell my parents about the earlier date, or just let them know when I find out.</p>
<p>oneofsix, Vassar’s Office of Admission hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm, so they’ll probably release decisions before 5:00pm, probably not later than 4:00pm EST because they’ll want to make sure everything’s working right. </p>
<p>I happen to live on the West Coast, so 4:00pm in New York is 1:00pm where I live, which means I’ll probably get my results sometime during school on Monday. So basically I’ll be refreshing the page on my iPhone every chance I get during school on Monday…I really hope I don’t get rejected because I might start crying or something in the middle of school which would be awkward…</p>
<p>I’m kind of glad that they messed up last year when they accidentally sent out accepted letters…so that I won’t have to second guess the results this time haha</p>
<p>Yeah, like there’s NO WAY they’d do that again… A few weeks ago I found the College Confidential thread for ED applicants last year and I read the comments from when it was actually happening and I legitimately cried, it’s soooo sad. Everyone is like “I GOT ACCEPTED” and then somebody is like “wait, now it says I’m rejected?! what’s going on?!” and then everybody starts freaking out, oh my god it’s terrible and I cried D:</p>