<p>I may not be going to the best college in the world next year, and I know that, I don't deserve to. I have gotten so many praising comments and genuine happiness for me over being admitted to the school I have wanted to attend. This is from people going to top notch universities all over the country too. It is nice. It is not just me either, but it is among almost everyone in my graduating class. Anyone else experiencing the same thing?</p>
<p>yes, i support my classmates. most people in my class are not going to top schools. they are going to mainly state schools. i got accepted to one of, if not, the top school in our class, but i dont act all supreme and mighty around them. i congratulate them on their accomplishments, even though their school might not even be ranked. i do this because i, living in a minority neighborhood, witness many students not attending college after they graduate. some of them didnt even finish high school or having difficulties attaining their GED. so, CC members, if your friends got accepted to any college, rank or unrank, congratulate them, because many kids doesnt have the opportunity nor the interest in getting a higher education, which is sad but true.</p>
<p>Most people in my school have been really supportive of each other. In my AP Lang & Comp class, we all brought in copies of our acceptance letters and hung them on the wall. I think this can partly be attributed to the fact that there wasn’t a whole lot of competitiveness for certain schools- I’m not really from a well-off area and the vast majority of students go to schools with acceptance rates over 75%. No more than ten people applied anywhere significant by CC standards, and most people ended up getting into at least one of their top choices. The most impressive acceptances were Cornell, Tufts, and BC, and then a Brown waitlist. Those were between the top two students in my class.
When I was accepted to my dream school (George Washington University), I got so much support from my friends, and treated others with similar encouragement. However, I have a feeling that if we were a hyper-competitive, Ivy-bred bunch of students, it would be a very different story.</p>
<p>wow Bisou! That’s a really cool system! Your English teacher must be so proud seeing all of those acceptances on the wall. :)</p>
<p>For me, I go to a really good school, but students are not the most affluent. Most are going to the university in town or to the state U an hour and a half away.</p>
<p>Many of the top kids applied to Vanderbilt, but it was only like three people’s top choice. And even when they got rejected, they knew they couldn’t afford it anyway so my acceptance wasn’t like a slap in the face (I have an NROTC scholarship there.)</p>
<p>I remember my twin sister telling EVERYONE and people kept on coming up to me and being like “Congratulations on Vanderbilt!” for like, a week.</p>
<p>I’m copying this from the classmates being upset or something…</p>
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<p>I thought that my post was better suited here.</p>
<p>^ I do the same thing as you, I brag to almost everyone that my friend got into B.C and my other friend got into Tufts.</p>
<p>Haha I know!!!</p>
<p>I’m so happy for them, I told my parents right away.</p>
<p>Tell your friends congrats from me! :P</p>
<p>^ Will do! :]</p>