Countdown to Decision Day... 3, 2, 1...

<p>Hey let’s not discuss how good or how bad it’s going to be. Let’s all just hang in there a few more days and see for ourselves…
It’s so exciting, because of this tremendous sense of anticipation that’s been growing since app submission… And now, very soon we’ll know the outcome of them all… Really exciting and really nerve racking at the same time!</p>

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soooo true, especially about the downhill part. college acceptance=the biggest cause of senioritis</p>

<p>I’d think that my parents would act like this if…</p>

<p>A) I got in, they would probably be smiley for the rest of the year and my mom would start ringing all of our relatives and all her friends. My dad wouldn’t find working ten hours a week, for six days tiring.</p>

<p>B) I didn’t get in, I’d probably cry, and my parents would comfort me, and I’d be in bed for a few days (yes, I am an attention seeker sometimes) then write a depressing prose and get over it, but start being anti-Harvard.</p>

<p>C) I got waitlisted, it would be extremely awkward around the house. We would all be really really anxious/jumpy.</p>

<p>Actually B and C wouldn’t matter if I got accepted to Stanford or Princeton!</p>

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I’m looking forward to it.</p>

<p>surprisingly, i’m not nervous. like at all. i got a likely from dartmouth so what’s the worse that can happen? I go to dartmouth? It sounds so silly to say, treating dartmouth like a “backup” haha.</p>

<p>not only that but i got deferred from yale. so i know that my chances at harvard are quite slim. there’s also two stanford ea acceptees at my school who are applying to harvard rd, and both girls are AMAZING. so yeah, i think i’ve accepted that i basically have no chance. at this point, i’m not even hoping “what if?” any more. honestly.</p>

<p>Have faith in yourself :-). A lot of people who were accepted to Harvard in the past years didn’t believe they had a shot.</p>

<p>^ Exactly. A friend was accepted to Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton despite being deferred (and later rejected) from Yale.
Besides, bluewatermelon, you got into Dartmouth! Isn’t that an accomplishment in itself? Doesn’t that say that you’ve done something right?</p>

<p>^ unless bluemellon, takes Dartmouth liklies as a safety backup.</p>

<p>I have always liked Harvard, idk why…</p>

<p>^ Maybe because its the number college in the US?!!</p>

<p>I’m absolutely not going to get in now. I’m literally getting an F- in AP Physics!!! I am soooo behind in school work!!! I feel like second semester grades don’t matter, but my GC told me that colleges still check!!! Anyone have any advice!!</p>

<p>With two daughters at Harvard, I can share with you a little field research with an N=2.</p>

<p>Getting accepted at Harvard is awesome and euphoric. And then because you’re the quality of applicant you are, when you make a decision to say yes to Harvard, you’ll no doubt have to also say no to other spectacular, wonderful, iconic places. And of course, that triggers buyer’s remorse. Did I sell out on my real love just for the allure of the Harvard name? Do I really want to be there or did I just want to be able to wear the t-shirt? How can I turn down four years in NYC? Everyone who goes to Dartmouth (or Brown, or Williams) clearly adores it. The Yale accepted student page is so much cooler! (Yeah, it is - they clearly try harder on it.) And Princeton . . . well the heck with Princeton, I never liked pastel-colored polo shirts anyway.</p>

<p>And they’re doing that at the other schools as well. Waiting for the decision is torture, then rationalizing it can be angsty. And then you finally decide to go to one place or another, you get there, and you find that the other students are really cool, and the faculty are chill (did I get the adjectival form right?), and the campus life is breathtaking, and before long, you’re wondering “did I ever really think that I’d consider being somewhere other than here?”</p>

<p>If you’re applying to Harvard, you’re going to be getting into somewhere awesome whether it’s Harvard or not. And the emotional rollercoaster is just temporary. The impact of that awesomeness will be lifelong.</p>

<p>Thanks gadad!! I just keep telling myself that no matter where I go ( Harvard or not) my experience is based on how I respond to my environment. In essence I choose if my college experience will be awesome or not.</p>

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<p>I completely agree. For many, there will be an overload of choice among some very reputable universities. But that may actually be quite burdensome despite the great fortune. Although choosing may finally bring a sense of finality to this process, it is difficult to not regret passing over the offers of the unchosen alternatives.</p>

<p>Wow gadad, thank you for that post! very encouraging.</p>

<p>OMG Collegestress…AP Physics is soooooooooooooooo hard for me too! I keep wondering why did I take that class. I mean I am liberal arts person not a science & math person! smh…</p>

<p>^did someone call for me?!!</p>

<p>Where there is a math problem to be calculated,
where there is a physics concept to be elucidated,
where spell check is needed,</p>

<p>I will be there!</p>

<p>LOL @ mathsciencedude! Do you take credit card, cash, debit? I need you on standby!!</p>

<p>okay so sorry if this is dumb, but when do admissions decisions come out?
Are they April 1st or March 31st? Collegeboard says March 31, but this post says the 31st…which one is correct?</p>

<p>April 1st at around 5:00 pm</p>

<p>@ MorganSimone: I am horrible at physics too! I have a test tomorrow, too, so I have no idea why I’m here.
I feel like, if I go to MIT, physics will kill me.</p>

<p>@Millancad: My mind can’t deal with logic and direction! I’m too much of an idealist/imaginative soul for all this stuff smh…three more months…THREE MORE MONTHS! Well if you got accepted to MIT, it means they WANT you there! I am soooo nervous about where I will get accepted!</p>