<p>Do you ever feel like, even though 99.9% of you is telling you that you won't get into HYPSM (not high enough test scores, not good enough ECs, stuff like that), you still believe that .01% will prevail and you will get in?</p>
<p>I don't know. I guess I just feel like I have SOMETHING special to offer the world (even if I don't know what it is yet) and I'm sure YOU all do too! I don't know, I guess I'm just overly hopeful but there's just a small part of me telling me "you can do it!" </p>
<p>Anyone else feel like this too?</p>
<p>I guess no one does XD
I know you ALL get the feeling I get at other times. That feeling that you will get in NOWHERE including your safeties. I’m a moody junior I guess :P</p>
<p>Just go for it. You might be pleasantly surprised.</p>
<p>I applied to Penn ED, not really thinking I’d get in. I had good test scores, good grades, ECs, etc. but nothing “spectacular” (i.e. no major national/international awards/recognition; didn’t have the impressive resumes most CCers boast) </p>
<p>I just finished my second year at Penn :)</p>
<p>CDN thats great! 
How do you like Penn?</p>
<p>I have my parents and teachers telling me I can do whatever I set my mind to and that I have just as much of a chance as anyone to get into Stanford, and yet that 8 percent or so acceptance rate is in the back of my mind telling me that in the end very qualified applicants are going to have to be turned away because only so many people can get in. I need to stop worrying! Haha!</p>
<p>Thanks! I love it at Penn; there’s never a shortage of things to do or try out =) </p>
<p>Honestly, with applications to top schools, there’s only so much you can do. Just complete the app, send it in, and trust that things will work out for the best. Good luck with applications!</p>
<p>Thanks! I have a pretty safe school that I like too so I’m happy either way :)</p>
<p>I feel the same way almost every single day. On some days I’ll wonder, “Why am I even bothering to apply to all these high end schools? The odds are stacked against me even more than they are for others…” Then the other days I’ll go, “Well, I do have a pretty interesting life story and a sizable number of accomplishments, so why shouldn’t I give it a try?” It gets pretty frustrating swinging from one opinion to the other… :P</p>
<p>I applied to several top schools schools relatively ignorant of the other types of students out there. To be sure, I knew there were legions of individuals more objectively qualified than I could ever hope to be, but I didn’t know how badly my stats sucked until I came onto this website. A teacher I had last year had encouraged me to apply, so I did. After I had submitted my applications and fatefully discovered CC, though, I grew despondent and realized that I had no chance whatsoever. On April 1, I fully expected rejection from the Ivies, and I chalked up my acceptances at University of Chicago, Columbia, and Georgetown SFS to a whole lotta luck and excellent interviews (apart from Princeton, my HYP interviews did not go well :(). </p>
<p>And now I’m going to attend Harvard this fall. Apply. You never know what can happen.</p>
<p>I completely agree. One second it’s “there’s no way kids will have essays as interestingly written, or a combine of ECs as interesting as mine” and then it’s “OMG XYZ didn’t get in, I have no chance.”</p>
<p>I completely agree. College Confidential freaked the heck outta me, because there are so many qualified people. I thought my SAT math score was going to keep me out of the colleges I wanted to go to - and then I got a concussion during the last retake! I was freaking out, but at the same time, I knew other kids from my school who had gotten into good schools with similar stats. In the end, I got in to both of my top choices - Carleton and UVA! And I’m happily attending Carleton in the fall :)</p>
<p>If I had that kind of attitude I don’t think I would have gotten into my dream school! I never thought I had any chance: my GPA was .12 below the average, my ECs were average and I didn’t think my writing was that great - but I guess they saw the passion I had for the school… and I got in! </p>
<p>Never underestimate yourself, and always reach for the top.
clayton94 is right - you can do anything you set your mind to. </p>
<p>Apply to the schools you want and don’t look back!</p>
<p>25,000 kids plus who feel this way apply each year.</p>
<p>I know! I’m still going to apply. I was just wondering if everyone else feels the same way and I guess they do.</p>
<p>I used to fantasize about it, actually. Then I would cut myself off, because I knew my ECs weren’t good enough and I didn’t want it to hurt worse when I got rejected.</p>
<p>I can’t tell you you’ll get accepted to HYPSM, but I do think things will work out. Honestly, I think that barring finaid issues, you will have a college to attend that you will be happy to attend come May–provided your college list is well-constructed. (I guess that’s a pretty big “if,” though.)</p>
<p>haavain, I definitely have 1 safety on my list so far that I would enjoy going to and one that I would go to if I HAVE to but I’d prefer to find another one I enjoy.</p>
<p>I think my biggest problem is finding matches. It’s pretty easy to find safeties and VERY VERY easy to find reaches but I think my only match so far is NYU.</p>