<p>I had a dream that I wound up attending Ohio State University, and I have this nagging feeling that I will be rejected at every single school I apply to that I actually want to go to...</p>
<p>That happened to a kid here last year, perfect 36, applied to a bunch of reaches, no real extracurriculars other than symphony and community service, ended up getting wait listed everywhere but like one safety school</p>
<p>Apply to Brittish schools, their deadlines are later.</p>
<p>no i don’t want too either</p>
<p>I do…all the time. Its really annoying/frightening. I try my best not to think about it but I guess the only solution is to wait until the results come out… Good luck</p>
<p>YES. I need to get my UMich decision soon or I’ll go crazy. D:</p>
<p>I’m quite nervous…that I’m going to end up like perfect 36!!! lol.:0</p>
<p>Yes… I get the sense that my grades aren’t good enough. Maintained a 3.8 UW throughout grades 9 and 10, and right now as a junior my first semester grades aren’t looking very promising. 4 A’s for sure; the other two are borderline. =|</p>
<p>i had a dream that i got rejected from the local community college and ended up working at a fastfood restaurant…</p>
<p>No, I’m lucky lol. I got accepted to Rutgers and Penn State early, so at least I know I’m going to college.</p>
<p>No. I am just scared I will have to go to safety. =P</p>
<p>Suddenly, I can totally envision myself winding up at Community College… Lol…</p>
<p>This was my day dream today:</p>
<p>“Hi, Saugus, I’m back from the future! You were the CEO of Goldman Sachs and the richest person on the planet. You were the valedictorian of both Princeton and Harvard Business school and later bought the Los Angeles Lakers, who proceeded to win 100 championships in a row. You died at the age of 112 rescuing 20 babies from a burning hospital, but froze yourself and will likely be revived in the future.”</p>
<p>Me: “I have a D on my transcript.”</p>
<p><em>The futuristic man disappears and re-appears</em></p>
<p>“Wow, your life really did a 180! It turns out that you dropped out of community college, became assistant manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in rural Montana, and died at the age of 43 choking on a Slim Jim.”</p>
<p>What happens to kids with no safeties that get rejected from all of their reaches/matches?</p>
<p>^Wow. You know this, of course, but it’s not that extreme. One girl my sister met on a tour to Columbia hadn’t been accepted to any school when she applied the year before, but she did a lot of community service and spent her time well, eventually getting accepted to Columbia, as well as Harvard and Princeton a year later. Seriously, acceptance to a less than first-tier college or not being accepted anywhere when you first apply is not a huge deal - at least not the way you seem to think of it. Going to a top-tier college will not guarantee you amazing things either. It’s all about what you make of it.</p>
<p>I had nightmares about this, but like a week after I sent in my first application I was accepted to a really great uni. It’s crazy far away though, as are all the unis where I’ve been accepted, so I still have minor freak outs.</p>
<p>Nightmares about “winding up” at a respected, research-intensive public flagship university.
Nice.</p>
<p>I’m fairly certain I’ll get accepted to Cornell College (in Iowa. Not in New York). So I’ll be alright with that. But my early decision to Carleton should be in the mail soon. I hope it comes tomorrow. I’m seriously dying just waiting to know.</p>
<p>I just got into Umich so i dont gotta worry now lol</p>
<p>I got a likely from Carolina so it’s all good</p>
<p>I’ll end up where I end up, no big deal</p>
<p>^ I feel ya man. same here.</p>
<p>I used to be so stressed out about it but now I’m like whatever.</p>
<p>If I don’t go to Harvey Mudd College I’m most likely to go to a UC since my parents agreed to pay up to a certain amount, and I really don’t want to leave Cali or take out outrageous loans (with the exception of HMC).</p>
<p>I’ll probably end up at UCSD, which isn’t too bad. Decision letters from HMC come Tuesday.</p>
<p>I don’t worry about it too much, since I’ve been accepted to Pittsburgh. I am worried about Pitt though, since I was accepted three weeks ago and haven’t heard back about Honors College or any scholarship apps. It would really suck having to go into massive debt to go to one’s safety school (though I like Pitt a lot).</p>