I was accepted to Emerson for spring 2017 and wait listed for this fall as a journalism major and it really is my dream school so I deposited for spring. I just found out today I was not taken off the wait list for fall and am crushed. I really did hope that I would get taken off and am kind of freaking out right now. All I have read about spring admits has been extremely negative and I really need some positivity right now from people that have had this experience or know of people that have. I’m not too concerned about housing because freshmen are required to live on campus and I will be more likely placed in the Little Building with the other freshmen. I’m nervous about any in place cliques already established from fall-is it terribly hard to break through? I also do theater so I can make friends there I’m sure (but I’m not going to be able to establish myself for big roles as soon). I’m nervous about classes-a lot of gen eds at community college DON’T transfer here from the admission counselors I’ve spoken to except as electives. I’m very nervous about being behind and not even getting into good classes. Overall, I’m just feeling a little nervous as to the social aspect, making friends, getting on track for my major, having the “freshman experience,” just being really happy overall. I’m a fairly optimistic person and I can make friends easily, but college will already be stressful enough without starting late. Also, I’m coming from Texas so I’m a little disappointed that I’m coming in the middle of the freezing cold and that’s just going to make me even more homesick. I will be doing an internship with a major company in the communications department this semester and am VERY excited about that but it makes me very sad to think of all my friends going off on new adventures while I’m stuck here. I have a big passion for French so I’m going to try to join a club or keep that up some way too. Please no negativity-I knew this was a very possible but it is quite different to have someone say it. Any good experiences!!!