<p>theonlyone, I talked with Martha Allen, the dean of admissions that will read my app, and she says that an unofficial copy that you might have will do.</p>
<p>Is the deadline extended for all applicants or only for the few who received the card?</p>
<p>bump, sorry</p>
<p>...I'm not sure, but I think you would've gotten your postcard with the deadline extension by now...</p>
<p>I got that too. I haven't a clue why, as I do not have much interest in Swarthmore, but it did make me think about it a little more. I even watched the Swarthmore DVD, just to see whether or not I would ever consider going if accepted. :)</p>
<p>emmared, are you a minority? Why do you think you got it? Are you going to apply now? </p>
<p>I love Swarthmore!</p>
<p>seriously!!!? I wonder if this is something they do every year? Fool us into working our backs off in early December then give people an extension? I haven't checked the mail lately so i don't know.</p>
<p>where are you guys? maybe they only do it for the hurricane areas??</p>
<p>Yes, I am a minority, but I never indicated such, and my full name does not really reveal that. </p>
<p>I actually am not sure why I got it. I thought it was part of the normal college junkmail, until my twin sister took it and read it-- she has a really bad habit of reading my mail. She did not get anything from Swarthmore, other than the viewbook, at the same time I did. No, I am not going to apply, because I don't want to apply somewhere I know I won't be happy. It's complicated, really. It's a great school, but it's not a great school for me. Good luck to all of you, though! :)</p>
<p>are you in the south (affected by katrina) and that's why you got the extension?</p>
<p>I'm in New York City, lol.</p>
<p>I'm in Louisiana, but I saw nothing of Katrina...but the clouds looked awesome as it was hitting!...we had a bit more wind than usual too</p>
<p>BUT, I am in Hurricane Rita land...no dammage, though...</p>
<p>I never got one (I'm a Discovery Weekend-er). Not that it really matters, since I had my app done a few days ago, but I'm just curious how the selection process works for these extensions.</p>
<p>I didn't get one either. I spent my morning writing the entire Why Swat? essay.</p>
<p>if it helps any, I have a sibling who attended discovery weekend last year and applied and was accpeted; she chose Penn over Swat, though...</p>
<p>arrrgh. i already sent mine in. and i could have worked on it for like...20 more days? arrrrgh.</p>
<p>DS also received the postcard in the mail with the extended deadline and fee waiver. Think he got it several weeks back though. Had a fun rhyme on the back of the little card.</p>
<p>Kat</p>