<p>It’s a rollercoaster of emotion for sure! From total confidence in being accepted, “It’s in the bag!” to the dreaded reality of “Maybe Columbia doesn’t think I’m as great as I think I am.” I think I would just describe my mood and feelings as “numb.” An extremely anxiety-ridden calm. No one that talks to me or sees me has any idea that my mind is completely occupied with blocked calls and the FedEx truck. I aced my midterms this week with my head totally in a different game - the GS waiting jambaroo!</p>
<p>I LOVE this website! Somehow, I am able to talk about my acceptance anxiety and fear of rejection as much as I want, and without holding anything back . I know for a fact, that I am not the only one. Attending CU is a pretty BIG deal for me and I really don’t want to vent to my friends and family about this. They know I applied and hope the best for me, but I just cant deluge my feelings the way I do here. (Here I am, venting again). Going to CU means a lot to me and I am glad that I can talk about it here, Im with you all, all I think about is phone calls, fedx, emails from CU… (Make sure you check your junk mail, just in case they email you) !! :)</p>
<p>Nothing makes me want to stab myself repeatedly with a rusty screw driver more than waiting for acceptances while studying for midterm. My hair is practically falling out, and I could have sworn I grew a couple grey hairs. Not to mention obsessively checking emails, college confidential, and voice mails every 2-3 minutes.</p>
<p>I can’t tell you how many times I have tried logging into the financial aid site, even though I know a failure to do so doesn’t necessarily constitute a rejection, I still hope to be able to log in everytime</p>
<p>lol, yea. I had to open my big mouth and tell my friends about the places I applied to. So now I get phone calls/texts every week saying, " Did you get in yet???, " LOL</p>
<p>I refuse to tell anyone where I applied because then if I don’t get in they will say “Of course you didn’t, it’s Ivy League, you are stupid for trying” LOL</p>
<p>@Baxter
How are you logging in? with the CUID they gave you to submit an app? I don’t think you would be able to use that#, even if you get accepted, no?? Doesnt CU give accepted students a new CUID in their package letter? (at least I thought so)
… Any current GSer’s care to confirm this…now, I would really like to know if the CUID# given originally to apply online changes once accepted…</p>
<p>I read in past forums about people trying, don’t know whether it works or not but it’s better than nothing</p>
<p>Well, Columbia isnt the only place I applied, I applied to plenty of other great schools also. So I just told a very close few that Ive known since high school (that actually care about my future) which places I applied and they are naturally curious to where I am going to end up.</p>
<p>Oh dont get me wrong. I have tried too!..lol… I even used C & my SSN#…(no luck obv.) but then I was reading on the CU websit about APS (Academic Planning Sessions) and it mentioned that the acceptance package contains your PID # - so I figured that is one’s new CUID… I may be wrong…I am just sitting on a big giant Question mark that only inflates as the days go by…</p>
<p>I wonder if anyone has ever had the courage to call and ask whether or not they got in</p>
<p>I’ve practically told every random person that I’ve seen walking on the street that I’ve applied and how incredibly nervous I am about it. I’m excited about plans B, C and D, though. A rejection from Columbia will not destroy my life completely and I’m not 100% sure I would even attend depending on my other options (my indecision has actually been fueled by some of the comments made on this board), but it’s still what I’m focusing on right now. Everyone thinks I’m crazy just applying to yet ANOTHER school, that it is an Ivy League only adds to their question, “who does this girl think she is?”</p>
<p>I suppose I can find relief in knowing that another day has gone by without a rejection letter.
Juniper:I agree, my plan B is not too much worse than Plan A, I just want to know either way already</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat Baxter. My friends (even my closest and most supportive friends) would hit the ground laughing if I told them that one of my apps went to Columbia. Then, as you said, I would never hear the end of it if I got rejected. Never! Luckily the wifey knows of my ambition and is beyond supportive. </p>
<p>Sounds like your friends have a lot more faith in you Random than ours! I wouldn’t doubt it. Maybe I need some new friends. lol!</p>
<p>Yeah, Plans B, C, & D would definitely not be bad. In fact, they would probably end up costing next to nothing to attend. But Plan A would be sooo much nicer.</p>
<p>I can honestly say that I have gotten more phone calls since it could be Columbia than I have gotten in the past year combined.</p>
<p>Same goes for FedEx trucks, but that may be increased awareness</p>
<p>As far as me, Yes I told my close friends- CU is my dream school. Plan B would work, but its plan A that drives every atom of my molecular existence. I told my close friends, they say “dont worry, I’m sure you’ll get in” but I dont know if they mean it or are just saying it out of sympathy lol! If I do _ot get accepted (I refuse to say it or write it) then I dont want to be reminded of such epic failure, so the less I talk about it with them, the less likely it is to come up again. Right about now, they dont even ask anymore and I want to keep it that way 
. I think about it constantly and I dont want them reminding me whenever I am not…the wait is sooo intriguing!</p>
<p>I was driving to work a couple days ago and saw a massive fedex truck. Every bump it went over caused a few sheets of paper to slip out the bottom of the back of it. I was thinking “NOOOO!! That’s my acceptance packet!!!” I tried to wave the guy down but my car is too small and low to the ground for him to see me. </p>
<p>Option B would also be a lot cheaper for me… and still in NYC. We shall see.</p>
<p>I wish it would just tell us online rather, although it will be that much sweeter if I do get accepted after all this waiting. It will also be that much more bitter if I don’t</p>
<p>yes i for one have not told anyone – except for my husband and the two professors who encouraged me to apply – that i want to go to Columbia. I feel too overwhelmed with the whole college admission process and have to many emotions tied up in the acceptance/rejection i receive to make this information public. that’s what i have CC bookmarked on my laptop, so that i can e-vomit out all of this angst fairly anonymously.</p>
<p>i second james’ feeling… anxiously numb is definitely how i feel! Columbia, NYU, USC, UCLA, Berkeley… good god, i cant wait for summer.</p>