For those lucky people accepted into the college of their dreams

Applying to College
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<p>When you were waiting, did you ever think that you would get accepted or were you sure you would get rejected?</p>

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<p>All possibilities crossed my mind........multiple times each day.</p>

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<p>I was sure I would get rejected.</p>

<p>I was sure my grades weren't high enough, that I left out a lot of details that would have helped me (like honors & awards), that my essays were lacking in content, that my extracirriculars didn't make me look well-rounded enough and that my my area and race was overrepresented.</p>

<p>That was two months of worrying.</p>

<p>Plus, you know how certain schools allow you to check up on your application status? My account didn't work so I never knew if anything was missing, which led to more paranoia. I couldn't check whether or not I got rejected online like everybody else as a result so I had to wait for my letter via snail mail. It was such a long wait. Because it was Fed-Ex or something (definitely not USPS), it wasn't in my mailbox and I was so sad but later saw it on my front porch. Well, it turns out, after I got accepted and needed my ID to set up my email, that the ID they gave me was wrong.</p>

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<p>I would alternate between days of dread (where I'd get upset if people would mention the name of the university) to days where I'd think "Hey, there's no way they can reject me."</p>

<p>The worst month-and-a-half of my life. I can't imagine if I'd applied RD, waiting four months.</p>

5

<p>I was a nervous wreck for about a week.</p>

6

<p>I was pretty positive that I would get accepted. I honestly had no reason not to think I would get in.</p>

<p>It was the only school I applied to, so not getting in wasn't one of my options. It all worked out and I'm happy to say that I'm going to the college of my dreams!</p>

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<p>I was sure that I'd get deferred, but I was overjoyed when I saw that I was accepted.</p>

8

<p>i really thought i was going to get rejected. it was awful. I'm still not exactly sure how I got in...</p>

9

<p>I thought I had 70% accept/30% deferred chance because of legacy. Thankfully the best odds won out. :)</p>