<p>Just to let all of you know, no matter what happens on March 10th to all of the candidates here -- whether you get into the schools you want or not, I hope that you will look at your options, make the best choices and move forward. Sometimes what we wish for is not what we need. Be well, and think positive thoughts! You're all great kids and you've done your best. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! i love all the parents on this site, your all so nice and comforting and helpful! i really hope this works out for all of us!</p>
<p>Thanks to all the parents on this site too! They've all been a lot of help and I appreciate all the encouragement. I'm not sure if my parents will be all 'that's ok, you'll be fine' when I get rejected everywhere. That is not amusing at all.</p>
<p>But anyways, I'm glad I learned a lot of things from the application process - about myself, about writing essays, about asking for recs, about interviewing. I enjoyed them all and I think that even if it'll be hard a few days after receiving bad news, I'll be fine. Hey, I came out of the process with a few funny stories to tell so I think applying was worth it!</p>
<p>So thanks for the luck coz I'll be needing it! And I agree about the positive thoughts part. Being pessimistic and moody won't do any good, right?</p>
<p>Thank you! All of the parents have been very supportive and helpful. The students have been, too.</p>
<p>Some of the kids on here will not be accepted anywhere. This happened to my D years ago. (She was accepted to one school with no FA, so it was the same as a rejection.)</p>
<p>It was not the end of the world, although it seemed it at the time. It was an awful time for all of us with lots of tears and shoulda, coulda, wouldas. Within 3 weeks we found another school that had rolling admissions and that was thrilled to have D attend since she was at the top of their application pool. They even threw in a 50% financial aid offer, so it was affordable. She spent four happy years at the last-minute school and thrived. She was in all honors classes and was challenged in every subject.</p>
<p>So, the moral of the story is that all is not lost if you receive only bad news on March 10. Take a couple of days to recover and regroup. Then begin plan B with as much positive energy as you can muster. There are many schools out there that have post-March 10 openings.</p>
<p>I think you have all given great advice and encouragement. It has really been helpful for me during this process. I am especially happy to read baseballmom's note. It is helping me preparing mentally for a similar situation. I can't attend bs without a good FA package. I'm worried that I didn't apply to enough schools and that I set my sights a bit too high. Also, I wish I had learned about this site earlier so that I would have looked at other schools. Emmers has made me wish I had looked at Emma Willard -- sounds like an amazing place.</p>
<p>I am prepared for the worst and I doubt that I will get in, let alone with enough FA to attend bs. However, I will apply next year and I will apply to more schools.</p>