<p>Hi everyone.
I can see nobody has posted on this board in a while, so I decided to break the ice :-) </p>
<p>It is probably too early to say this, but I have not heard from Lawrence yet. Reading the posts from last year and the year before, it seems like most people receive their admission result in mid-March. This means I am expecting the notification of acceptance (or rejection) to Lawrence at any minute. Right?</p>
<p>As I am an international student, the acceptance to the college for me would be much more competitive than for US residents. I am just so anxious and desperate... Lawrence is my top and only choice of US college. </p>
<p>Waiting is very stressful and depressing. Every so often I check my email box and sigh that I have not got the result yet. I am kind of tired to do this so I only wish they would tell me whether I am in or not as soon as possible. (of course I'd rather know that I AM accepted) </p>
<p>I am not even sure if anyone still visits this board. I guess I just want to make sure I am not the only one experiencing this...</p>
<p>So. If I am accepted, I am going to cheerfully report my triumph. If not, you can forget about me because I would be too sad to post any comment and wouldn't even bother coming back to this board :-p</p>
<p>Thank you, kassos and Pyrocide, for your replies.
OK, so I gotta wait for a few more days and I will get the result!</p>
<p>kassos, yes, I'll be more patient. It is already 14th though. Thank you for making me feel better. Do you go to Lawrence? If so, I really hope to see you at Lawrence this fall.</p>
<p>Pyrocide, good luck to you too. I'm anxious too. Oh, well. There is nothing I could do right now except for praying to someone divine.
please please please please......</p>
<p>I still have not heard from Lawrence...
Today is the first day of my spring break and I am alone in my room since I live on my own in an apartment. I check my email box like every 5 minutes and find nothing as important as the email from Lawrence which I have been desperately waiting for. <em>sigh</em> (I sound like I am in love or something, don't I?) Spam mails are driving me crazy. I open my email box and it tells me I got an email. My heart beats fast. I open the email. It's spam. It sucks.</p>
<p>kassos, thanks. I (seriously) hope to see you at Lawrence this fall. Now I have another thing on my list of "what I'm gonna do when I go to Lawrence":-) You cannot believe how many things are already on the list...</p>
<p>switch7, hey I'm glad to see another international student here. I'm Japanese. Where are you from??? </p>
<p>I have this feeling that Lawrence does not want a Japanese student in terms of ethnic diversity because every year they get so many Japanese students on campus through the Waseda exchange program. Uhhh. What would you say? </p>
<p>Ok, it's already a weekend. I suppose the admission officers don't work during weekends, so I have to wait at least for another few days.</p>
<p>I hate waiting. It makes me unnecessary anxious. Ah...</p>
<p>switch7,
No, the thing is I only applied to Lawrence University and nowhere else.
I know I am so stupid to do this, but I thought Lawrence was THE college for me and I followed my instinct...
Getting into Lawrence seemed relatively easy until I realised with my international applicant status it would be much more competitive for me than for American residents and found out a stat suggesting the actual acceptance rate for international students was about 30%. (according to <a href="http://www.petersons.com%5B/url%5D">www.petersons.com</a>)
I applied to the Wesleyan Freeman Asian Scholarship but there was no way I could get it...Also I originally intended to apply to Beloit but I just didn't because to me it was not as attractive as Lawrence.
So if I did't get into Lawrence I'd be really really disappointed and would feel like "it's the end of the world". In that case I think I'm going to a Japanese University or an Australian.</p>
<p>I have to admit that I do not have the best academic records. My GPA is about 3.3-3.4 (but IB's hard!!! and of course English isn't my first language, I have to do my housework, my parents know nothing about foreign education and what I am up to (though they are supportive and pay for my stupidly expensive education), and I could possibly have ADD/ADHD???) and my SAT score sucks. (it's too embarrassing that I cannot even tell others what I got:-p) I know my teachers wrote me brilliant recommendation letters (so if I didn't get in I would be very sorry to them, too.) </p>
<p>Sorry I'm just venting. I cannot settle down until I find out the result. switch7, do you have anywhere else to go in the case you are rejected?</p>
<p>I am kind of mad now. I don't know what I'm mad at though. :-(
I'm tired of waiting. </p>
<p>Maybe they are gonna send out their decision exactly on 1 April???
Just because they notified admission results earlier than 1 April last year and the year before, doesn't mean they are gonna do that this year again, does it?</p>
<p>I am totally wasting my time. I hope they are sending out decisions this week otherwise I'm gonna die from this accumulated stress :x</p>
<p>shiawase-chick, why don't you call or e-mail your admissions counselor? I'm sure they would try to ease your anxiety about when you can expect to hear. </p>
<p>Good luck -- I really hope you are admitted!</p>
<p>I got my decision today. I was rejected. Lawrence was my top choice and I was devestated. Not only did I get rejected from Lawrence, I got rejected from Muhlenberg. They said because of the Loren Pope book, they , like Elon, have been "discovered" and they had more applications than ever. They said there average gpa was between a 91-92. I will most likley get my grades up, and reapply next year. I thought the fact that I am from New York City would help, but it did not. :(</p>
<p>I got my acceptance letter today. :D A cute little $15000 Richard Warch Scholarship came with it. The director of admissions even wrote "Welcome to Lawrence!" on my letter, i felt so nice. </p>
<p>MilwDad,
Thank you for your advice. Since some applicants seem to have been notified already, I might as well wait for another few days.</p>
<p>No, I haven't heard yet. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.</p>
<p>DefyingGravity04,
Hey, I am so sorry to hear you were rejected. I hope things will work out well for you. I wish Lawrence had been kept a little more secret like it had ever been. <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>Pyrocide,
Congratulations! Wow, you made it.</p>