<p>Let's say you try really hard and work your butt off and not get into an ivy -> would you be crushed? Would you tell other people to not go to that college?</p>
<p>Personally, yes I would be crushed because all my efforts would be wasted, but I know that I would get over it and then go on with my life.</p>
<p>Ivies are some of the most competitive schools out there, but they're not the only ones. It's not exactly my life's goal to get into an Ivy. My goal is to get into my dream school, which happens to be an Ivy.</p>
<p>Of course I'll be upset if I don't get into my top choice. It's my top choice for a reason. But I'm not going to be vindictive about it and tell other people not to go there; that doesn't make the situation any better. I'll probably be depressed for a couple of weeks and then start looking forward to hearing back from the other schools I applied to.</p>
<p>And a lot of people don't even strive for Ivies. Perhaps a better question would be what would happen if people don't get into their first choice schools.</p>
<p>I know some people that go into a huge depression because they try so bloody hard and then they don't get in...</p>
<p>At least comminity college accepts everyone:)</p>
<p>Well I would be crushed if I didn't get into a good school, but "Ivy" is kind of narrow, I wouldn't really care if I didn't get into an Ivy if I got into Stanford or something...even then there are other schools I'd be happy at like Wash U and Duke and those are pretty darn selective</p>
<p>people, there are a lot of "excellent" schools other than ivies, get over it...</p>
<p>I don't want to go to an IVY. If I go to any school in Florida, I won't have to pay tuition, or books, or boarding because I can get a Bright Futures Scholarship.</p>
<p>I would definitely be crushed if I don't get into my ED school because I love it so much. Honestly, don't we all work SO hard in high school so we can benefit in the college admissions process (whether it's getting an amazing FA package, or jsut getting into an amazing school)? I'll feel like I wasted my efforts, seeing as how my parents will only pay for a top, top school, or a state school I already told my parents that, if I don't get in, I"ll probably take a week off from school so i can stay home and do...happy things, haha. I'll definitely develop a major case of senioritis, too.</p>
<p>i never worked my ass off to go to an ivy. i worked my ass off to learn. i never ever wanted to go to an ivy until i visited dartmouth and fell in love with it. if i don't get in, yeah, i'll be a little depressed, but i won't view all my work as a waste of time. i still learned a lot, and no rejection letter can change that. i would definitely tell people to go there. it's still an amazing school, with or without me.</p>
<p>I have gotten to where I am because I am internally motivated, interested in the world and I love to learn, not because it's my dream to go to an Ivy League school. In fact, Dartmouth is the only Ivy to which I'm applying; I think I'd be somewhat miserable at any of the others (and, well, I do have my doubts about Dartmouth). I am definitely not the sort of Type A, uber-competitive, ambitious student that seems to be "typical" for the Ivy League. I wasn't raised to claw my way to the top, as I've read Harvard students, for instance, do. </p>
<p>If I don't get accepted by Stanford (EA), then in a way I'll be really glad. You see, if I do get accepted, then I'd feel obligated to go--because, for Pete's sake, what kind of fool turns down *Stanford<a href="in%20my%20mind">/i</a>? But there are very, very good reasons to apply to all the other colleges to which I'm applying, and I would like to actually have a choice from among them, as well. (It would come down to financial reasons, in the end, I think, but still...) There are aspects of Stanford, too, that aren't perfect for me. Like the climate and the fault line: I'd like to learn to cross-country ski during college and not die in a huge earthquake, for instance. <em>shrugs</em></p>
<p>Plus, at my high school I was voted most likely to get into Harvard (to which I am emphatically not applying), and I'd get a ton of flak if I were accepted by and decided not to go to Stanford. :p Gotta keep my public happy... ;) (((ha ha... oh, if only you knew)))</p>
<p>The only ivy I really want to go to is Yale. My school has kind of like a legacy with Penn, so I have a good chance of going there, but I haven't visited it yet, and honestly, I'm not really a party-er. I love Columbia, but it's too close to home. I live in the city. Harvard is too depressed for me and I've never really wanted to go to Princeton, Dartmouth is too Preppy, Cornell is in the woods, and... yeah.</p>
<p>I'll probably end up applying to Yale, Penn, Wellesley, Swarthmore, and a few safety schools. These are the four I would like to go to. I mean, I don't know, because I haven't visited any of them yet, but...</p>
<p>My first choice school is Penn. I applied there ED, get my decision in about 4 weeks...I've worked extremely hard, and yes--if I don't get in there I'll basically be crushed. I won't tell anybody else NOT to go there though; I'll just feel pretty bad about it</p>
<p>well if i didnt get into my first choice, UCLA, yeah i would be really sad. but i wouldnt think it was the end of the world or something and that if i dont get in, i should die or w/e. my best wasnt good enough and i would just accept it and move on. maybe try another school or something or transfer</p>
<p>I got awarded most likely to go to cornell even though it is about the last place I want to go to.</p>
<p>My first choice happens to be Columbia but if I don't get in I would never tell other people not to go. It is great for the people who got in. Plus i love Smith too so it's no big deal if I don't go to Columbia.</p>
<p>I am using Univ. of Michigan as a my safety and since I am Asian my parents are driving me crazy to go to an IVY - preferably Harvard, Princeton or Yale.</p>
<p>If I ever have kids, I will never do that...</p>
<p>I totally understand where you're coming from, naidu90. My parents say that as long as I get into a good school, they're happy for me. But, below the surface, I know that they want to see me get into at least one Ivy.</p>
<p>I figured that they can make me apply to as many schools as they want, but as long as the ones I want to apply to are on that list, I don't care what they make me do.</p>
<p>PurpoisePal--where did you get those stereotypes?!</p>
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what kind of fool turns down Stanford (in my mind)?
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Oh, I know quite a few people who have - and it wasn't for Harvard (or anything of the like).</p>
<p>since when did Michigan become a saftey school? You guys better re-think that!</p>
<p>Well, how would you define "working your butt off"? If I don't get admitted into Stanford or Harvard, then yes, I'd be a bit dismayed, but I wouldn't necessarily be shattered. There are so many factors I could scrutinize, such as the fact that no one in my school district has ever been admitted to a top university, that my district does not offer the resources crucial to becoming Ivy-material, and that I'm not the wealthiest kid on the block with parents who are the least bit supportive of me.</p>