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Oh I hope you’re right! that would be very helpful…I think
they’re closed at 5 though (guess that’s why they released decisions then)</p>
<p>is OOS… NJ to be specific. His cousin got his MBA there a couple of years ago and really liked it. Has a fantastic job now in NYC so was really hoping that this might be an option. Maybe Grad school?? Who knows</p>
<p>Haha silver… or you can claim that you totally “crushed” the SATs.</p>
<p>If something is “owned”, can it be “bought” and “sold”? If only. For some reason, “owns a 2390” makes me think it’s something edible. 2390…nomnom.
It’s 3 in the morning that’s making me delirious, probably.</p>
<p>@Stupefy: April 1st is just around the corner. What’s meant to be will be. I’m starting to believe my deferral from Yale was a good thing; it humbled me. It’s a moving process, and of course, we’ll all be there together on the 1st to deal with whatever happens.</p>
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That is so true. This whole process is very humbling, and I am glad for that on some level.</p>
<p>Keep me posted on april 1 
and thanks for your support</p>
<p>Hi Stupefy, I feel for you. If anything, this RIDICULOUS process has shown me how unfair life is. My stats are in my thread “Reject at UNC = No Chance at UVa?”. And college acceptances have gone like this for me…
- Deferred at Georgetown, only school I applied early to
- Accepted at Northwestern, BC Honors, Smith, Mount Holyoke, UMass Amherst Honors, and URichmond
- Denied at UNC Chapel Hill
- Waitlisted at Amherst, George Washington (??), and UVa
- Waiting on decisions from Princeton, Yale, Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, and Georgetown</p>
<p>I would really love to go to Princeton, and I thought I was a good enough candidate for the school. However I know Ivy league is a crap shoot and am expecting rejections from Y and P. What I wasn’t expecting was the waitlisting and random rejection. Honestly, there is no rhyme or reason to this process. I just keep reminding myself that undergrad is important but not the be-all-end-all of my life. Grad school is much more important when applying for jobs (at least I hope) and hopefully that process is a little less ridiculous (though I doubt it). Anyway, it sucks to have worked so hard for the last four years and not have that acknowledged. Good luck to everyone & I truly hope that today’s results do not signal things to come!</p>
<p>And BTW, I’m not trying to sound like a brat, I know that NU and BC are great schools and a lot of people’s top choices.</p>
<p>I think there are just some really tough breaks in this whole process. Although someone said UVA doesn’t waitlist somebody because they’ll be going some place better, I wonder if that might have been part of the decision on Stupefy, who did say she thought of UVA as a safety in her own mind. Maybe that showed through. I don’t think UVA detected arrogance, and I certainly don’t think they viewed Stupefy as unqualified. Jeez, she has brilliant credentials. She did better than 99.9% on her SATs, literally. Don’t fret, Stupefy, you will do great.</p>
<p>2400, waitlisted.
ouch, this hurts. And it doesnt bode well.</p>
<p>Congratst to all who got in – </p>
<p>Stupefy, I feel your pain.</p>
<p>I really don’t understand… I also considered UVA as one of my safeties. I’m in state, have 32 ACT and a ton of ECs and leadership experience. I’m in the IB Diploma program with a predicted 40, top 5% (at a pretty competitive International School where 100% go to college) and got wait listed. I’ve been admitted to the Naval Academy (my first choice) Lehigh and Case Western so far, and am really confused about the wait list at UVA, especially since I’m in state. Are you going to keep your name on the wait list? This year must have been really competitive for UVA. Hope everything goes well for everybody!</p>
<p>I’m OOS. 34 ACT, 760 USH, 710 Math II, IB Diploma Program, top 1% of class, loads of EC’s. I got Waitlisted too :(.</p>
<p>Do you think UVA is trying a new method where they wait list applicants that would normally have been admitted? That way they can keep their yield high and see who really wants to go to UVA.</p>
<p>No they don’t practice yield protection. They’re pretty clear about that.</p>
<p>I get 2220, 2nd in class, president of 3 potential clubs of school, I’m also waitlisted by UVA.</p>
<p>Someone on another board so eloquently stated that she was told admission is dependent upon the following (or something similar):
- Did the reader (of the admission package) get enough sleep the night before?
- Did the reader get into an argument with his/her significant other before s/he left for work?
- Was the reader out the night before having a good time with friends and just wasn’t up for reading the next day?
etc…</p>
<p>Honestly, folks, it’s all a crap shoot. How can one person with stellar numbers be rejected and another with less stellar numbers be accepted?</p>
<p>It’s all very subjective. What was the mood of the person reading your application/essays at the time?</p>
<p>Your essay may strike a chord with one person at one school - but another reader may think it’s passe. </p>
<p>The moral of the story is this - being accepted, waitlisted or rejected to any college is in no way a measure of who you are as a person. You are being evaluated on paper. And your evaluation is dependent upon the mood/situation, etc, of the person reading your application and essays.</p>
<p>Just trust and have faith that in the end you will be where you are meant to be. Does it make sense that a person with a 2390 or 2400 is waitlisted anywhere? Ummmm…no. But trust that in the end, 2390 and 2400 will be where 2390 and 2400 are meant to be. Yes, it’s a hit to the ego. It’s a hit to anyone’s ego not to be outright accepted. But everything happens for a reason. It may not make sense at the time, but trust that years later it will.</p>
<p>My mother always tells me about when she applied to colleges many years ago. She only applied to 3 - and was accepted to 2 of them. But she said that had she been accepted to the 3rd one, she probably would have gone there. If she went to that college, however, she never would have met my Dad…and she wouldn’t have had me. </p>
<p>So yes, everything happens for a reason. It’s ok to be disappointed, but embrace the choices you are given.</p>
<p>@ksharonda:
I think it is very unfair to the admissions people to disregard the hard work they put into reviewing 22000+ applications. Especially at UVa, Dean J goes out of her way to enlighten the entire process, which is something that few schools bother to do. She has said multiple times that every decision must have a written justification, and that decisions get reviewed more than once.</p>
<p>That said, I do agree with what you posted about the decision not being a measure of who you are as a person and about everyone ending up where they will fit best. I agree that everyone should embrace the choices that they are given and stay positive about their options.</p>
<p>“The moral of the story is this - being accepted, waitlisted or rejected to any college is in no way a measure of who you are as a person. You are being evaluated on paper. And your evaluation is dependent upon the mood/situation, etc, of the person reading your application and essays.”</p>
<p>I wish everyone would read this. I mean REALLY read it and believe it.</p>
<p>@ksharonda10- that was beautiful</p>
<p>I just found that two girls (twins) in my district (but not in my schools) were accepted to UVA. They have about a 2150 SAT and ranked in the teens. mediocre extracurriculars. im hurt 
i really wonder if there was something wrong with my app. I think I’ll call and see if they’ll let me know why I was waitlisted</p>
<p>I in no way meant that as a criticims of those who evaluate applications. I have full faith and confidence that they do a great job. </p>
<p>What I meant by that is that PEOPLE are reviewing applications. And I don’t care how diligent, how perfect you are - somethimes other things get in the way. You can read one application and think that person is awesome, but the same person, in a bad mood, can read the same application with a different result.</p>
<p>No matter how objective one wants to make the process, it is still very subjective. </p>
<p>BUT…in the end, one’s acceptance, rejection or waitlisting is not indicative of who the person is. Believe in yourself. You don’t need a school’s acceptance, rejection or waitlisting to validate you. </p>
<p>If you applied to UVA and thought you had a chance of being accepted - YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON! YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS IN YOUR LIFE!! </p>
<p>Believe in yourself. Even if you think others (or schools) don’t believe in you - it doesn’t matter. Believe in yourself. You will soar!</p>
<p>@stupefy - yes…call. Unless and until you do, you won’t be satisfied. You’ll be left with the nastiest bitter-tasting pill in your mouth.</p>
<p>You could have been waitlisted for a number a reasons:
- your high school didn’t send accurate information (ie, made a 4.9 QPA a 3.9)
- frankly your qualifications were so high, they didn’t think UVA was a realistic choice for you -that you’d have a million schools knocking on your door.
- certain information from your application was missing
etc…</p>
<p>But unless you ask, you’ll always be left wondering. </p>
<p>You will do great things. The school that you select, will be proud to claim you as an alumni.</p>
<p>Again, trust that everything happens for a reason. Yes, UVA is an awesome school. But you are being called to be somewhere else. </p>
<p>It’s all good. Embrace it…you have a wonderful future ahead of you!! </p>
<p>Most of us on CC are eating our hearts our at your stats. Nothing can stop you - but you! Don’t let YOU get in the way. Go with it. We will all be proud to claim to be part or YOUR generation.</p>
<p>Good luck to all you out there. We have a world to conquer and make better. And let the “make better” be something to guide us all.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great posts KSharonda. Are you a high school student (if you are, then wow), in college, alumni, parent? You have a great outlook on things, though its hard for most people to see life the way you do (sadly).</p>
<p>I was already waitlisted Stupefy. Not going to pretend I’m not a unhappy (closer to devastated at times), but I guess things have to happen for some reason. I’d have to emphasize what others have said: You will truly find a place that you’ll love, especially with all your credentials.</p>
<p>Good luck in the upcomming weeks Stupefy (and also to everyone else who is still waiting and has to decide!).</p>