<p>I have just recieved my fourth small envelope tonight in the mail (one checked online last night) and all "regret" to inform me that I have not been accepted for the upcoming school year. I have not received any acceptances so far and I'm starting give up hope. Two of the colleges I'm still waiting for are much harder to get in than the ones I got rejected to and were my reaches. I guess I underestimated where I should have applied in the fall, basing on all these letters.</p>
<p>At least some of you have one solid acceptance...I don't even have that yet. The good news is, as a Texas resident I believe we are in the CAP program (meaning we get accepted into the UT system) just for applying. I had dreams though to go to the northeast and have a great education at some of the great universites there. It's not that I want out of Texas, but I find I am much happier in the northeast.</p>
<p>If you have any comments please help me through this week with decisions poring in. I don't think I can take any more small envelopes. It's literally making me sick.</p>
<p>Just remember that there's always transfering. Maybe even for Spring semester of Freshman year. You can show what you can do at any college at first, and then apply for a transfer. At that point they are less likely to be so focused on everything from high school and will look at the college stuff more. But good luck on your other 5 decisions yet to come!</p>
<p>Calm down, you're freaking me out :). I have yet to received any acceptance (just waitlists and rejections) and the schools left for me were all big reaches. Besides I applied for full rides so my chances are really small.
But still, such is life. No one knows what happens. I'm hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. (Sounds cliche' I know ^^)
Why don't you take a gap year and re-apply in the worst case?</p>
<p>First off, I wonder where all of the advice was people needed when applying. Did those not dissapointed listen to counselors or just have bad ones? In reality, it's mostly the most selective schools that have not weighed in. For most that have been rejected by those that have replied, chances are probably not great for those to come. So instead of saying just keep hoping, let's give real options:</p>
<p>Gap year, but one that addresses weaknesses that prevented admissions this year</p>
<p>CCs, in states like CA where in 2 years you can go to Cal or UCLA</p>
<p>welcome to the club.....a lot of us have got nothing but rejection letters.....its tough, i am in the same position as you.....i hope you can get into your top college....gl :)</p>
<p>u see, ul start liking the place u go in maximum a few months. Now, there isnt anyuthing u8 can do now, so just wait and hope... im sure it will be okay (Y)</p>
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Gap year, but one that addresses weaknesses that prevented admissions this year
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and one weakness might have been a not so great list of schools to which the student applied this year ... typically short or matches and safeties ... for each of you there are hundreds of schools from which you can get a terrific education ... hang in there and find one of them!</p>
<p>I have two rejects, one waitlist, and am waiting for 2. When I applied I made the mistake of thinking my senior year grades were going to be awesome and would help me get in better schools.
I am trying not to lose hope. Actually, finally, my grades are improving - too little too late.</p>
<p>wow, this thread makes me feel very lucky--i have been bummed out for the last couple days b/c of a waitlist and a rejection. i'm glad i got into my safeties!</p>
<p>it's a list of rolling admissions schools--many of them are probably still accepting apps, if you really need a safety. some of them seemed very decent. </p>
<p>and like some of my friends kept telling me after my georgetown rejection, and like re en cam said, there's always transferring.</p>
<p>p.s. to collegeworm: i know the feeling. wish i'd been getting all a's fall semester instead of spring! but i guess it can't be helped.</p>
<p>good luck to all of you...hope you get some good news soon.</p>
<p>I know how you feel. (Two months after an ED rejection come five waitlists and two acceptances, both to schools I don't really want to attend). I'm not going to tell you to calm down, to not base your self-worth on college decisions, that it's all a crapshoot, etc., because even though it's all true, everyone has told me that and it doesn't make me feel any better! The truth is that even though we can't understand it now, in the long run of a life the name of the college you attend doesn't matter. Even if you don't get into any schools now, you will find a rolling admissions school and be happy there (or transfer to somewhere you like even more). College is college wherever you go...the situation just really, really REALLY blows right now.</p>
<p>People who are rejected from all schools probably miscalculated how to decide between safeties, matches and reaches. On the other hand, they may have been dropped by their safety for some reason and then gotten some bad luck on their matches. With a match school, you have a certain chance to get in, but it is not guaranteed. It is just chance whether you are accepted to all five matches (unlikely) or denied to all five matches (also unlikely).</p>
<p>If you do find yourself without a college, you can either go somewhere that you find quickly or you can take a gap year. If you are somewhat likely to get into one of the super-elite colleges, I think a gap year might be an option since the super-elite colleges are not transfer friendly. They won't let you apply as a freshman if you have a year at community college and they won't give you college credits for courses that you took at your community college. People denied everywhere probably can find another college relatively quickly. There are about 3400 4-year colleges in the US and quite a few just require a high school diploma for admittance. In the very near future, somebody will post a list on CC of colleges that are still considering applicants for Fall. Here is a separate list of colleges that use rolling admissions. My favorite college on this list is UPittsburgh (Pitt).<br>
<a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/apply/articles/types/rollingcoll.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.princetonreview.com/college/apply/articles/types/rollingcoll.asp</a></p>
<p>If you can't make things happen quickly, there is the option of applying for Spring semester. Colleges typically have a few slots open up following Fall semester. You might try this at the colleges that you already applied to.</p>
<p>More than anything else, don't get depressed over this. It isn't going to matter even a year from now. If this is the worse thing that ever happens to you, then your life will be a lucky one. Compared to having a divorce later, this is a picnic. So just deal with it and apply somewhere else quickly.</p>
<p>I was rejected or waitlisted form four of the schools I applied and I felt the exact same way. Its tough I felt the same way for like two months. And when I got wailtlisted at the school I though was my safety, I was inconsolable. But I got acceptance letters from each of the last three schools I applied to. All of which were big reaches. I mean reaches. But I got in and I think Im gonna be a.......BUCKEYE (Fisher)!!!</p>
<p>Good Luck. Admissions officers do take chances</p>
<p>It's too early for the list on NACAC's website. Somewhere around May 10th they will put a link on the main page to the list of colleges with openings. Colleges won't know until after May 1st how many offers of admission have been accepted.</p>
<p>I do want to say though that I pretty much have admission to a local university here (Univ of Houston) and I can always transfer.</p>
<p>I don't you want you guys to think I'm on the virge of killing myself. Though I am in despair in terms of how badly I wanted to go to the places I applied. I have 4 out-of-state left and 2 of those are extreme reaches. For some reason though, my extreme reach (which remain nameless) I have a good feeling about and so does my mother.</p>
<p>Well, again thank you...and hopefully I can update with great news that might come by next weekend!</p>
<p>dcifan, i know of a few who are in your position, question is did you apply to saftey schools? how many? have you heard from them? if you didn't get in, what has your advisor said. clearly with safties its not guaranteed you are in but such a likley yes. How many more do you have yet to hear from? What are your options? are u in frequent contact with your advisor, afterall she is the one who should be with you every step of the way, things DO work out, I assure you. Someone in my school didn't get into any so far, and is only waiting on two more so they were able to scramble up a list of some schools he could still apply to and guess what hes doing, working fast as hell to get a new round of apps in...........it will work out, hang in there, one day you willl look back at this and laugh, trust me, you will go to school and there is a place out there for you.</p>