<p>From stress and anxiety?
This might sound a little (or a lot) weird, but every night while I lie in bed trying to get some sleep, I count the days until April 1. And I visualize myself opening that email with "Admissions Decision" on the subject line. I visualize what I would do/think if I got accepted, and how much I would cry if I got rejected. And whenever I see the statistics (28% accepted ED, 11% accepted RD) I wonder if I indeed get rejected, if I would have gotten in if I applied ED. And then I regret not applying ED - <em>-+
Yeah anyways I think I'm dying of stress. March is going by too slowly. TT</em>TT I'm just too obsessed huh?</p>
<p>No, you should have seen some of the people during the ED round. It was fairly stressful for all of us. Best of luck come April 1 and I hope to see you on campus in the fall!</p>
<p>I'm going nuts too, but I'm coping by breaking down March into smaller things to look forward to. A few ideas: spring break, end of academic quarter, some friends that are visitng later, a college decision you can expect before the ivys, etc. etc.
So now when i think about March i have something every week to be happy about.</p>
<p>No, it doesnt work. Just trying to give you some ideas.</p>
<p>This whole waiting thing has made me really depressed, besides anxiety. Fortunately, depression isn't strong enough to kill me!</p>
<p>what they said. -_-^</p>
<p>i'm beyond the stage of going nuts... seriously..</p>
<p>I'm all chill about Columbia. It's the only regular undergrad university I've applied to. I "think" I will get in, not sounding cocky or anything. But if I don't- no big deal. I have many other options. Life doesn't end or begin with a letter from Columbia University</p>
<p>I'm going nuts too, don't worry.
And I've been waiting since mid-December.
Being deferred sucks, let me tell you.</p>
<p>It's just exciting. I've already gotten into Georgetown SFS early (my first or second choice, it fluctuates) so maybe I'm not hanging on to what Columbia decides as much as you, but it's the feeling of excitement at what you don't know and have no idea of knowing yet.</p>
<p>Oh, I'm going bananas. :)</p>
<p>CC makes you more stressful. You know what? Don't turn on your computer for a few days, and find something else to do to get your mind off college, such as, well, sewing. :)</p>
<p>I've tried not to think about--it has a few moments of success, so it might help. I put all of my Columbia stuff away for March. I've stopped wearing my Columbia t-shirt. I used to have a street map of Manhattan on my wall (if you don't understand this, it's a rural thing--dreaming of an escape, I guess), but I took it down, and I put my viewbook, course catalog, etc. in a box in my closet. It was working from early March to about a week ago (when the countdown hit single digits, because then there was no holding it at bay). That may help.</p>
<p>The decisions are coming so soon, I can't even believe it. I think I have a decent shot at Columbia, but I'm not too emotionally attached to make myself go insane. Actually, I like thinking about it rather than put it out of my mind. I think it's because this whole past month I've tried not to think about Columbia decisions, and I'm just getting started with less than a week left.</p>
<p>I agree with geniezclone... CC exacerbates the stress levels. Relax, guys! </p>
<p>Best wishes to all :).</p>
<p>Totally nuts.. absolutely nuts.. off-the-wall nuts....</p>
<p>How's that? Do you get my drift!!!</p>
<p>I also think that it is going to be terrible that all the acceptances will online at the same time, same day. It can really be depressing if every site comes up REJECTED...WAITLISTED. The whole process needs a revamping now that there is an online notification option.</p>
<p>Well got to go back to being nuts...LOL to everyone.</p>
<p>I'm not going super nuts, but I want to get into Columbia the most of all my ivy applications (cornell, columbia, and harvard). I would want to go to harvard really bad as well but i doubt i'll get in there. But I do have a chance at Columbia and Cornell, so I hope I can get into Columbia.</p>
<p>nuts..i guess...i think about it a lot...am i pulling my hair out?no</p>
<p>but i constantly say im going crazy but im actually really calm when i say it.....<em>weirdo</em>....yep yep</p>
<p>Sorry if I sound completely out of it, but can we see our decisions online on the 31st for Columbia? I've applied to too many Ivies to keep which ones allow internet decisions, and which ones don't straight. Thanks.</p>
<p>I'm going crazy too. Thank god for the schools that send out offers earlier to get a jump on the Ivies.</p>
<p>ptonruby- you receive an email on the 31st around 5 pm est.</p>
<p>truthfully, if you're already accepted into A COLLEGE, there's no reason to be nervous. I mean, no matter what, you're going to college so whether you get into Columbia or not, it shouldn't matter. Worrying doesn't help.</p>
<p>"faith could not change fate"</p>
<p>"faith could not change fate"</p>
<p>not at this point (for seniors) anyways</p>