<p>Ooo, the dreaded waitlisting, I agree with you virtuoso! I too am pulling on my essay, it was written from me at a different age in each paragraph (8 years old, 12, and 15, and 17) on my experiences, self-perception, etc. It was personal, had sass (hey, I was a drama queen at age 8!), and was pretty serious, but a blast to write! Happy 11 days everybody...</p>
<p>Haha that sounds so interesting. I really can't even remember which 2 essays I sent to Yale.</p>
<p>Oh wait. One was about my last name (yay to whoever else above me wrote about their name), but I kind of did a weird thing where my name was like...a person, of sorts. And then my other essay was about someone who had never ridden in a car with me before.</p>
<p>Kinda weird. I liked them though.</p>
<p>yuppppppp i'm expecting a reject :(</p>
<p>me too, but it will be okay... we can all have a big Yale reject party here on CC... (laugh through the pain)</p>
<p>Ahh. I don't even want March 29 to come.
Does anybody else feel like this is their first rejection? I mean other than perhaps silly relationship things, have we ever been ACTUALLY rejected? I know I haven't been rejected ever from anything (not to make myself out to be some kind of amazing person, I just have never been in a situation where rejection is likely).</p>
<p>I agree, j07... this is really scary... and rejection hurts...
(damn, why didn't I ask more boys out in HS, I could be used to this by now!)
=P
"It'll be fine. Everything will be just fine"
^ I've been repeating that to myself since November</p>
<p>(damn, why didn't I ask more boys out in HS, I could be used to this by now!)
haha, what a good idea..
I keep thinking that when reality hits, I'm just going to be sitting here in front of the screen and going "well, I expected this, didn't I?"</p>
<p>But I don't think that'll stop the sinking feeling in your stomach...I hate that feeling.</p>
<p>I wish Yale could know how much we are thinking about the school, and I'm sad about how little Yale is probably thinking about us.</p>
<p>:( yeah...
well, it doesn't matter. We are going to go to fantastic schools anyway. Who cares about Yale, we didn't want to go there anyway! </p>
<p>of course, if we're accepted:
GO YALE CLASS OF 2011!!</p>
<p>I am expecting a rejection</p>
<p>I barely had a chance because of low stats I feel</p>
<p>but I felt maybe I could've hooked the interviewer with my URM status and my story but he backed out of the interview so I guess that I am screwed</p>
<p>So I'm not planning getting in, but on March 29th. Congrats to those who do also congrats to those admitted SCEA</p>
<p>Hey! Don't give up. Even the fact that you took the initiative to apply shows something.</p>
<p>Plus, I think CC skews our perspective. My friends who have gone to Ivies (including Yale) are not as stellar as many of the CC posters who have. I thnk that the people who post on CC are truly some of the strongest applicants in the pool - don't let it get you down!</p>
<p>I know...the sinking stomach feeling. As much as I remind myself of:
a) how excited I am about the other places I've already been accepted
b) how some of those schools are really amazing top 25 schools
c) how everything in my life doesn't center around my college
d) how there is such a small chance of getting in</p>
<p>I know that if I see that on the screen...it's going to be really hard. I think it's kind of beyond logic. Maybe I'm being too emotional about it here...but I think that pretty much everyone who says "I've given up" or "I don't care anymore" or "I'm definitely not getting in" still harbors a teeny tiny (maybe unidentifiable) remnant of hope.</p>
<p>watch you guys all get accepted :] i hope you do, at least, but you can't really do anything about it right now, so no need to dwell. just await the miserable two weeks left - occupy yourself with random things - ask guys out now :] (then dump them when you get your acceptance letter and realize you have to keep your gpa up :P)</p>
<p>"ask guys out now :] (then dump them when you get your acceptance letter and realize you have to keep your gpa up :P)"
lol :) I shall attempt to do exactly that..guys, watch out..the nerdy girl is out to get you..by seductive powers of game theory and atomic physics</p>
<p>XD happyjanezhang... that definately just made my day... you are officially cool.</p>
<p>Hahahaha me too. Game theory and atomic physics bring all the boys to the yard...</p>
<p>When I was complaining about rejection like a few months ago my then-boyfriend was like "hey, we'll practice. Go away, I don't want you." And everyone was like "uhh, you're a JERK" and he was like "nah, it's helping her out." And I couldn't stop laughing/being fake-mad, and in the end he wasn't very strong in his rejection. ;) </p>
<p>But at least I've practiced!!!</p>
<p>I applied to 11 schools... I know I'll get into 3... Rejection is very likely at the other 8. It's not a nice feeling. </p>
<p>I don't know if it's better to try to be hopeful and positive or if I should get myself used to the idea of not going to a top school. ARGH.</p>
<p>Does anyone else feel like their life is just on hold for the next week and a half?</p>
<p>Not really. I've realized that I AM going to get rejected at Yale. I'm a pretty good student, but a 94% regular decision rejection rate doesn't leave room for people who are just "pretty good."</p>
<p>But I've realized as well that it doesn't matter, because I can get an equally good if not superior education at another, less selective school.</p>
<p>Idamayer- YES! I haven't been able to get college off my mind since I turned in my applications. In other news, it is 10 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes and 26 seconds until Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 5:00:00 PM (New York time)...</p>