<p>So, after the evil letter came in my inbox, I've been feeling mighty bad. I blame high expectations from parents and friends.</p>
<p>So, I'm scared of finding out from Yale. The site isn't working anyway, but even if it was, I probably would run from my computer, because I'm scared of finding out. Yet, I don't want to get it in the mail, because that would telegraph the decision (small envelopes for rejections, etc.) Anyone else feeling bad? I really thought I had a chance, lol.</p>
<p>Yeah, me too, try having TWO sets of parents!</p>
<p>Anyway, life moves on. Listen to music. Wherever you do end up going you'll probably be a lot higher ranked than if you went to Harvard or any Ivys and therefore get more opportunities.</p>
<p>Life is about what you enjoy, and who ever said you would enjoy Harvard or Yale more than any other school past the prestige factor?</p>
<p>yea music definitely helps.</p>
<p>after one rejection, i just turned on music REALLY loud to prepare myself for more rejections...</p>
<p>well, all these rejections were eventually compensated with one acceptance, but still. these rejections were my very first "stream of rejections." It kinda hurt.</p>
<p>All I can say is, it gets better. There's no way to keep a disappointment from hurting when it's fresh, but it'll be better in the morning and better the morning after that.</p>
<p>I really hope that your parents don't react the way you're worried they will. This isn't your fault, and making you feel worse about it is either totally misinformed or just cruel.</p>
<p>JohnDoe,
I genuinely wish you well as you await the Yale decisions.</p>
<p>What places have you been accepted to?</p>
<p>Since you only are 15, if you end up not getting into any place that you want to go to, you might want to take a gap year and do something very productive such as structured volunteer work or working a job.</p>
<p>My guess is that when it comes to a student who's young in the admission pool, the colleges will want to see lots of evidence that the student is mature, assertive and independent, and can flourish on their own far from home. Consequently, taking a gap year and doing something productive in it could work to your advantage.</p>
<p>Because the top colleges require a great deal of independence from their students, they won't give you a break because of your age. </p>
<p>They'd expect from you the same level of maturity, assertiveness and independence that they'd expect from 18 and 19-year-old top high school seniors. </p>
<p>No matter how gifted you are (and you clearly are extremely bright), it still would be very hard to come up to that kind of standard when you're 2-3 years younger than the students you're being compared to.</p>
<p>YOU ARE 15??????????</p>
<p>that's YOUNG dude.</p>
<p>i got rejected from yale. waitlisted from harvard. i reallly really hope i get accepted to princeton. it doesnt look like i will though.</p>
<p>I want to leave Houston so badly, I don't think I'll take a Sabbathical (sp?). My head would explode, living one more year here.</p>
<p>Do an exchange, like I did. If I applied as a senior I would have been 15 too (but 16 by the time decisions were out).</p>
<p>Anyways, you can always do an exchange to a foreign country. That'll teach you to grow up real quick. But won't get you into college apparently...</p>
<p>Sigh, when I wake up tomorrow it'll be over (Stanford comes in)</p>
<p>JohnDoe,
Congratulations on your Cornell acceptance. Looks like you have a nice option that will allow you to leave Houston.</p>
<p>JohnDoe, you remind me a bit of my mother. She graudated from high school at 15 and wanted to start college that fall, at 16. She was warned that the best schools would want her to take another year of HS classes before graduating, even though she technically had enough credits, but she was desperate to get away from home. She really wanted Radcliffe or UChicago, but at age 15 she only got into her safety, Illinois. She went anyway, because it was a way to get out. She transferred to UChicago after one year and stayed there for med school. So it all worked out in the end, as I'm sure it will for you, too. You may find that Cornell is just right for you.</p>
<p>JohnDoe,</p>
<p>Congrats on Cornell... a truly phenomenal school...
Don't sweat Harvard... life moves on... and contrary to popular belief
on this forum, Cornell is just as good as Harvard (and I'm a H alum!)</p>
<p>Try 4 rejections in one day :(</p>
<p>Ah, well I guess grades and test scores aren't everything. I have this thought in the back of my mind that I may be able to transfer eventually. I suppose that's highly unlikely.</p>
<p>Good luck and congratulations to those who were accepted!</p>
<p>i got rejected from berkeley, harvard, yale, duke, dartmouth and cornell yesterday, but life moves on. i say everything happens for the best. maybe this too</p>
<p>still waiting on stanford and princeton, but don't expect much.</p>
<p>I got into princeton, holy moly, it's miles from my old house in New Jersey!!!</p>
<p>See John, good things will happen! Congrats :)</p>
<p>Don't sweat it about your parents, believe me they would love you even if you went to SUNY. But you do need to take some pressure off of yourself. Don't worry if someone else (Harvard, Yale) doesn't think you're "the best". Just worry giving it your best at work. If you do that, pretty cool people will beat a path to your feet.
BTW my daughter goes to Pton and LOVES it.</p>