<p>Given that I'm a junior graduating a year early, Wellesley switched my application from EE to RD (they don't let juniors apply under early plans). I spoke to a woman from Admissions who told me it's because they'd like as long as possible to evaluate me, see my grades, etc. I imagine the most important reason was to see that I kept up good grades... unfortunately, second quarter, I didn't really! :( Got my lowest average ever (87) with a couple of Bs and even a C thrown in there in math. Should I count myself out? Is it a really bad thing?</p>
<p>You don’t have to send in your 2nd quarter report. I hope you good luck!</p>
<p>Hi Bustles!
I’d wondered what you’d been up to lately. I can’t really answer your question, but I thought I’d say hi since you’ve been poking around here since 2007. Anyway, I’m not sure how the mid-year report works, but for all I know it could combine the first with the second quarters, which might mask your average a bit.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Hahah 
that cheered me up. It’s so nice that you were attentive enough to notice that I’ve been sorta absent. My report cart will show my first-quarter grades which are generally excellent alongside my second-quarter grades which are generally dismal. I asked my guidance counselor if I should send along one of those “this is a list of the reasons why my grades suck” letters (and I really do have good reasons!) but he advised me against it and now I’m just doing all kindsa freaking out… </p>
<p>Wellesley is still my first, second, or third choice, depending on what time of day you ask me… 
I’m goin’ nuts</p>
<p>Just got waitlisted at Smith so I now have no expectation whatsoever that I’ll be accepted at Wellesley or Barnard. I hate that all this anticipation and frustration and obsessing is going to come to nothing.</p>
<p>That sucks. Hey, but crazy things happen, right? Maybe it’s not over yet?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t count it as being over, so don’t worry! (Easier said than done). Just keep your fingers crossed and keep yourself preoccupied. Plus you always have next year?</p>
<p>Good luck! Things have a tendency to work themselves out.</p>