<p>holy crap. yeah. because it's almost march.
omg. we JUST APPLIED</p>
<p>Actually, we prolly already applied if you think about it. For all we know, they may have already made a decision on our applications (surely not everyone though so I don't know but they also have to deal with finaid so...).</p>
<p>afaforce, I really hope you get accepted (well, you and me). You'd make the place so much fun though! :)</p>
<p>Just a thought that has been on my mind...</p>
<p>Lately, I've been feeling almost foolish for even wanting something that's so insanely difficult to get in the first place and even more so because I thought that I might even have a chance of getting accepted. I'm not dumb, but then again, I also know that I'm not a genious. I don't know. Maybe it's just the fact that I will be getting a decision in just a few more weeks that's got me spooked. What's funny is that I'm going to be there on Wednesday and Thursday (Yes, I will be missing some school, but I don't feel too bad about it since I hardly ever do anything like this. Plus, I'm doing fine in all of my classes) for the basketball game against Michigan State (Technically, I have the right to be there since MSU accepted me even though I'm not going to go to MSU in the fall), and I'm saying it right now that's it's going to be extremely weird being within a five mile radius of NU's campus. I do know one thing though, and that's that I will be avoiding the admissions office with my life while I'm there.</p>
<p>hahaha ah reeses
it sucks that this year a lot of people's dreams are crushed, for real
it really, really sucks that we can't do this again. i mean, sure, maybe transfer, grad school, but it's NOT the same. you know?
if i did this whole college app process over again (maybe even starting from beg. of HS), i would do some things a lot differently. to minimize the whole dreams being crushed thing. too late now. it's alright, though. don't feel bad. wherever you end up, you'll be happy. i'm pretty sure =) </p>
<p>don't worry, just enjoy senior year, seriously (i know, i've said this before, but it's true) it's going by quickly enough X(</p>
<p>alright, have a great weekend =P</p>
<p>I think the whole "dreams being crushed" thing is a little too extreme in my case. I kind of have it set up so that, either way, I'll be happy at the school that I go to (because I'm seriously liking them both) and I'll get to about the same place after graduation (same majors). If I had the chance to do things over again, I'm not so sure I'd do anything differently because I think that I've done basically all that I could do (considering...). So basically, if NU doesn't accept me, then I guess that school just isn't a good place for me to be at anyways (I just don't like the idea of possibly getting rejected just like everybody else. I'm just a whimp and a "worry wort." It's in my nature. I thankfully haven't had to deal with anything like that yet). </p>
<p>Besides, I'm going to a reception in my area in about a week and a half for those admitted to Michigan, and I hear we're getting a gift from them (('m really excited about that now. I can never turn down getting free stuff). I'm having a gut feeling that it's going to be a beach towel, too (saying on the thing that I got in the mail stated that we would "learm the ten alternate ways to use a U of M beach towel...").</p>
<p>lolol
yeahhh i love free stuff, too ^^
well, it's good to hear that you'll DEFINITELY be happy no matter where you go
have fun @ your umich reception, lol
this year is going by way too quicklyyy!! =( i just became a senior! lol X)</p>
<p>I just got my likely letter today!!!!!!! It was a hand written letter from the Co coordinator of African American Recruitment. He said that he was very impressed with my application and told me to relax for the rest of the senior year. Im soooo excited. Does this mean I am pretty much in???</p>
<p>yup, consider that your acceptance letter.<br>
just don't do anything outrageously stupid, lol.
congrats!</p>
<p>haha yeah. congrats =) =)</p>
<p>hahah who's up for a countdown till we get our decisions?</p>
<p>Do you really want to have a countdown to the day on which they send us the letter (or the online message) holding the "kiss of death" in a likely letter thread (jeez, you're braver than I am)? I think not. We need a whole new thread if we're really up for that type of mental torture. The whole likely letter thing would make it ten times worse for those that won't get them at all.</p>
<p>BTW, for some reason, I'm having a sneaking suspicion (in other words, gut feeling) that they'll be up online sometime around the 25th. In December, they posted them late on a Friday night (I remember that all of the EDers went crazy when they posted the decision before they officially said that they would), and I have a gut feeling they're going to do something like that again. Plus, the week following that date is the last week of March so I don't know. I don't know if that's when they'll be posted, but that's just my guess and my "two cents."</p>
<p>ooo hahahah we'll see if you're right
basically, they always give them out early. yeaaah.
that's creepy. do u kno when they admissions ppl actually go over our files? the committee?</p>
<p>No, I don't since I really don't have an "in" in the admissions office. The only reason why I've been able to get easy and straight forward answers to my questions from them is because I did a little extra snooping around early last fall and found the e-mail address of a specific admissions officer that I've seen during visits to the school (It's not the general admissions e-mail address). He offered to answer any questions that I had (and said that I could "feel free to contact him") so I have just been taking him up on the offer. However, my applicant intuition is telling me that they're looking at apps. throughout the entire review period. </p>
<p>Sometimes I wish that I did know, and sometimes I'm glad that I don't know. If I knew, then I wouldn't always be pondering (Did I really just use that word in normal coversation? Wow. There must be something wrong with me) whether or not they're looking at (or already looked at) my app. at that very moment, but then again, if I knew, I'd be wondering what their decision was all of the time. To me, the first is the lesser of the two evils on my mind.</p>
<p>sent early april ? wth NU told me they will be sending out letters in early april!!! What do you guys know about this?</p>
<p>The exact words that I got in an e-mail last week were:</p>
<p>"Our decisions will likely be sent the last week of March, but certainly no later than April 15."</p>
<p>In other words, they could be sent in early April, and NU would not be at a fault.</p>
<p>great job stanmaster! congrats</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for the congrats. im still in shock</p>
<p>i'm readytoleavehs, too.</p>
<p>then again i dunno. nooo i'm pretty ready. lol</p>
<p>are they sending these likely letters out as they review applications??</p>
<p>i think so. mine was recieved pretty late - February 2 and I just got it today. Everyone who I heard got one, sent out their apps before me and recieved theirs weeks ago.</p>
<p>i guess that means no likely letter for me...my application was completed on January 4th :-(</p>