<p>Since she wrote that in the Dartmouth forum I thought of extending it to the International Students board because the application process is far too difficult for us especially for those who are in need of FA.</p>
<p>Its been one long process and even longer for those who had dived into it a bit earlier. Some of us made it and some of us haven't got an acceptance (yet). But all I will say here is don't lose hope.</p>
<p>Until March 28th, rejections kept piling up for me. 8 rejections and 5 waitlings to be precise. I was completely dejected. I lost all hope of getting in anywhere. Actually, it was I only who hoped of getting in anywhere. Even when I posted here people always told "Thats too high a need for financial need, its going to be very very difficult". Others said "Don't keep your hopes high" and even some said "Impossible" or "Take a gap year and earn money". I still didn't give up. But as I was rejected I thought "Maybe those people were correct. I should've have concentrated on the colleges in my home country. I started regretting a little bit inside.</p>
<p>Things took a wild swing! March 28th 10:34 IST, my first acceptance arrived. That too from Bates College! I went completely berserk! Next, day FedEx called to ask to confirm my address. I was like woah the Bates package arrived already? When the package came I ripped it apart and pulled out an Folder. And guess what? It was from Colgate! Not only I got in with great FA but was invited to the Benton Scholar's program. It was just fabulous.</p>
<p>The only thing I want to tell you here is : NO MATTER WHAT, DON'T LOSE HOPE! </p>
<p>It just works in the end! It just does! </p>
<p>And if you don't make it anywhere (god forbid), maybe its not the right time. You WON'T realize that now but when you look back later 10 years down the llane you can see the dots connect! Whatever happens, happens for good. And anyways the competition has got really cut throat this year. </p>
<p>Good Luck Everyone!*** This game isn't over until you win!*** I hope to see everyone in US this year :)</p>
<p>Thank you everyone, and Congratulations for your acceptances. We have been a one of the tormented applicants of this hard admission year. It is already 5 months have passed since I started my active posts in here. We helped each other for filling the applications up, writing essays, choosing schools, how to make good impressions for admission offices and so on. Seems like everybody has satisfied by their acceptances, some of them have already decided where to go. One of our pain was waiting. We waited our score report, we waited out report from schools if they received out files, finally we waited their decisions. Once a being painful applicants, I really needed to share my plagues, passions. Thank you for sharing my feelings during this period of time. Thank you for giving advice to me. Now I am waiting two schools decisions, no matter what happens, I will not lose my hope. I learned this quality from my friendly CC friends. It was really great time of my life for me. I am lucky that I found CC one day. This post is too short to express my thanks. But I did my best for make it brief and vivid. GOODLUCK everyone.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I had not been an active member here for long but still tons of thank you for all of you.
I made it into two but won't be able to go there because the only way is to sell off my house and make my parents reside somewhere else on rent. LOL.
Best of luck to everyone who reaches US. Guys and Gals, you have already been set apart from the general crowd. Hope you do really well there and get the best out of the four years.
As for me, I would be staying here in India and get admitted to some college or univ here and hopefully learn aeronautics if that is what my fate is.
Chillax, Enjoy the time before you take off, get a visa( most important now) and keep CC active.
Will miss you guys, as for me this is my last post on CC. Can't bear the pain and blogging about it is also bad idea.
Hopefully( again it's just hope), I, Libin Daniel might be able to meet you guys somewhere in US for sure. Take Care. CIAO..Get a VIAO( Last attempt for a good rhyme)...Bbye( Do I sound it too brutal??LOL.) :( Oh, crap :)</p>
<p>@ajay: I was surprisingly touched. It may be my anxiousness as I wait for three decisions from major colleges, but the sentiment of your message is definitely not lost on me.</p>
<p>As I said manasm, maybe the colleges aren't ready for you yet. You don't have to take this personally. Maybe you have another year to work on things you have always wanted to and apply afresh? :)</p>
<p>Yeah ajayc's post was really nice!I was in a quite similar situation(being rejected and waitlisted etc) but then I got in somewhere. My only problem now is to find a way of increasing my financial aid and scholarship. I hope that everything goes just fine but I am not depressed.
@Manasm:When I am in a depressed state like yours, I think about all those kids who suffer from poverty, violence and child's labor. It helps me to feel better. It was my auntie who told me this: Look at what u have instead of looking at what u do not have!Good luck anyway!</p>
<p>hey ajay, this is a gr8 post...Thanks for again reassuring my hope...I had begun to think negatively last 2 days...</p>
<p>The most feasible acceptance I have received is from Westminster college. though i need to pay about $12000. I am thinking to get a loan of about $5000. If so, I should be able to meet the cost...if this doesn't work, i will be attending a state univ...</p>
<p>The key to success is trying endlessly and not losing hope. All of us did best/tried to do best in this application process. Some of us made it to gud colls, where as some of us didn't. It is simply a matter of fact that there will always be lot of rejections every year (and this will increase)..we have got no one to blame.</p>
<p>Remember guys, we weren't bad or hopeless or worthless applicants...It is that there were guys better than us. We should accept this and try to work hard for our future. </p>
<p>The Harvard rejection letter says that college doesn't account for your success but it is your next 4 years that counts, man...so, where ever u go, enjoy the next 4 uears, whether it is HArvard or state uni...prove yourself guys....</p>
<p>and, the game isn't over until we win it...Go ahead, the world is yours. :)</p>
<p>great post ajay.
Anyway almost got past the US hope.(No acceptance.)
Now thinking of other plans.
waiting for Jacobs' decision.
If that does not work out
planning to go to college in India.
Even if that does not work out then
Nepali colleges will at least provide me a place of refuge
to reapply for next year.
So many plans.
Hence still hope.
Hope to meet you guys in the US during my masters.
Good luck to all.</p>
<p>I too have no acceptances, and I too am a S.H.I.T.ter, but who cares? I'm not going to let those !@##ing US colleges get me down, why should I?
All they had to analyze me by were some sheets of paper, and can I be represented by some ruddy sheets of paper?
I've got a life of my own, and I'm not going to go down the familiar road of depression just because some admission officers failed to recognise the skills and the talent latent inside me. It's their loss, not mine.
I might wait for another year, or I might get in from the waitlists, either way, I won't lose hope.
Ciao guys!:D</p>