Middlebury RD 2013

<p>I agree, it feels slightly surreal.
what if it comes in the mail tomorrow? I mean... what if? It's improbably, but almost possibe...</p>

<p>I wouldn't expect anything until Weds at the earliest. Shall we start a poll? :)</p>

<p>Haha, my bet would be that I won't get anything until Saturday when I log in and see my rejection. </p>

<p>I recently changed my address because I've moved, and it was changed on the application status until last thursday when my old address showed up. that makes me nervous.</p>

<p>since they do it online, i doubt they'll have snail mail decisions to us before then - BUT if they wanted to get people excited and surprise them with an earlier-than-expected admit - they just might - oh college admissions is such a game. I'm thinking - how about we make a college admissions board game similar to Life and sell it so we can actually afford college - it can be called College Confidential in honor of this wonderful website.</p>

<p>I'd imagine that board game would fly off the shelves in March.</p>

<p>that is a totally awesome idea!!</p>

<p>I'll play!</p>

<p>I'd play that game too! </p>

<p>" Turn in award winning essay on the environment - collect 4 EC credits. " For every 10 credits, you take one step closer to admission to "dream school"</p>

<p>Instead of getting married and having kids, rights of passage become get recommendations and complete college applications. To win you add up all EC's and other point based awards (volunteer at soup kitchen, etc) and grades in various classes (you roll dice for A, B, C's) to whomever has most credits which is then mitigated by points associated with school you get into. </p>

<p>OMG.. I am giving this WAY too much thought. Helluva game though.</p>

<p>Brand new to the thread here. Personally, I'll help design the board game. It would take my mind off the wait. I've gotten into 4 other schools (only one of which is in my top 3, Macalester in St. Paul, MN), but I'm still waiting to here from Middlebury, obviously. Middlebury is number one, though I've already convinced myself I won't get in, just so the letdown will not be quite as terrible.</p>

<p>Plus, the decisions come out the morning of my senior dance recital, so it'll either make or break my attitude. Oh well..</p>

<p>Good luck in the waiting, all. 6 days... :)</p>

<p>Girasol: word on the attitude front. I'll find out about Midd the morning before prom -- that should be interesting.</p>

<p>Here is my entry in the office pool on when we get our decisions: Mailed out Thursday, March 26. Online: Saturday, March 28 at 8 AM ET. Whether you get your results by mail or online will depend on the courtesy of USPS, proximity to Vermont and luck. Those in California will probably see it first on line. Many of you will have the (hopefully) big Fat envelope by friday evening.</p>

<p>OK.. Brassring... I see your logic and I raise you one little wrinkle. To the degree that we've experienced mail coming out of Middlebury VT, it seems to take an inordinate length of time between postmark and actual delivery, the likelihood that anyone will receive their envelope -- big and fat or otherwise -- prior to online results is kinda slim to none. Although I would LOVE to be proven completely wrong on this one!!!</p>

<p>I think that Middlebury will do the same thing as they did last year: Post online decisions on the date and at the time they promised, which is Saturday at 8 AM. Letters would probably be mailed either Friday afternoon or Saturday morning and would be received depending upon how far from Middlebury one lives. With online decisions, I'm not sure colleges feel the urgent need to get those letters out before the online posting day, but, hopefully as quickly as they can after the posting so that applicants can receive information about Admitted Students Days, etc.</p>

<p>Best Of luck to all!</p>

<p>I don't want to add too much anxiety, but don't forget to look early! My letter was up 15 minutes early for ED1!
Good luck you guys!</p>

<p>movadominute... Is 15 mins really considered early? :)</p>

<p>I would think they'd be mailed on Friday. Eek...I'm so nervous, you guys!! I don't know, I don't think I'm going to be accepted...</p>

<p>im really nervous...someone else in my class got an early write</p>

<p>It's only 4 days and 16 hours now!</p>

<p>Does anyone know if Naviance is school specific? I know that applications and admits are, but are averages for test scores specific to one's school?</p>

<p>This said.. Of the 10 students who have applied in the past two years, only four have been accepted and only two have gone ahead and attended. I know one of those was a legacy. Jumpo to this year: Only one ED application that I know of. She got in. Legacy too. Although her stats aren't near the same (neither in classes taken or test scores) as S's, but that's not to say she isn't a completely lovely girl. And I mean that. She has a lot of other strengths and she probably does well in her classes, but they are just not accelerated, honors, or AP.</p>

<p>I guess I am just trying to rationalize somewhat, brace for the worst. It's not that I am not trying to find the love for non-legacy, but as it is, it's not exactly overflowin'! :( Plus, S asked for alumni interview and never got a call. And then on the naviance site it says interviews are recommended.</p>

<p>Modadunn: Not sure what you mean. But if you see that "student X" got into Middlebury from your Son's high school, then I think you can tell from the graph what their GPA and test scores were (at least you can on our high school Naviance). </p>

<p>I think Naviance is an excellent tool in that it allows one to see what types of students are accepted to what universiites/colleges from one's high school (at least through GPA's and test scores-the rest are "extras"). Your son will know if certain kids took the more rigorous courses so GPA's can be put into perspective, which is what is done at the most selective colleges. </p>

<p>I also think it's great because when several year's of graduating students students apply and attend specific universities, they set sort of a prescendent or track record. The colleges begin to know the types of students they are getting from a high school due to the performance of graduates that came before them.</p>

<p>I wouldn't read too much into the legacy kid that got in. A kid from my D's class last year was admitted to Penn (a school that loves legacies). Everyone pretty much knew why she got in. Fortunately, the two other kids from the class who applied RD also got in.</p>

<p>Keep thinking good thoughts!!!</p>