Nothing Matters Anymore

<p>It's weird how nothing matters anymore. Decisions are made, letters are printed, envelopes are sealed, lives will be forever changed. I find it funny how people still ask others about their chances or whether or not they are strong candidates. The admissions game is a tricky one, a puzzle within a puzzle that only you can solve. But by this stage in the game, the puzzle has been solved, and soon enough its answer will be revealed. I too, am playing this game, plagued by uncertainty and doubt, as it does many others-waiting, hoping. April 1st cannot come soon enough, the nights are long and the days unbearable. We see happy classmates knowing where they will attend college, most of them applied to public universities content with their choice-nevertheless they have the satisfaction of knowing they were accepted-they were chosen. I know whatever answer this game holds for me, I will accept it, because I know in my heart that for the past four years, as have most of us, I've been working my ass off and know full well that there is not one thing in the world I could have done differently. The minutes are ticking for that life changing April morning, but Nothing Matters Anymore.</p>

<p>lol I dont know whether to rate this as a pessimistic or optimisitic view on the admission process. on one hand it is a time for senior to relax ( or die trying) and wait for the final decisions, but on the other hand its the most unnerving part of the application process where everyone are hopeing tightly onto their hope. Any form of confirmation at this point strengthens the hope so cant really blame them for being so anxious and trying to predict the best they can.</p>

<p>...for senior to relax (or die trying)...
This reminds me of the Simpsons. "homer, youre gonna kill us" "or die trying". That'll get my mind off of admissions. </p>

<p>So then, I'm not the only one who hasn't heard back from colleges (except for a likely letter from UNC)? Good. Only me and a friend are in this position.</p>

<p>i know of a friend who applied to seas who is a genius but completely void of common sense. for his reason to apply to columbia, he wrote that he liked the west coast. don't worry about your app, 'cause there are probably tons of applicants who applied just for the heck of it or without genuinely thinking about it.</p>

<p>haha...the west coast...well, of the atlantic</p>

<p>i completly agree. there's nothing we can do anymore. </p>

<p>yesterday, since i'm thinking of dropping a class, i called columbia admissions and left a message on my admissions officer's machine. all i said was my name, that i was thinking of dropping a class, and that he could call me back or i could get in touch with him. </p>

<p>anyway, he left a message on my home answering machine. he sounded really.. breezy, and he said his name, that i should drop a class if i think that it's the best thing, and that it won't affect my application. </p>

<p>i'm pretty sure that means that they're not considering me at all, because if they were they would want to know why i want to drop, or at least which class it is that i'm thinking about. </p>

<p>anyway, after i got that answering machine bomb, i kind of hung out in my room and accepted it for a while... i'm glad that i got that warning 2 weeks early, so that that little flame of hope could... grow smaller, at a more relaxed rate. besides, i already got into a pretty good school (wellesley), so it isn't that bad. </p>

<p>columbia should accept all of us, but that isn't going to work out, and i'm sure our lives will be just fine. i'm feeling a lot more carefree. </p>

<p>good luck to all of you!</p>

<p>It is nice to see such relaxed people during this time. I know that I felt this way in late November/early December when the ED decisions were being handed out. </p>

<p>This is a grueling process, but for those who have truly reflected on their life up to this point and have made significant academic and extra curricular strides, you will go to a great school. This college thing is nothing to get hung over about. It is just another one of those life experiences which makes us stronger in the end.</p>

<p>Best of luck to all of you and I hope to see some of you on campus in the fall!</p>

<p>-Jaug1
Columbia College Class of 2009</p>

<p>It's nice to know I'm not the only one...
The other day in English everyone went around the room and said where they were going to school next year, but since this was old news for them, they started talking about with whom they were going to room next year too. I was the only one in a class of 21 who didn't know to which college I was going. I can't even be anxious with anyone anymore; they have all graduated beyond that stage in the college game.
I guess it'll only be for eight more days.</p>