<p>I remember how I was on northbynorthwestern last week checking out their “freshman survival” article T_T
I even had my dorm picked out…
Wow, I’m so pathetic xD</p>
<p>I hope its today! (12:10 AM here)</p>
<p>EDIT: Why are the responses messing up again???</p>
<p>I wasn’t home until about 9 today and I just KNEW it was going to be in the mail.</p>
<p>'Twasn’t.</p>
<p>These posts need to fix themselves. It’s a bit annoying.</p>
<p>im WCAS also… and im scared… =(</p>
<p>I had to wait to post otherwise I would’ve been behind you guys…weird.</p>
<p>OK if you guys are just being negative. I was worried you had a strong reason to believe you wouldn’t get in because I know bank and I were at least somewhat similar so I was freaking.</p>
<p>It’s really weird not knowing the day… It’s like I’m anxious and waiting for something that is going to happen, but I don’t know when…</p>
<p>Do you think it might get leaked when they will be released like it was last year?</p>
<p>Hmm…
I don’t think it was necessarily leaked~~
I think somebody called last year and the admissions office just happened to tell her that they would be posting it that night.</p>
<p>I’m basically worried about the applicants -not- on CC, you know? It’s hard to judge whether I stand a chance without knowing my competition, I’m worried I’m in wayyy over my head and that the other applicants to WCAS will blow me out of the water.</p>
<p>Hoping it’s leaked, I’d really like to know the day so I can plan my freak out accordingly lol. :)</p>
<p>ditto bank.</p>
<p>(well i guess your post is now below mine 
)</p>
<p>Well, if we call everyday…
Hopefully one day they will be like, “Yes, we’re sending the emails out TONIGHT. Please stop bugging us…”
^.^</p>
<p>(Gah. This forum is so screwed up.)</p>
<p>Whether it is correct or not, I have to imagine that CC doesnt accuarately represent the field in a manner in our favor. I think the more driven students are the ones more likely to seek out a place like this. I mean from what I have gathered, if we only used the people on here, the entrance averages would be much higher.</p>
<p>True, you make a pretty convincing point. Most of the people on these boards are very well qualified, I know it probably sounds bad but I’m hoping alot of ED applicants in WCAS don’t have better stats (which is asking alot, considering I don’t have oh-wow stats), unfortunately I’m in self-preservation mode right now lol.</p>
<p>Still makes me nervous… I’m not a fan of unknown variables. :/</p>
<p>Nobody is. I have to believe though, that the average applicant, or lower end applicant i suppose, is not seeking out a forum to discuss possible classes and stuff at a future school. Just a guess.</p>
<p>Heh, well we’re almost over the hump. This week should be over in no time and we should be that much closer to finding out our decision for better or for worse.</p>
<p>I just wanted to say that I too am eagerly awaiting a notification of acceptance or denial this week.</p>
<p>I am most likely an oddball within the ED admission pool though.</p>
<p>Whereas most of you(and every other applicant to NW, period) have 3.5+GPAs, 32+ ACTs, I don’t. You see, I was a slacker for almost the entirety of highschool. I made crappy grades and generally “didn’t care” until November of my junior year when I visited Northwestern. Upon seeing what was out there and what was possible and what an incredible school it was, I decided to change. I was able to raise my YEARLY gpa for my junior year from around a 2.7 up to a 3.1 or so by the end of last year, and this year I took four AP classes and continue to maintain a ~3.4 GPA for the year; nonetheless, I still have a more or less pitiful 2.7 cumulate highschool GPA. I also have a mere 28 on the ACT and a 9/12 on the writing. These are about the only things counting against me. I’m an Eagle Scout, I’ve been to Stanford to take classes in Digital / New Media, the program that I want to take part in at NW only filled 50 out of 120 spots last year, my essay was stellar, etc. I’m trying to make the point that the only thing I’ve got counting against me is my GPA and test scores. But, my essay and rec letter’s were stupendous, and I’ve got enough extra curricular activities within the field I want to study to write a book about.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong, I’m almost surely an oddball. I severely doubt that there are many other ED applicants, or applicants period for that matter, who have a cumulative highschool GPA of something as low as a 2.7. I just keep telling myself that if their middle 50% is anywhere from a 30-34 on the ACT, there’s got to be a slice of 25% on each side of that pie for people who got 34-36, as well as 28-30. If I get in, unlikely as it would be, I’ll definitely be on the lower end of those who got accepted, and I know it. Alas, I’m expecting to get denied, although they say Early Decision is “for those applicants whose room is ALREADY painted purple,” and that’s what my room was painted as soon as I came home from visiting the school last year. I’m sure much of you were the same way, in some respect.</p>
<p>It’s pretty difficult to be a slacker and then try to make the rebound/turnaround of the century, I must say. To try to convince an admissions committee, “hey, yeah, you heard right! For most of highschool, I didn’t even care! But oh boy hoooooweee if you accept me I will surely change I PROMISE!”…to be sincere in saying that, to try to communicate that on paper to an admissions committee, was probably one of the most difficult challenges I’ve ever faced in my life. I didn’t care for the better part of my highschool years, and I knew I would regret, and yep, I do. If and when I get denied, I’m going to come back and read through this thread and at least feel good knowing that my application made most if not all of your chances better.</p>
<p>Anyway, this book of a post ends here. I’ll be watching this thread and my mailbox like the rest of you, and I wish you all the best of luck, regardless.</p>
<p>edit: and yes, Texiera21 / bank1019, I am also an oddball in that I’m a VERY low-end applicant who found this forum…I promise that I’m one of the few, if not the only, ‘low end-er’ on here.</p>
<p>@soundguy’s comment from like 3 pages ago— funny you should say that about brown’s thread because Brown is, you could say, my RD Dream (emphasis on the word DREAM since there’s very little chance I could get in) so occasionally I stalk their ED results thread (nothing yet) but last year’s brown ED thread was DEVASTATING. it was one deferral after another. one post called it “a blood bath” hahahaha. in conclusion, all that rambling was to say i REALLY hope that doesn’t happen on this thread.</p>
<p>and on another rambl-y side note, i had a dream last night that I received my login on email and i wanted to rush back to CC and tell you guys XD but then I woke up O_o.</p>
<p>i don’t think so… email takes universally the same amount of time to send so you will KNOW your decision by the 15th! the mail may take longer but they said they are sending emails as well so that’s probably how you’ll find out:).</p>
<p>i have hope that today is the day!
what do you guys think?</p>
<p>well since they’ve released the decisions before the 15th in the past, will they release them by email if they decide to do that again or will they wait till the 15th to email but mail earlier? (err badly worded question but you can figure it out). I definitely want to hear before the 15th (as early as possible!) if they decide to release it before then, but i know it wont reach me by mail either (im international also).</p>
<p>mail isn’t delivered on weekends, and it takes at least 2 days to deliver. so assuming they sent it out yesterday or today, you wouldn’t receive it til at least thursday or friday. and i wouldn’t expect it in my box til the 15th… then again, i am an int’l student…</p>
<p>i think that emails will come after mail… oh, i don’t know. i’m all mixed up!!</p>