<p>Why are you stressing at 2 am??? It’s not like anything has changed?</p>
<p>But waiting to see if something has is what causes said stress?! Don’t you wanna know? I’m sorry, but Michigan is hands down my first choice, its kind of a family affair that if I don’t get in it’s gonna be bad, and being an out-of-state rural area applicant, my chances are already down before any of my stats are viewed.</p>
<p>The fact that you’re OOS does mean you’ll be judged by harsher standards, but coming from a rural environment doesn’t. If the rurality of your town means your high school has less opportunities, they’ll acknowledge that. I mean, you can’t be marked down for not taking AP classes if your school doesn’t offer any. Colleges want to see that you take advantage of what you DO have. </p>
<p>There’s no reason to worry yourself into a frenzy at this point. You’ve done your part, and now it’s in the hands of the admissions officers. And I know it seems like it is sometimes, but you have to remind yourself getting rejected or waitlisted from your first choice is not going to be life-ruining. I know many people who were rejected from their top pick and were incredibly happy at the school they did end up going to.</p>
<p>I agree 100%</p>
<p>Well yea I want to know but I know I’m not gonna find out tomorrow at 2 am. It’s either gonna be the 17th or most likely the 23rd.</p>
<p>Well, dang guys. Way to be committed. You obviously have not seen Duke, or any Ivy League forum on here.</p>
<p>What exactly is that supposed to mean, lrose2011?</p>
<p>So what happened to this just being a decisions thread? Unless you’re posting a decision, I think it’s counterproductive to post it in this thread. Make a new one, problem solved.</p>
<p>I just feel like big decisions, such as getting into your first-choice, this is kinda your dream and has been since you were little, schools aren’t something to be taken lightly, and just, hey, whatever happens, happens. I know we can’t control it at this point, but honestly, I am freaking out about whether I got in or not. The Duke forum, along with the Ivy’s are blowing up with posts about how nervous and anxious they are, seriously in tune with the influence this has on your future…here, not so much.</p>
<p>If you’re asserting that people in this forum lack nervousness or anxiousness, then that is just false. I can assure you that plenty of umich hopefuls are freaking out. Just look at the last couple pages of this thread—plenty of people are losing sleep.</p>
<p>or we are just more down to Earth than thr preppy Ivy kids riding Daddy’s coattails into the university, or Daddy’s checkbook.</p>
<p>Posting on this website and saying you are nervous about getting into a school does not make it a good school. Posting and talking about how nervous you are does also not improve your chances in any way.</p>
<p>@ RonPaul12</p>
<p>Then perhaps one shouldn’t be scolded for acting in such a manner towards a particularly sensitive subject. </p>
<p>@MLDWoody</p>
<p>Duke, among others in the Ivy League are something thats called need-blind, which means they don’t care about daddy’s coattails, checkbook, friends at the luncheon, or how far the stick is up his butt, they care about you and what you’ve done with your life over the past 13 years, and no, it’s not gonna help your chances, but posting on here doesn’t mean you’re a good student either, just that you can type and read.</p>
<p>^^Agreed with MLDWoody. </p>
<p>And to add on, proclaiming Michigan is my first choice and I will be shattered if I don’t get in won’t help. Michigan IS one of my first choices. But if I don’t get in, I don’t get in. Sure, I’ll be disappointed. But I’ll move on, because I have to. No use dwelling on what could’ve been. Tons of high school seniors get rejected from their top picks every year. And life goes on. Michigan was my dad’s LAST pick. He got rejected from the other 3 he applied to (which included, ahem, Duke). And yet, he’s now an incredibly proud Michigan alum. </p>
<p>Furthermore, studies have proven where you go to undergrad and its prestige, whether it be Ivy League or your average state school, really doesn’t have a big effect on future employment opportunities or success. I can see if I have still have the website or article discussing that study saved somewhere if you’re skeptical.</p>
<p>That is 100% true, MLDWoody. I think someone just got owned . . .</p>
<p>I’m not sure what lrose is trying to accomplish here.</p>
<p>It’s not like I don’t care whether or not I get in, I care a lot. I just realize that at two am tomorrow morning when the website isn’t even running I’m not gonna get a decision. And yea, whatever happens happens. I’ve got Wisconsin in my back pocket and if Michigan decides that they’re too good for me I’m fine teaching them how to bucky next year. It’s not like I’m not gonna go to a good school if Michigan doesn’t let me in.</p>
<p>@Americanslang</p>
<p>My whole family is from Michigan, hence why it matters and why i’d be more than proud to be a Michigan alum. Personally, i’m sorry about his rejection to Duke, but I think he won out better in the long run on that one going to Michigan. It’s not because Michigan is my first choice, it’s because Michigan is SUCH a great school. And you cant tell me that if you go to some smalll college no ones heard of outside of your city versus a brand-name like Michigan or Duke or the Ivy’s, thats its not gonna affect you, should your future take you to a different state.</p>
<p>@RonPaul12</p>
<p>was that you? i didnt noticed considering how quickly your sophisticated facade vanished.</p>
<p>@jkaufman </p>
<p>See, that’s something I appriciate, thank you.</p>
<p>My sophisticated facade? LOL.</p>
<p>Initially it seemed like you were on a crusade against umich, and now it seems you’re one of us.</p>
<p>You have me thoroughly confused with your enigmatic behavior.</p>
<p>@RonPaul12</p>
<p>I’ve always been for umich, thats why i’m on this forum, and why I posted about freaking out, but I wasn’t on here for people to tell me it’s wrong for me to stress something I find important, and yet again, you’re back to speaking oh so eloquently. I think you’re the one who needs to figure out their behavior in front of different people, not me.</p>
<p>Thank you? </p>
<p>Anyway, having reread the thread, I now see what you are saying. When I first read #169, it sounded like a jab at umich, so I got defensive. I thought you were some Ivy league snob bashing us because we lack dedication. So, I apologize.</p>
<p>Still not sure what’s “oh so eloquent” about what I’m writing here, or how I managed to go back and forth between writing eloquently and not, but w/e.</p>