<p>I agree with all the posts from all us wise parents especially the post from Mini; counseling could really help (and it doesn't mean you have a mental illness). There's no perfect school, marriage, job or children. This is the beginning of your adult life and any new focus you can gain from a professional will help you in decision making and help you enjoy all the wonderful things to come.</p>
<p>STAY at YALE...apply to Harvard for Grad school...now THAT's an impressive JOB APPLICATION!!</p>
<p>I don't think the point is telling you Yale's a good school, on par with Harvard. You know this! Probably most people in the US know this.</p>
<p>The problem is you have an obsession (sp?), which is Harvard University. And since you can't have it you want it more.</p>
<p>I agree with mini...you could use some counseling. Most of us reading this can't quite understand your thinking, you have so much but are apparently miserable. Life is a series of setbacks and compromises...a 3.6 or 3.7 at Yale pales in comparison to what many of us would consider a "real" problem, one worthy of such worry. But it is a real problem to you. I'd definitely get some assistance to get you through this.</p>
<p>"I just don't want my heart broken again. wow, I am a train wreck"</p>
<p>I'm a little concerned about this statement. What a great opportunity to be at Yale. I understand the disappointment last year of not getting into your dream school, but I wonder if there is more going on here than just Harvard. Like some other issue that will follow you to Harvard.</p>
<p>You might talk to someone about your college expectations and what you are looking for at Harvard or anywhere, to try and uncover the conflict.</p>
<p>Schools are what you make them. What's keeping you from letting go of Harvard and making Yale the school of your dreams?</p>
<p>I hopet his does not sound critical, I just think you should think about the bigger picture of why you feel the way you do.</p>
<p>I'll pm you.</p>
<p>I've posted on this thread, but am I the only one who has just a tad of doubt about its authenticity? I mean, I hope not, just sounds a bit far fetched (a "train wreck", with a 3.6+ at Yale?), and I apologize to the OP if I am (probably) wrong ... I mean no disrespect or to minimize how important this issue is to you.</p>
<p>OP: if you feel like a "train wreck" after a successful first semester in college, then you really do need to make an appointment at Yale's counseling center as soon as you get back to school. You need to sort through this with a professional before it gets worse.</p>
<p>And try taking a lighter load this coming semester. Four classes instead of five plus some other school activities or volunteering might make things better.</p>
<p>My son has been accepted to 6 out of 7 schools he applied to. That's the good news. We are now faced with a dilemma about financing his education. He was offered full tuition at UMass Boston Honors Program, $15K scholarship on $41K (tuition & room and board) at Bryant University in RI and accepted to Bentley College (his #1 choice, best known for their accounting program which he plans to major in) but we have not heard back from the financial aid folks there yet as they were missing our W-2 forms which I had just sent them yesterday, but we assume that their award may be in the neighborhood of Bryant's. My husband and I cannot afford to pay for the brand-name schools which means my son would have to take out $25-27K loans yearly or take the UMAss (State commuter school) offer of a full scholarship (automatically renewable yearly if he keeps a 3.2 GPA). What would you advise your kids to do in this case?</p>
<p>Chachi-
you probably want to start a separate and new thread, this one is off-topic on this thread</p>
<p>And $25K per year in loans for undergrad is HUGE!! ($100,000+ in loans!!!)</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>My advice is to go over to Dwight Hall and sign up to do some community work, maybe for poor children or the homeless. That might help you to put your situation into context.</p>
<p>For anyone still looking at this thread, Harvard has announced that they will NOT be accepting transfer admissions this year or next. Harvard</a> College Admissions Office: Prospective Students</p>
<p>Your job now is to figure out how to be happy when things don't go according to plan, because as you grow up, you'll discover that things rarely do!</p>
<p>You're in a terrific school. Throw yourself into it headfirst. Give 100%. Make friends. Have fun. Help others. Work hard. The rest will take care of itself!</p>
<p>Tell your parents how you are feeling so they can give you the support you need!</p>
<p>heh, I'm another lurking student...
I know that you probably don't like people dissing Harvard, but I've heard that Yale is really much nicer- most Harvard undergrad classes seem to be taught by perpetually ticked-off TAs, according to reviews by friends, and Harvard's so caught up in the idea of its wonderful name that it doesn't think that it needs to focus on the students. Personally, I would prefer Yale.</p>
<p>I thought that Harvard just announced that they are not taking transfers for two years.</p>
<p>Is it just me or does this thread seem a little troll-y?
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This semester I don't know what happened. I put in just as much work as I did in high school (I went to a top prep school so I thought I knew what it takes to do well) and I certainly didn't slack off at all this semester. But, I just found out that I am going to end up with a B and a B+ in two of my classes (A's in the other 3). Usually things go right for me academicaly, and I put the most work into the two classes I did the worst in, but for whatever reasons, things just didn't as planned.
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<p>It feels exaggerated, like it's trying too hard to fit the super-high achiever stereotype on CC...?</p>
<p>Sorry to saltandpepper if he/she's real.</p>