<p>i'm nervous. not as much as everyone else, only because i'm ready for rejection. i hope that i get accepted, but chances are very slim.</p>
<p>aw guys I didn't mean to sound like I wanted to do it or anything. In fact, I don't because I suck at html, and also, I don't think I'm getting in... (although I just got into NYU Stern!!! I'm so happy!) But I think we can just merge them together and just indicate that we were deferred and then accepted. I think you should definitely start the thread impboy, because you have been nothing but nice and sweet and polite.... but we might have to start closer to admissions time, because this thread is going to be LOADED
:)</p>
<p>congrats on stern venus!!! thats a fantastic school all around! but ok, lol, i dont have a problem starting the new thread if you dont want to :) thats a good idea, about adding the deferee section to the stats setup. and really venus, just think positive, youll get in :) lol, hopefully i will too!</p>
<p>eastcoast11 and bernardolw, thanks!</p>
<p>venus.ajar, did nyustern send out official notices already? Also, congratulations! At least some pressure must be off of you since you know that worse case, you can go to a very well respected school.</p>
<p>Haha, ok I'll tell you my story, in every minute detail:</p>
<p>It was really hot today (which was random, since it was hailing a couple days ago in Philly) and I was stumbling through the door carrying my bag, textbooks, daffodils (that I was forced to buy from a cult called NHS), and a large stack fo mail. I was so exhausted, I shoved open the door and dropped all of my crap on the floor and chilled for a couple minutes. Then, I sifted through the mail, and I see this little envelope with my name and only three words on it: "You're Invited To..."
So I'm ripping this letter, expecting one of these cheap invitations to youth leadership forums that suck all of our money - and I see big purple words emblazoned on the face of the card: "UNIVERSITY DAY RECEPTION" and I'm wondering what the heck this is for - and then I see the little words right below it - "for students admitted to the class of 2011".. and my eyes dart to the top, reading the "Sally E. Blount-Lyon Dean, Leonard N. Stern of Business, New York University cordially invites you and your parents to our:" </p>
<p>At this point, I'm hyperventilating and saying "holy **** holy ****" ---the inside of the card just has directions to Washington Square. And it dawns on me that I was accepted.</p>
<p>And of course, I call my mom and we started sobbing tears of joy. And she calls my dad - but he didn't cry. He's too macho and Chinese for that, haha. Seriously, one of the best moments of my life right there. </p>
<p>God, if I get into Wharton, I think I might be so hysterical, my parents would take me to the psych ward, no joke. And you guys would probably get a whole chapter book on every detail of that moment, HA. </p>
<p>Sorry that was so long... yeaaah. :)</p>
<p>venus, congrats on getting into NYU!! That's my second choice so far for next year! New York is so much fun! And i enjoyed reading the little recollection... ;)</p>
<p>omg, venus, i hope i have a similar story to tell!!!</p>
<p>Venus, thanks for sharing your story. As a mom, I hope my son can share a similar happy moment with me. You sound like a great person. I wish you great success.</p>
<p>Congratulations Venus!</p>
<p>hey congrats venus! I got into the Stern Scholars prog too! Hopefully another good decision next thursday</p>
<p>guess what guys!
A student called my dad last night soliciting money for the Penn Fund (my dad is an alum). My dad basically told the kid to go fly a kite!</p>
<p>congrats Venus. But, I thought Wharton accepted you ED. </p>
<p>Guess what! I don't love UMich anymore. I visited them again and it was 30 degrees there last week and WINDY. The place looked somewhat run down from the way I had remembered it last March.
Went to UNC Chapel Hill a few days later (2nd visit) and I FELL IN LOVE with the school. Ouch! That will cost me an extra $7,000 per year since Chapel Hill didn't offer me merit money (and I don't qualify for need based aid). It hurts to turn down Michigan money but I fell in love with Chapel Hill.
Just thought you'd like to know</p>
<p>oh boy... here we go... you are very capricious, dulce (good SAT word...)</p>
<p>I was deferred from Wharton ED. But I'm not bitter about it. It's funny actually, I was quote unquote rejected from UNC because I didn't submit my midterms online (They notified me through an email address that I had abandoned a looong time ago) yet I got into one of my top three schools.</p>
<p>As sentimental as this may sound, I know that this has strenghtened my faith in God. I remember being furious because of UNC and my mistake, and praying to God that I didn't unknowingly mess up my other applications too. I remember saying that I'm in his hands alone, and only he knows what I'm destined for. And two days later, I am notified early that I got into Stern. </p>
<p>It's miraculous. I'm so going to Church this Sunday.</p>
<p>Why do you think you were deferred venus? You seem like a very nice/interesting/intelligent person.</p>
<p>Venus, I doubt you got rejected due to failure to submit midterm grades. I was accepted EA first, and later on was asked to submit mid-term grades.
UNC Chapel Hill only accepts about 18% OOS and they get many more OOS apps than in-state apps. It's as tough to get into UNC OOS as it is to get into an Ivy.
But Stern is a great school so you can be proud. My cousin is at STern and he only got 1370 on SAT</p>
<p>Um, if you were accepted EA, then you obviously couldn't submit your midterm grades at that time. And when they emailed you to submit your midyear in January, and you did, that just confirms your acceptance.</p>
<p>I also received that email in January, except it was in my own old email account. I looked back after I was rejected and there were FOUR reminders. Obviously, I didn't know about it until it was too late, but I think - no, I KNOW that the reason I was rejected was because of my midyear. If I didn't "bother" to submit it online, it shows a lack of interest in the school. It also seems like I had something to hide - as if my midyear sucked and I was too afraid to submit it. Which isn't true. They couldn't possibly admit a student without his/her midyear, and thus, I was rejected. </p>
<p>Dulce, if you so desperately need a validation that UNC is sooo tough to get into as an Ivy (just like UMich was, in your opinion, two months ago) - it's not necessary. We don't need to hear about the 18% acceptance. And we don't need to hear about your cousin who "only" got 1370 on his SAT. Maybe he had a likeable personality.</p>
<p>And Def890, thanks so much for the compliment(s)! That's very sweet of you. Except I'm not always nice. I can be a very sarcastic, biting, jerk if I want.</p>
<p>Umm, my theory is that I'm from a very competitive region. I live in a very affluent area, on the Main Line in/around Philly. (Although I'm not as well off at all. Some people are reaaaally "old money." There are just so many amazing applicants with perfect scores and the whole shibang. And my gpa was weak- a 3.6 UW, 3.9 W, along with rather blah SAT IIs in the lower 700s. It's really tough living in the suburbs of Philly and be Asian at the same time.</p>
<p>ahh i see dulce has come to the RD decisions thread...oh well, no biggie i guess.</p>
<p>and venus. stern is among the hardest and most prestigious business schools in the nation, so dont let dulce's comment phase you. getting accepted is quite a feat in itself! and i think that's great about you gaining confidence in faith. evne though im not religious, i think its good to strongly believe and have confidence in one's self. im confident penn will see me for who i truly am, and i hope they see you for the person you truly are as well. from there, its just a matter of making the easy, obvious choice on the adcom's part :)</p>
<p>impboy, were you not an active CC member during the ED round? I totally made a facebook group and it had like 30 of us EDers in it. But I've decided to delete it in a week since we'll be finding out in a week anyway and may never talk again.. </p>
<p>but anyway, if any of you are interested, I'll post the group link/my facebook link and you can actually see who amazon, jyanks, bernardolow, etc, look like. Oh, and you don't want to miss out the Meng and Jcov hotness. ;P</p>