<p>I hate it when schools do big envelope/little envelope, because now if I get a small envelope, I probably won't even open it. I'll just storm out of the room and cry really hard. For three weeks. And then I'll be forced to pick a school that isn't Barnard without really being able to get used to the idea. </p>
<p>Also, this is really dumb and superficial...but since I did the precollege program, I'm friends on facebook with a lot of ED girls and I feel like if I don't get into Barnard, it'll be painful to see every time they post an album or something. And I'll hate looking at my PCP pictures. And I'll be sad and jealous for the rest of my life. I don't know how true that is, but it seems that way now.</p>
<p>Also, I really hope Barnard adcoms aren't reading this right now and thinking about how crazy I am.</p>
<p>I think if they are indeed reading this, they will be awed by your dedication to and love of Barnard, which is what they really want to see!</p>
<p>I know you don't need another reason to love Barnard, but I've become friends with a lot of ED girls on facebook too, and every single one with whom I've spoken has quite a lovely disposition! Everyone is really friendly and nice. :)</p>
<p>Oh, I agree! I love all of the girls from PCP and am thrilled for them all. But I am also very jealous and want to go to Barnard as well. Like...it just ticks me off so much that I didn't get to apply ED, but I am currently trying to convince myself that Barnard will actually see my commitment as an advantage during RD, whereas in ED, everyone is committed so it's not really the stand-out factor. I just wish I could know already.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, EDers! I'll definitely keep it in mind. </p>
<p>mp153, I definitely get where you're coming from with the bitterness factor. I've experienced that when I didn't make a selective club...all those statuses, photo albums, and wall-to-walls. I know it isn't as big as Barnard, but trust me, the bitterness fades. It may take awhile, but it'll make you stronger. Don't worry about it :)</p>
<p>mp153 -- I went to PCP this summer too! I miss it so much it hurts.
I am not applying to Barnard because I got into another school ED, but I my best friend got into Barnard ED and I'm looking forward to visiting her.
Good luck! I'm sure your excitement for Barnard will be evident in your applications : )</p>
<p>Oh did you? Four week or one? I did four :)</p>
<p>And I miss it so much as well. It was really the best thing I could have ever done for myself and made me realize that Barnard really IS the school for me!</p>
<p>I know how it feels to find the perfect school for you. It wasn't Barnard for me, but I can totally see why it would be for other people and it would have definitely been at the top of my list if I hadn't gotten in to my ED school.</p>
<p>Since this is an anxiety thread:
I looked up the RD vs. ED statistics, and like twice as many girls get accepted ED. I would have applied ED, but I had to take my SAT IIs in December because I wasn't ready. Would we have had a much greater chance of being accepted or deferred and then accepted if we applied ED?</p>
<p>I really doubt it. I think the reason so many ED girls get accepted is because Barnard is truly their first choice, and their love of the school resounds in their applications. I think for many RDers, Barnard is merely another school on their lists, perhaps a safety for Columbia or something. Since there is a greater number of apathetic applicants RD, the acceptance rate decreases. </p>
<p>I believe that if Barnard is your first choice school (even if you apply RD), and you exemplify your love of the school in your application, that you will have the same probability getting accepted RD as getting accepted ED.</p>
<p>I completely agree with belle. If you show your love for the school and the best of yourself, I think you have just as good a shot as you would have ED.</p>
<p>I'm finally sending in my application tonight and am freaking out because I'm not sure if they can tell how much I want to attend in my essays. I hope so. I really hope so. I'm going to ask a ton of friends tonight if THEY would admit me before I even dream of hitting submit. I am SO scared.</p>
<p>(Also, I'm trying to finish another app for a school I have no chance at and am only applying to to see what happens and I keep getting frustrated and typing, "I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THIS APPLICATION. I WANT TO GO TO BARNARD!" and then deleting the sentence.)</p>
<p>etched, I was deferred from Brown, which I think is still my number one but being deferred really made me think about how many other schools out there I would love to go to. I cannot believe how many people have already posted on this forum. Where are you all from?</p>
<p>My friend and I spent six hours on videochat making sure everything was absolutely flawless. She even asked her parents and friends that don't know me to make sure all of the bases were covered. I feel better now. I can breathe again knowing that there really isn't anything else for me to do. Even so, I'm anxious. AHHH!</p>
<p>Arghhhhh I really have to finish! I am getting so frustrated with their supplement. Everything I write seems so mediocre.</p>
<p>Oh, random question. I literally first heard of Barnard through Collegeboard's Matchmaker search. Would this be bad the mention? I mean, it's honest. I didn't get any mail from the school or anything.</p>
<p>I have no idea why, but I posted after post #33, and then it appeared on the previous page. Bizarre :/</p>
<p>Congrats on submitting your application! And, in terms of anxiety, I have no idea how to deal with it because I'm going through the same thing, haha.</p>
<p>ikatfabric, I'm sure they're not mediocre. Even if they are, with tweaking and editing, you can make them shine. I wouldn't mind reading them and offering suggestions.</p>
<p>Well, I heard about Barnard through Seventeen's Web site, which I thought was kind of lame, so I said I heard about Barnard while doing searches for good writing schools online. I don't think there's a need to be specific. </p>
<p>And I have a random question, too: I want to send in some of my writing to supplement my application, but I don't know what to pick. I have a few solid pieces of poetry, but my true love is fiction, but the themes are iffy -- I write about adultery, jealousy, and dark stuff like that, which is hardly appropriate.</p>
<p>etched: Writing about adultery/jealousy/dark stuff IS appropriate if it's what you want to write about and you're able to tell a good story about it. If it really shows your writing style, I'd send it. :)</p>
<p>I told them the truth about how I heard of Barnard...</p>
<p>When I was in ninth grade, I wanted to find colleges but didn't know many schools. So I started by looking on all of the Ivy's websites (because I figured they would give me an idea of how to find schools) and on Columbia's, there was a link to Barnard's site. I have never looked back. Haha.</p>
<p>etched: I'm also a writer and, if it's well written, would say to send it in. Such plots shouldn't matter to them if the writing is quality. I decided against sending anything in because I'm self-conscious about it and also the novel I'm working on now is kind of shallow. But if you're proud of it, I'd say to go for it. I'm pretty sure it can't count against you...can it?</p>