Rejected edii, not devastated

Applying to College
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<p>I thought,* for sure*, well kinda, I would get into my ED school. Surprise! a "Sorry" email. I fell out of love with the school awhile ago... so I guess I should be relieved by the rejection. However, I wish I had applied ED at another school which is currently at the top half of the list. I'm starting to feel insecure that maybe the same application will get me rejected other places (common app). I don't know what did me in: maybe my recs sucked, non convincing why college? essay, or weak extracurriculars. I'm not sure what to do. I got into my safety, a state school near home but equidistant to my other ED school. </p>

<p>Q:I guess I'm asking, what can I do to improve the chances of acceptance at the others?</p>

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<p>You could call the school and ask why you got rejected, and let them know you're asking so you can possibly rectify the mistake at other schools... although there is the fallacy that most schools' deadlines have passed.</p>

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<p>Ask your counselor to call. Colleges are more forthcoming with counselors than applicants.</p>

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although there is the fallacy that most schools' deadlines have passed.

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<p>Fallacy? You mean they haven't?</p>

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<p>well, every college i've applied to has sent my deadlines for missing items which are mid February to march 1.</p>

<p>Should I ask the admissions office myself (via email) or just get my counselor to do it?</p>

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<p>mental: while a great idea, knowing the school you were rejected at, I doubt they would tell you the real reason (unless your stats were lower than others....)...not trying to discourage you, but I didn't think you should get your hopes up either that you will get any info.....</p>

<p>fwiw, they probably just had enough females/males from Atlanta, with your profile......</p>

<p>what are the other schools you are waiting on?</p>

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<p>thanks rodney, why wouldn't they just tell me? my scores were within their averages. and i originally applied ed1 then pushed it to ed2.</p>

<p>you maybe right. an admcounselor told me that last year they took 15% from georgia in their freshman class. on facebook, a lot of the kids who got in ed are instate from surrounding areas/schools.</p>

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<p>last year, my D was ABOVE their averages....when counselor called after she was waitlisted, they gave her some kakamame reason that she had a couple B+'s sophomore year....hmmm, top 7% of class didn't matter? top of 75% SAT and ACT?...found out more accurate scoop later from a neighboring GC friend about demographic changes at said school.....they won't tell you that.....D would not have been happy there in the end; good thing we didn't apply ED.....</p>

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<p>@mental
i am in the same predicament as that of urs... I actually asked the school as to why they rejected me... they said my financial need was too much!! Now that has gotten me real worried, about my chances at other schools. i still don't know whether the college might be honest or not, but the least that you can do is at least ask them for a reason.</p>

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<p>Be careful about second guessing yourself into a tizzy. Before you try changing your application take a step back for a moment and consider another perspective. Then, if you still want to change it, go for it.</p>

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<p>Something I heard at a college fair really opened my eyes to the whole admissions decision process. The speaker said "We're trying trying to create a well rounded population of students, not a population of well rounded students." </p>

<p>What that told me is that while scores and grades and essays and the like are important, in the end the admissions process may boil down to nothing more than a very subjective "feel" that an admissions officer gets when looking over an application - especially these days when many schools probably get lots more well qualified applicants than they have openings to fill. </p>

<p>So, you know, maybe it has absolutely nothing to do with your scores or your ECs or your essay or your recommendations or anything else you have even the slightest amount of control over. In fact, maybe there's nothing wrong with your application at all. Maybe it's the perfect application for the school that is perfect for you. Maybe the same application will get you <em>in</em> to a school that you end up <em>truly</em> falling in love with. </p>

<p>I know that may sound patronizing, or like a cliche, meant to make you feel better and nothing more. But that's not it at all. </p>

<p>Clearly, if you're good enough to even consider applying ED, then you're a great applicant. </p>

<p>Also, you mentioned that you've already been accepted to your state school, so you <em>know</em> you're going to college. The only thing you don't know, yet, is where. </p>

<p>So, if you like, feel free to look over you application one more time. If there's still time and you'd feel much better if you were to change some part of it go for it. </p>

<p>Otherwise, have faith. Trust yourself and everything you've done so far. </p>

<p>And in the meantime, while you're waiting to hear from the other schools, read this posting:<br>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/640545-now-not-time-worry.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/640545-now-not-time-worry.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>