<p>Well... no more than 10 minutes ago I found out that I've been rejected from the one and only college that I applied to, GMU. This is pretty crushing to me considering the fact that I even recieved a likely letter. Does this mean that all my educational chances have been shot down? Where do I go and what do I do from here on out? I know way too many people who have gone through this same unfortunate process and are now very unstable in their careers.... I don't want to end up in their shoes. What are my other options? I don't have many good references to these issues either besides this place. Would it be possible to take community college courses and transfer or is this looked down upon? I haven't even told my parents yet.... I'm sure they will be upset with having to go to community college. Please, I just need some options thrown up to help out my hopeless mood.</p>
<p>why would u only apply to one school?? by the way gmu is on fire right now against UCONN in the elite eight.</p>
<p>are there any state colleges you can still apply to? I know there are some colleges here that have rolling admissions and are open until like June...</p>
<p>I've heard stories of people who were rejected from the only school they really wanted to go to. Their solution was to just go anyways. They attended classes and such without actually being accepted in the school. Eventually the school let the person in. I guess any student willing to attend classes even after being rejected suggests real dedication. I'd only suggest this after you write letters or call and try to find a way into the school. If it's where you really want to be, you should at least try to fight for it first.</p>
<p>Otherwise, CC isn't the worst thing that can happen. It is possible to transfer. Maybe others have some better advice. Hope everything works out for you.</p>
<p>If you got a likely letter, call their office and ask what happened. Maybe you can even appeal.</p>
<p>"They attended classes and such without actually being accepted in the school. Eventually the school let the person in. I guess any student willing to attend classes even after being rejected suggests real dedication. I'd only suggest this after you write letters or call and try to find a way into the school. If it's where you really want to be, you should at least try to fight for it first."</p>
<p>I think that is a rumor. If you dont' get accepted then you can't pay. Why would they let you take classes without paying? How would you even get the schedule? Would you just randomly follow a freshman kid around to all his classes? Where would you live? For more than half my classes if you aren't on the list (or waiting list) they will kick you out.</p>
<p>They just sort of showed up to classes. They didn't pay obviously. I don't believe it is a rumor either, my teacher told my class this story about a friend of his who actually did this. But, that's just one guy, so I don't honestly think it's the greatest way to go about things. I'm sure a lot of negative things could also happen to you. But it has been done before.</p>
<p>That is pretty funny. Which school is this at and how did he know which classes to take? Over here you have to be on the list (since some classes are overfilled and they have waiting lists to determine whether or not you'll get in). The only way to get on the list is to use your ID to sign up online.</p>
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<p>that made me giggle. XD</p>
<p>I'd have to ask my teacher. He was trying to give us a pep talk one day (IB Physics students need all the pep talks they can get). But I don't recall it being that prestigious of a school. I'm sure this method wouldn't work at a lot of schools. He also described his friend as being rather eccentric. I could imagine you'd have to be a really gutsy person to get away with something like that.</p>
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<p>Honestly, call their admissions office</p>
<p>If they sent you a likely letter and rejected you later, there must have been some huge problem. Call them up</p>
<p>Yeah. Call them up and if you actually did get rejected, tell them that was the only school to where you applied and you have nowhere else to go. Try explaining it to them...could help.</p>
<p>u sure it's a likely? Like did it actually say "we're reserving a spot for u." Really read the letter again and interpret the letter word by word. If it is a likely letter, then call them and tell them. I'm sure they'll have sth to say.</p>
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<p>excuse me? UConn is winning.</p>
<p>Apply to schools that have rolling admission deadlines RIGHT NOW!!! For example, Hendrix College has rolling admissions. Go to the collegeboard.com.. and search for schools that have rolling deadlines... and find out if you can still apply. ASAP.</p>
<p>You can also check <a href="http://www.nacacnet.org%5B/url%5D">www.nacacnet.org</a> in May - they will post a list of colleges with openings.</p>
<p>The letter that I recieved around november reads, </p>
<p>"As you may already know, (my name) has been identified as a possible candidate for admission to george mason university..... I look forward to reviewing (my name)'s application to be a distinguished member of our incoming class of 2006"</p>
<p>Now I get the rejection... it's like a tease. I mean that was really the only place I wanted to go because of its close location. Thank you all for your replies and support. What other options do I have? Is it really possible to appeal the rejection just because of a likely letter?</p>
<p>well idk i don't exactly think that's a likely letter. This is from a likely letter i got. It's more definite. </p>
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<p>Not to brag but a likely letter states it really clearly that u r in. Your letter doesn't really seem taht definitive.</p>
<p>Umm, that doesn't sound like a likely letter.</p>
<p>My son's guidance counselor had a panic attack that he hadn't applied to any safeties a month or so ago (he's since been accepted to 4 schools), at the time she told us that Hofstra has rolling admissions.</p>
<p>What are you interested in majoring in?</p>
<p>And here's the Princeton Review list of schools with rolling admissions:</p>
<p>I want to major in IT. How does the process of community college to a 4-year college work? How often is this method of admission successful? I might consider this route over trying to get into a school I'm not interested in, only because of the deadlines...</p>