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<p>Correct. My D, another Yale rejectee, is so focused on her current school and having such a great college experience that her main memory of the whole thing seems to be: "Yale who?" She thinks about the Yalies when they take their annual beating in football, but that's about it.</p>
<p>iney - just another supportive, but cautious, voice. Apply to your "reach" schools and give your wonderful stats and essays a chance to win you admission. But also do what elodie has done - find yourself a safety, if you have not already been admitted to one, with rolling admissions if at all possible, some other safety/match and match schools. This is the ONLY proper way to plan a college application strategy. And make sure those safety/match schools are ones which excite you in some way, whether it be academic programs, location, atmosphere, other special programs.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the follow-up. It's wonderful to hear for those of us who followed the OP, and wonderful to hear for other students worrying about their post ED/EA deferral/rejection prospects.</p>
<p>Dear Parents:
First you have my heart filled thanks for your encouragement during my daughters down time.
I remember how hurt and confused she was, how she doubted her self-worth and did not know what to do or where to turn. However, after she read all of these cheerful stories the parents shared, she regained her confidence and came back full force to revise her application. I still remember that night after she read all of these posts, she came to me and said: I guess there still is hope after rejection, and its also funny that now I actually dont feel the hurt anymore. I guess it really doesnt matter what school I end up attending, but rather what I do there. Through the rejection, my daughter has learned how to look for support, improve herself and move on. I am eternally grateful to all the wonderful parents from this board.</p>
<p>I also want to thank this wonderful CC website. Without the knowledge I gained here, my daughter would never have got this far. I would never have learned the concept of reach, match, safety. (Thank you, Carolina). After following Xiggis SAT Method, my daughter decided to take the SATs a third time (Dec), despite the fact that I was against it. She got an 800 on her verbal. Its ironic how she wants to get that on her math, especially since I had mentioned that she is a math science person. I guess life is full of surprises.
Special thanks to ADad, jmmom, wyogal for reading her assays. We really appreciate your genuine comments.
So far, my daughter has gotten accepted to USC with presidential scholar nominee and Brandies with $18000 /yearly scholarship. She also received the RPI math and science award with 15000/yearly scholarship from her junior year. Today when she got the likely letter from Dartmouth, she hugged me, said: I love you, mom.
Thanks again for all your cyber parenting.</p>
<p>I am so happy for you and your daughter. How blessed she is to have you as her mother! It is so clear that you have instilled such strong virtues in her. She is the type of person who will go far in life. </p>
<p>Dartmouth is a wonderful institution and will have to turn away many qualified students, just as your SCEA school did.<br>
This time you were the "right" applicant at the right moment.<br>
Here's to your fine accomplishment and to many new fab friends and faculty mentors should you accept their offer.</p>
<p>WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It sounds like Iney has done FABULOUSLY well so far!! What marvelous choices she has already!! I am sooooooooo excited for you both! Iney's story closely mirrors my son's last year with the initial rejection followed by some excellent acceptances and honors. I am so glad that things are working out this way for her....she is just a doll, as is her mom! {{{{{HUGS}}}}} to you both!</p>
<p>Incamom - I shared your D's story w/ my family as we went thru something similar last year & we are all thrilled for her! Congrats!
No matter where she chooses to go, she will do well! Our family loves Dartmouth, but really, there are sooo many great schools. What we all sometimes lose track of, is most of the learning is up to the student! And you clearly have one heck of a student living in your mist!
On an aside, Dartmouth has an exchange w/ UCSD, just so you know!</p>