<p>I'm one of those people who randomly pops up on boards at schools I'm not applying to. Like MIT especially. I never get tired of the "Is MIT all nerds" threads which pop up incessantly!</p>
<p>my self esteem is has hit bottom rock a few times when i went to the What Are My Chances board.</p>
<p>oh how i hate my SAT scores...</p>
<p>what are my chances threads can truly kill your self-esteem. Which is why I don't visit them for schools that I'm applying to :D</p>
<p>I'm very worried about rejection... :( </p>
<p>I feel a bit strange and like the only one applying to any colleges cuz only about 10-20 each year from my school go on to college and most of them go to State U where they're practically automatically admitted (basically, take the core group of each of my APs and they are the college-bound). So they're without worries and bouncing around and doing normal high-school activities while I twiddle my thumbs, not-listen to my teachers, and scribble and squiggle ugly colored lines on my recycled binder paper. </p>
<p>On a completely different note - I hate asking teachers for letters of recs. I hate asking people for favors. AH! But, I will shower them with bookstore coupons and chocolates or something with blank Hallmark cards to make myself feel better. :)</p>
<p>Aahh yes...rejection is a trainwreck heading my way. College has been on my mind every day, half a day, for the last 2 years or so. And of course after stressing out so much about it I will undoubtedly get rejected from my first choice, and any other college will be a dissapointment. Oh well...best I can do is enjoy the last year I have left before my dreams are crushed.</p>
<p>Oh, and the RSI thread also makes me feel like an idiot. ;) But on the other hand, it's definitely more shocking when a summer program's acceptance rate drastically goes down and you still don't feel like it's going down, as happened with me and SSP between 2004 and 2005.</p>
<p>One of the primary triggers for me to go to UWashington early was my fear of rejection from Caltech. With accepting the offer, I didn't lose.</p>
<p>Now I'm planning on applying to REUs, SURP, and maybe some other summer research questions. The first question I always ask: "How competitive is it?:" If the acceptance rate is below some arbitrary number like 25%, then I'm not going to ask any other questions.</p>
<p>If all of my schools reject me, I must pursue a long process of physical and spiritual purification...</p>
<p>I'll leave the interpretation to u guys =P</p>