<p>I was thinking about making this thread, but decided against it for fear of seeming like a loser lol. I too have moved on from being a depressed deferree. I’ve gotten into some amazing schools (Dartmouth, Williams, WashU, Kenyon, Wesleyan, and a few others) and have also received a fabulous full-ride to Northeastern, which is where I’ll probably end up. It’s funny to try and remember myself way back when in December when I’d be on this forum until 1 AM every night…</p>
<p>Having experienced the feeling of being accepted 8 times now and knowing almost 99% what school I am going to be at in the fall feels amazing. I never thought I’d be this satisfied with the college application process after being deferred from Yale. I never thought I’d like any other school. Slowly, but surely, I was able to move forward. First, I stopped crying myself to sleep on my pillow of Yale admissions literature :), then I applied to more schools to make myself feel better, and then I got invited to one scholarship weekend, then another, then I got into Maryland, and I knew I would be going to college. Now that I’m resting easy on my laurels, I can look back and see that my dad (as usual) was right when he said that “It’s no small feat to be deferred from Yale”. Although maybe I wasn’t “good enough” to get into Yale early, I’m just right for many other schools. I fell in love with numerous LAC’s, which maybe are a better choice for me than a large uni like Yale is. I got a surprise full ride from one of my safeties, and began to realize the value of money in this economy, something I possibly never would have been able to do with bulldog-shaped cataracts in my wide Yale-obsessed eyes. </p>
<p>This has been a great journey, and a real learning experience. For the first time, I had to wrangle with a huge rejection, and I think I handled it well. I’m glad that I was deferred…I had much more time to look at my other options in an unbiased light, and to appreciate each and every one of those acceptances, especially after seeing really sad things on other CC boards and with my classmates. I got to visit 2 more schools for free (and another tommorow morning!), opportunities I wouldn’t have taken if I had gotten into Yale, because, well, why visit an unranked LAC or a school in the middle of nowhere when you’re into Yale? I fell in love with California and danced in the snow in Ohio and met amazing people and kind admissions officers (I didn’t think they existed). </p>
<p>I stopped going on CC as much and just talked to my friends about how I felt. I hung out with people instead of writing introspective essays. After I got deferred from Yale, I got my life back.</p>
<p>I’m not going to wait for the mail. I’m not going click 2048249 times at 5:00 3/31. I’m not going to skip class just to see if they put them up early. I’m not going to post overexcitedly on a CC countdown thread. I’m simply going to check my decision. And I don’t know what I’ll do if I get in, or if I don’t. I’m not going to ask my mom to buy sparking cider again (lol) or to have tissues ready. Simply put, Yale is not getting any more of my time, passion, and energy unless I end up matriculating in the fall. I’m going to check my decision, and whatever it is, I’m going to accept it, and move forward with my life. Because right now, I’m nearly 18, I’m into college, it’s almost spring break, and my life is great.</p>
i think ill be a little bit more calm when im checking my decisions.</p>