<p>Hahahha. Ugh guys. This thread makes me sad.</p>
<p>Most of us were probably qualified applicants. Only some get accepted. It’s a fact of life. Do I wish I had gotten a congratulations on Wednesday instead of a deferral? Of course. Would I rather be out celebrating (or just out in general) tonight instead of working on my supplements? Of course. But decisions are decisions, and that’s that. Everyone who got in was qualified in some way, shape, or form. It might be that they are an incredible athlete (I hear Dartmouth needs some of those!) or tried to save the world or simply had an excellent GPA and test scores. Many of us who didn’t get in were qualified (I hope…I guess we’ll see in RD) as well. Everything happens for a reason. I know that I love Dartmouth, but towards the end I had a little bit of cold feet and regretted a tiny bit not applying ED to Columbia or Brown or Wesleyan, all of which had been on the table before Dartmouth. I know another deferred EDer that had the same doubts about not holding out for Harvard. Everything happens for a reason.</p>
<p>I will say, however, that this year looks terrifying. I go to a very competitive public school that does very well in early admissions, usually, and only 2 out of 17 kids that applied to Ivies ED were accepted, which is awful. I’m contemplating putting in my call to Wesleyan for ED II on Monday, which I had only fleetingly considered before, and my friends at New York City private schools–the schools that parents pay 40,000 a year for simply to guarantee admission to top colleges from–are getting slaughtered in the ED round just as much as we are. They always said it would be bad, but I didn’t think it would be this bad. And now, back to my Cornell supplement.</p>
<p>Now I’m really done ranting. I promise. CONGRATS TO THOSE ACCEPTED AGAIN!!! I’m a little jealous. It’d be nice to know. But ultimately, we’re all going to be just fine.</p>