<p>What's up 2014ers.
So, I really want to put down all my stats and say CHANCE ME, but a) I'm too lazy to do that b) I don't think I want to hear it c) You all are so intimidating, so as much as I'm tempted to follow the CC norm, I'll refrain.</p>
<p>But seriously. I'm so nervous about this whole thing. I'm officially OBSESSED with the school now, and just today I came to know that someone else from my school is applying too, if that person applies SCEA I'll kill them! MY SCHOOL!--I know this thread seems completely pointless, but I need to channel my frustration somehow, so why not here!</p>
<p>And plus, I wanted my admission submitted earlier than the deadline but my teachers haven't finished the rec. forms yet, and my counselor says it doesn't matter if you submit it later (like ON the date, which I think is risky and ridiculous--better safe than sorry!), and I don't know I'm just really overwhelmed right now, and I just really want to go to Yale. I know it's a long shot for anyone but UGHHHHHHHHH. I didn't know I'd get so attached to a school. Also, I ****ing HATE senior year. I have so many things to do, so many tests and assignments and essays (not counting the college ones!) to hand in--yes, I'm sure you guys do to, but I have A LOT. Then I have to study for my SAT IIs which I'm taking in November, but I just can't find the time! And God forbid I don't get a perfect score like the rest of you geniuses applying, I'm doomed (skepticism intended).</p>
<p>This is a really pointless thread isn't it, you guys probably won't even reply to this and then I will have made an embarrassing thread that no one replies to. Awesome. I'm going to go now. Thanks for READING my vent-ing? Good luck with your apps. Hope your processes are going smoother than mine! Later.</p>
<p>heey
I so know what you are going through! My recs aren’t finished either but I am sure that our teachers are going to finish them in time
Just keep the good work up! there is nothing else you can do…I know…it kinda sucks but hey…like I said…there is no other choice!
And hey, maybe the fact that another person from your school applies can be beneficial for you! Maybe you’ll outshine him/her
Try to think positively because thinking negatively is waaaay too exhausting ;)</p>
<p>So now you have a response to your pointless thread
Kidding…I felt the same way very often too (but today is a good day )</p>
<p>You can pm me if you feel the need to vent again</p>
<p>Bye
Ccurl</p>
<p>PS: You seem to be a domestic applicant => mystery solved :D</p>
<p>ahhaha, RELAXXX HMJ. i have Cs in my transcript, okay? that just does not look good.
and i know what you mean, im in love with yale too: can you believe ive been reading up on bulldog days, orientation, the courses they have etc. and ive no idea whether im gonna get in at all, LOLs.</p>
<p>Sigh. I know what you mean. And I’m not talking about Yale, but the whole application process in general - it’s stressful and difficult and makes you come to terms with yourself in a lot of ways and you’re this nervous bundle of energy and hopelessness and despair and optimism and OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS SCHOOL!!!-fangirlness and nobody else seems to cooperate or even understand. And of COURSE the year you have to deal with this is ALSO the year you have to deal with senior year as well - the uncertainty of leaving everything you know behind and all those processes you have to go through in your last year before you have to go and deal with adult responsibilites and all that unfun shiznit. But at the same time you know that college is pretty damn awesome. So picturing yourself at college helps for a second, but only for a second before you’re flooded with “WHAT IF I DON’T GET IN!!!” panic. It’s a vicious cycle. BACK TO NINTH GRADE, NOW! FORWARD TO COLLEGE, NOW!</p>
<p>Wow, I’m so not helping. Look at it this way: CC is a way to squeeze some sadistic pleasure out of the fact that there are others out there feeling just like, and even worse in some cases, than you. We’re all going to get through this, just like millions of other people do every year. And in the meantime, as ninja would say, we’re here to hand-hold and sing virtual kumbaya to each other while we deal with it.</p>
<p>btw…my friend told me today that she’s pregnant…so i guess we can - no matter how nervewreckign the app process is - consider ourselves kinda lucky</p>
<p>@sora: omg, hahaha I’ll try relaxing but I know exactly what you mean! I’ve been doing the same. I spend like 12313 hours on YDN every day! haha and then scrutinize the courses and research bladderball and the resedential colleges, so we’re on the same boat! @Quasi: yeah the whole process is just extremely daunting, but it feels good knowing that i’m not alone in the process and that there are people like you guys who’re going through the same thing at the same time, as sadistic as that sounds! @chocolate curl: oh dear. I guess you’re right. although, being a guy, I don’t think I can get pregnant!</p>
<p>just a few hours ago i had a dream that i got accepted SCEA, and then, i think i started crying. but just a few seconds after i saw that bulldog i was somehow able to wake myself up, knowing that this was not reality of any sort. :(</p>
<p>@ HMJ: Wow, those are my sentiments <em>exactly</em>! Everything you just said is so true and it’s what I’ve been thinking about for the past few months. To put it briefly, senior has been quite terrible just stressing and thinking about getting into college and I so can’t wait for Dec 15 to be here. Every night is just hw, hw, and more hw, then worrying about grades, then trying to work on my Yale essays at 2 in the morning. Not good. :(</p>
<p>And I totally understand your obsession with Yale, it’s the same with me. The only thing that calms me down is knowing that if I don’t get in for undergrad, I’ll apply for grad. And if that doesn’t work out, I’ll get a job or be a prof there (by a long-shot miracle, haha). If not that, I’ll work as a janitor there when I’m seventy and retired. Hehe… But one way or another, I want to go to Yale!!! </p>
<p>Ok, that last part sounded a little crazy, but it’s true…And I’m so glad I’m not alone in this. </p>
<p>(Not that I want anyone to go through this torturous process with me, but you know what I mean… )</p>
<p>It’s true. Yale is a great institution and we all seems to have fallen madly in love with it.</p>
<p>I think most of the applicant pool can affirm the side effects of applying to their dream school, which may include, but are not limited to: nausea, dizziness, anxiety, and random periods of panic and/or self doubt.</p>
<p>Then again, it doesn’t help to be nervous, so I suggest that we all brace ourselves!!!</p>
<p>It’s difficult being so in love with a school when, even if you’ve worked your hardest, gotten the best grades, have the scores, done the extracurriculars - there’s no guarantee you’ll get in. I worked my ass off in high schol so that I could go to Princeton - one visit to Yale changed that. Now that’s the school that I’m fixating on, and I know I’m going to be crushed if I don’t get in, even though I’ll have plenty of awesome schools to choose from.</p>
<p>It’ll be a cruel irony if I get into Princeton, and not Yale. Then, I know the universe hates me.</p>
<p>Right now I’m just trying to have fun as a SEN10R (: College is going to be awesome - no matter where we go! The experience is what you make of it. Even if we’re not at Yale, all of us will be somewhere great.</p>
<p>EVERYONE: Take a huge, deep breath and be calm. I know (BELIEVE ME, I know) how difficult it is to wait between now and December 15th, but it will go by more quickly than you think…</p>
<p>I hope everything works out for all of you! Good luck during this crazy process… Let me know if you have any questions about Yale!</p>
<p>ROFL, yeah, this thread is hilarious. in a good way.
i mean, its comforting to know ‘im not the only 0.0000000000000001mm away from insane’ person whos spazzing over transcript and recs and mother theresa knows what else…
and yeah, chocolatecurl, i guess we are lucky, in context…
BUT IM STILL IN LOVE WITH YALE.
and i spend waaaaaay too much time daydreaming about getting into yale, lol.
and disneyguy: OMG YOU ARE LIVING A FREAKING DISNEY LIFE!!! yale13er, you lucky bumm.
nah, dec15 is waitable, try APRIL. i cant apply scea because i want to wait for my hsc results. ahwell.</p>
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Look at it this way: CC is a way to squeeze some sadistic pleasure out of the fact that there are others out there feeling just like, and even worse in some cases, than you. We’re all going to get through this, just like millions of other people do every year. And in the meantime, as ninja would say, we’re here to hand-hold and sing virtual kumbaya to each other while we deal with it.</p>
I dreamed I got rejected everywhere but at Yale once. This did not make me as happy as it would have you guys.</p>