<p>Hey guys, when do we fill out the FAFSA/when is it due?</p>
<p>@nagintapls The FAFSA opens on January 1st. For REA, the deadline is March 1 (I’m assuming if you’ve been either accepted or deferred), and for RD, the deadline is Feb. 15.</p>
<p>@emenya They also wanted the CSS profile which was due in November</p>
<p>Yeah you’re right @outtocollege2015 . You applied REA? I think if you get accepted (which I hope all of you do) and filled out the CSS, then you don’t have to fill out FAFSA. There wouldn’t be a need to unless Stanford’s institution aid wasn’t enough. But don’t quote me on this</p>
<p>@emenya Thanks! I thought it opened January 1st as well, was just making sure.</p>
<p>Hiya-- I’ve been a lurker on this thread for a while now, and the whole ‘waiting-to-hear-from-stanford’ thing has finally got to me, so I decided to join. </p>
<p>So, ah, yeah <em>waves</em> hello. I applied for REA, with an interest in majoring in English (and I also want to take pre-med courses on the side, because the plan so far is to go to med school after undergrad). </p>
<p>So freaking nervous. I’ve already pretty much resigned myself to not getting in, but there’s this little traitorous part of me that is still holding out hope, ugh. </p>
<p>@Jesters I feel you, bro. The wait is killing me!</p>
<p>Hiya @Jesters :-h </p>
<p>I’m so anxious for you all who applied REA and I’ve already been deferred. You all must be a nervous wreck before finals!</p>
<p>Haha, I wish EAs for public schools such as UMich came out on the same day. That way, sadness from a rejection by Stanford could get directly reduced by an acceptance. </p>
<p>@emenya Hey 
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<p>Haha, yeah, I actually have my Calc final on the day we should learn from Stanford, and the next day I have my Physics final… this won’t be pretty </p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear you got deferred, though-- I can’t imagine how frustrating it must be to have to wait longer, now. Best of luck to you! </p>
<p>Lol it’s okay and thanks @Jesters ! I agree with you, the Physics final is going to be brutal. Forget college, my problem will be to figure out how I’m going to graduate high school after the final :|</p>
<p>Plot twist: Nagintapls gets accepted to Stanford, and harshly rejected from Michigan. :)</p>
<p>Thankfully I only have to take one final… 
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<p>Ok so I have an important questions. Have any of you guys taken the IB </p>
<p>Ok so I have an important question. Have any of you guys taken the two year IB program in your Junior and Senior years ? If so , do you guys know what kind of IB score would serve as a pseudo-requirement to not get rejected by Stanford? My predicted score is currently a 39/42. To make it matters more difficult, I’m Indian and this means that admissions will be 10 times more competitive 
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<p>I made an account on this horrid (sorry, not sorry) site to talk to people I may never meet about a school that I can’t quite force myself not to hope for. Because of you guys. I hope you’re happy! (Honestly though: You all seem really nice; I hope you get in.)</p>
<p>I just have to know… Does anyone else just picture themselves getting that email? And do you alternate back and forth from imagining crushing rejection that’s enough to make you become a total recluse for the weekend or longer to ebullient joy that makes you shake so much you might as well be vibrating with happiness? Do you just imagine one? Do you push it away and cringe when you’re reminded of the finality of it all? Anyone? Had to ask.</p>
<p>@mtnclimber
I know EXACTLY what you’re feeling. In fact, as I was reading some of the posts above, I imagined how depressed (even though I’m trying my best to stay detached) ill be if I get accepted. Then I thought “but hey, what if I get accepted?”. It’s a brutal cycle that will unfortunately most likely end up with depression.</p>
<p>On the off chance I do get accepted, I will so ridiculously happy. My stress levels will go from about 95% to close to 0%.</p>
<p>Now if I get rejected from Stanford AND Michigan…</p>
<p>@ryanryanryan
Thank god; someone gets it.
I don’t know how many times I’ve tried to explain how - no matter the number of times I tell myself the odds or try to expect the worst in advance - I’ll still end up effectively comatose in the face of a rejection. None of my friends get it. They laugh and tell me I’ll get in with that “friend’s obligatory encouragement” tone. It kills me. It also kills me that I sound like Holden Caulfield when I say that.</p>
<p>I’ll crawl away from that depressing topic, though. From what I’ve read from this thread (I feel like such a creep), nearly none of you like countdowns. Why the heck not! My countdown had prevented several panic attacks! How do you survive without it?!</p>
<p>Can you say Stanford = Dreams? I try to go to bed thinking about something else, and before you know it, I’ve woken up with a bad (or good) dream about Stanford. Why??? </p>
<p>Countdowns are the best! You can physically see the day getting closer and closer. And hi @mtnclimber ! You don’t offend me with your CC comment lol</p>
<p>Haha oh I’ve had way too many people tell me “you’ll definitely get in”. Either they are clueless or they’re just trying to make me feel better (and it doesn’t).</p>
<p>I avoid countdowns because time passes quicker when I’m not constantly thinking about it.</p>
<p>Hi <em>waves shyly because I just put stuff I can’t properly explain to my best friend on the internet</em>
Absolutely on the dreams thing. Although, I probably set myself up for Stanford dreams by reading this thread before I go to bed… :-?? </p>