<p>everything i heard about being native american in applying to college is really really positive btw</p>
<p>Yeah, I know being white and a girl sucks for colleges. I’ve been thanking my Native American ancestors a lot lately though because I’m a quarter Native American and have family on the Final Dawes Roll. So I can legally claim it. I’ve been trying really hard to find stats on Native Americans and whether that will help me at all.</p>
<p>I emailed the dean of admissions who I interviewed with to ask what to list myself as and she told me to definitely include that I’m Native American. I’m just totally lost as to if that helps at all…</p>
<p>From what I’ve read, I think being even part Native American should give you some edge, belladilauro.</p>
<p>On an unrelated note (and I apologize if I’m late with this particular piece of news), multiple college-affiliated sources have now confirmed that the letters are in the mail! They were apparently mailed yesterday - possibly today.</p>
<p>Now I’m jealous of everyone who lives on the east coast and will, presumably, receive your letters before I do!</p>
<p>Good luck and stay sane!</p>
<p>they were mailed yesterday?..does that mean it could come…tomorrow? i just got chills all over! ahhh this is really scary. i live in michigan so im guessing its gonna comepretty fast…AHHH!!!</p>
<p>they could come today? i dont know if i’m ready for this… omg i was at least expecting until saturday… they could come today… wow.</p>
<p>Good luck everyone! My son applied ED to Swat last year and I remember this anxious time well! If you have more questions about Swat I suggest you check out the Swarthmore-2014 page on facebook. This was a lifesaver for us last year. There will be lots of practical information about dorms, classes, life at swat in general. By the way, my son did get in and couldn’t be happier. Let me know what happens!</p>
<p>I live on the east coast and “the letter” did not come in the mail today.</p>
<p>According to a person who answered the phone in the admissions office this morning, Swarthmore ED letters have not been mailed. They will be mailed by the end of the week.</p>
<p>Hmmm… Well that’s rather unfortunate–I was hoping that this anxiety would be gone before too long. Does anybody know why Swat doesn’t email the decisions like every other school…?</p>
<p>Perhaps they will hold true to form and mail Thursday. Depending on your distance from Swarthmore, that means arrival of mail anytime between Friday and Tuesday. My DS received his envelope on a Saturday, and we live about 2 1/2 hours from the college. Swat2014, I don’t know of any of the LAC’s who email their decisions. Seems to be something that the larger universities do.</p>
<p>Understood Kaithags. I, too, am a straight, middle-class, white kid from the suburbs. Screams diversity, doesn’t it?</p>
<p>(I do have the fact that I’m a guy working in my favor, though!)</p>
<p>Well, I’m about 3 hours. Saturday doesn’t sound too bad, I suppose. (-:</p>
<p>I just called admissions and they are sending the decisions out at the end of the week. I was really hoping that the suspense would end tomorrow; I guess I can wait until next week.</p>
<p>Hopefully they do send them out tomorrow! Although, I don’t know how I am going to be able to wait until Saturday. Better than next Tuesday, I suppose.</p>
<p>So I’m hoping for Saturday…if they were mailed today then I should hopefully get it Friday…if it is mailed tomorrow, then hopefully Saturday. I’m just ready to get that letter!</p>
<p>did they give a definitive day when you talked to them like what the end of the week means?
thursday? friday? saturday? hahah</p>
<p>No, they just said end of the week. I may call tomorrow as well to see if they were sent then or if they were going to be sent Friday.</p>
<p>I imagine that they would be sent tomorrow. Assuming they’re done evaluating, they’ll want to send them off quickly so as to ensure that any California/Oregon/Alaska/etc. applicants get their letters by Tuesday. (That said, I again condemn Swat for not using email like everybody else…)</p>
<p>The person I spoke with ensured me that all the decisions had been finalized already. They definitely won’t be sent on Saturday. So, it has to be tomorrow or Friday. Ahh this is so suspenseful!</p>
<p>haha i have a feeling tonight’s going to be part 2 of last night’s freakout</p>