<p>What will you be doing right before you check your admission status of whether or not you made the cut? Let's take a poll.</p>
<ol>
<li>Being alone or with friend/family for support?</li>
<li>Listening to song or not?</li>
<li>Checking your phone or the computer?</li>
<li>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you're scared.. or not?</li>
<li>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?</li>
<li>Checking all your schools' decisions at once or one-by-one?</li>
<li>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?</li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED
9. WAITLISTED
10. REJECTED</p>
<p>:D have fun, folks! 3 more days until my dreams are crushed...</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
At a track meet in NJ (I live in NY). Support from my coaches, maybe? No, wait, I’m an assistant coach, I’m not supposed to freak.</p></li>
<li><p>Listening to song or not?
Probably not, but I’d be listening to either Black Jack by Dave Matthews Band or Idioteque (Live in Tokyo) by Radiohead…great songs. Black Jack is MUCH happier though…</p></li>
<li><p>Checking your phone or the computer?
Verizon iPhone 4, baby!</p></li>
<li><p>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
I’m looking, and I’ll try not to pee myself while it loads.</p></li>
<li><p>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
As close to 5 as possible.</p></li>
<li><p>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
one-by-one</p></li>
<li><p>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
Both…like a sine curve…oops, did I just say that? Actually, a lopsided one that’s VERY negative.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED - “<strong><em>, I think I just peed a little."
9. WAITLISTED “</em></strong><em>.”
10. REJECTED "</em>**.”</p>
<ol>
<li>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
My mom will be with me just like she’s always been.</li>
<li>Listening to song or not?
No.</li>
<li>Checking your phone or the computer?
The computer.</li>
<li>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
No. I’m making my mom turn her back so she can’t read it before I do.</li>
<li>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
I’ll wait until 4:10 Central Time</li>
<li>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
ONE by ONE</li>
<li>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
I was three for three until Thursday so I’m a little nervous.</li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED
CRY, Jump for joy, wish my grandparents were there with me, CRY some more
9. WAITLISTED
Be relieved that I’m not rejected
10. REJECTED
Be disappointed but I’ll survive.</p>
<ol>
<li>Alone, with my mom in the room (but I’ll politely ask her to not face the direction of my computer screen)</li>
<li>Listening to song or not? ABSOLUTE SILENCE :P</li>
<li>On my Laptop</li>
<li>Letting only MYSELF see the decision</li>
<li>Staring at my computer screen starting from 11:45 PM (midnight is when the results come in for my timezone)</li>
<li>One-by-one: I’ve made a list! I’m starting with my least favorite then progress to my favorite ones to increase suspense.</li>
<li>Optimistic about some, pessimistic about some; will try not to become suicidal.</li>
</ol>
<p>Possible Reactions:
8. ACCEPTED: rejoice! I’ll scream F— YEAH and do a victory dance around the room if I get in any of H, P, and Y.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>WAITLISTED and not accepted to any HPY? Feel sad, dark, and gloomy. Has knife ready.</p></li>
<li><p>Rejected? REJECTED? #%^!@%#: Find the nearest high-rise building and we’ll see what we’ll do.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Overall, I’m hopeful though! Really really hope that I can make my dream schools. !!</p>
<ol>
<li>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
ALONE.</li>
<li>Listening to song or not?
No song. </li>
<li>Checking your phone or the computer?
Computer at home. </li>
<li>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
No no. I’m nervous, but I don’t want anyone else to see. (No one knows that I applied to Harvard. My parents found out because they had to drive me one hour to the interview.) </li>
<li>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
I’m having a French competition meeting until 4pm. (That’s 5pm EST for me) As soon as I get home I will check</li>
<li>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
One at a time. </li>
<li>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
Pessimistic? </li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED
Tears of joy. Scream. lol
9. WAITLISTED
Ehh. I don’t know.
10. REJECTED
Whatever. I’ll be disappointed, but I’ve prepared myself for it.</p>
<ol>
<li>Being alone or with friend/family for support? I’ll be alone, but will be checking immediately after one of my classes.</li>
<li>Listening to song or not? No.</li>
<li>Checking your phone or the computer? On my phone.</li>
<li>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not? Nope. I will check myself. But I am still scared!</li>
<li>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later? I plan to do it as soon as I receive the email.</li>
<li>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one? One-by-one. How would I check them all at the same time anyway?!</li>
<li>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral? I know that it will be over soon, that’s all. :)</li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED Honored
9. WAITLISTED Impatient
10. REJECTED Disappointed</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
Alone; I’ll tell my parents as soon as I calm down.</p></li>
<li><p>Listening to song or not?
Probably not, but I might be playing guitar because that’s the easiest way for me to pass time without thinking about college.</p></li>
<li><p>Checking your phone or the computer?
My phone is pretty old.</p></li>
<li><p>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
Definitely not! Then I would start jumping to conclusions based on their facial expression.</p></li>
<li><p>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
5pm sharp.</p></li>
<li><p>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
If I feel anything like I do right now, painfully pessimistic.</p></li>
<li><p>ACCEPTED
I’ll stare stupidly at the screen until reality sinks in, and then probably cry tears of relief/elation.</p></li>
<li><p>WAITLISTED
I’ll probably shrug because it was better than I anticipated.</p></li>
<li><p>REJECTED
I’ll stare searchingly at the screen for a few seconds to make sure I’m reading correctly, then feel a little disappointed, then shrug it off because I was kind of expecting this anyways.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>What will you be doing right before you check your admission status of whether or not you made the cut? Let’s take a poll.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
Alone. Parents at work. Too weird to be with friends at that moment.</p></li>
<li><p>Listening to song or not?
ABSOLUTELY NOT! It will drive me crazaaayyy (yes it is misspelt for a reason :P)!</p></li>
<li><p>Checking your phone or the computer?
On computer, with all links and passwords/usernames saved in separate word documents.</p></li>
<li><p>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
Well I will be alone, so… Plus, I don’t like being scared, so I would force myself to look right away.</p></li>
<li><p>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
5 pm. Or as soon as I get home. I like to get it over with and then deal with my emotions.</p></li>
<li><p>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
One by one, from least intense (one ivy I got a likely letter from) to the MOST intense.</p></li>
<li><p>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
Depends. Likely letter school = optimistic. Harvard = … IT’S FRIGGIN HARVARD, unless you are one of those “special” people who got a LL, you can’t really be optimistic.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED – Lol. Good. I’ve worked hard for this. YAY!
9. WAITLISTED – F**<em>. AGAIN?
10. REJECTED – Ah, it’s bound to happen at some point. *sad</em> <em>will get over it</em></p>
<ol>
<li><p>Being alone or with friend/family for support? Definitely alone</p></li>
<li><p>Listening to song or not? Probably silence</p></li>
<li><p>Checking your phone or the computer? Computer</p></li>
<li><p>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not? Considered it, but I’ll check it</p></li>
<li><p>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later? Probably later</p></li>
<li><p>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one? One by one</p></li>
<li><p>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral? Pretty pessimistic at this point</p></li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
Alone.</li>
<li>Listening to song or not?
No songs. I won’t open anything else until I see my decisions (I’ll just be getting home).</li>
<li>Checking your phone or the computer?
Either my I-Pod if I see wi-fi at my school or on a computer.</li>
<li>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
Definitely not.</li>
<li>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
I have practice until 5:30 or 6:00ish, so later (maybe 6:15 or so).</li>
<li>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
Only have two (Harvard and Princeton) so probably Harvard since it comes by email.</li>
<li>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
Neutral.</li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED
Woah…That’s interesting.
9. WAITLISTED
**** that, I already have choices and am definitely not going to a school that is indecisive about me.
10. REJECTED
Yeah, I tried.</p>
<ol>
<li>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
Definitely alone, though with my mother in the house so I can let her know of the result immediately.</li>
<li>Listening to song or not?
I’ll probably try to chill out with some music in the background…and then get so tense I’ll mute it while I find out. </li>
<li>Checking your phone or the computer?
Computer – my phone is kinda low-tech.</li>
<li>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
NO! I prefer to have my freakouts in private. </li>
<li>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
I’ll try to be all cool and not check until later, but get impatient and check at 2:01. (West Coast)</li>
<li>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
One by one, definitely. </li>
<li>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
Ugh, neutral and hopeful.
What will your reaction be if you are:</li>
<li>ACCEPTED
HECK YES!!! And call my mother.</li>
<li>WAITLISTED
Ugh, more waiting…</li>
<li>REJECTED
Eh, admissions are a crapshoot. on to the next one!</li>
</ol>
<p>@messiah, can i borrow your answer?
Accepted: HELL YEAH I’M GOING TO caltech
Waitlisted: HELL YEAH I’M GOING TO caltech
Rejected: HELL YEAH I’M GOING TO caltech
[this was for my S]</p>
<p>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
Alone. Listening to song or not?
No, but I will after I find out my admission status. Checking your phone or the computer?
Computer. I’m not allowed to use Internet on my phone. Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
No way, I’m a trooper. Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
Right at 5! Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
One-by-one. Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
Neutral, but leaning optimistic!</p>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
ACCEPTED: Blasting music, hugging family, and SCREAMING!!!
WAITLISTED: Blank stare at the computer screen…then blast music!
REJECTED: Tell myself that it’s not the end of the world and blast music anyway!</p>
<ol>
<li>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
Alone (less pressure)</li>
<li>Listening to song or not?
Nope</li>
<li>Checking your phone or the computer?
Computer (no smart phone here)</li>
<li>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
Nope</li>
<li>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
Around 8:00</li>
<li>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
One-by-one</li>
<li>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
Optimistic, because I already have some awesome schools that I can go to :)</li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED:
9. WAITLISTED:
10. REJECTED: :(</p>
<ol>
<li>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
Alone</li>
<li>Listening to song or not?
No music at all</li>
<li>Checking your phone or the computer?
Computer!</li>
<li>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
No one is allowed to know before I know lol</li>
<li>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
Whenever I have time to check :o</li>
<li>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
One-by-one… and before I get to the EXACT page where my decision comes out I’ll have the whole screen covered and I’ll be slowly revealing the screen from the top down. It’s just how I do things to up the suspense :P.</li>
<li>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
Neutral to pessimistic :/.</li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED - OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMG! <em>Screams</em> <em>puts a complete caps lock status on Facebook!</em> <em>Jumps… goes to parents</em> <em>Completely forgets about the other decisions and goes to check them in an hour after the crying has subsided</em>
9. WAITLISTED - OMGGGGGGGG! I DIDN’T GET REJECTED! My chances of getting accepted at the other schools have just increased tremendously! :D!
10. REJECTED - Well… On to the next one… I’m not the only one who got rejected… <em>teartear</em>.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Being alone or with friend/family for support?
I’ll bee with one of my best friends. O may ask her to walk out of the room for Yale (first choice) though.</p></li>
<li><p>Listening to song or not?
No.</p></li>
<li><p>Checking your phone or the computer?
Computer in my room, so long as I’ve gotten home from the mall (SPring break - need to pass time) by then.</p></li>
<li><p>Getting someone else to look at the decision before you do because you’re scared… or not?
No, I’ll do it.</p></li>
<li><p>Finding out right at 5pm or waiting until later?
Harvard is my fourth of five 5pm decisions. SO It’ll be closer to 5:10 by then. Brown and Duke are at 6.</p></li>
<li><p>Checking all your schools’ decisions at once or one-by-one?
I’ll get all the logins ready in separate tabs for my other schools, then login to them (or open the email for Harvard).</p></li>
<li><p>Optimistic or pessimistic? Or neutral?
Optimistic. It won’t make or break me, and I have a strange feeling about it.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>What will your reaction be if you are:
8. ACCEPTED
Happy. Time to schedule an overnight!</p>
<ol>
<li><p>WAITLISTED
I probably won’t pursue it.</p></li>
<li><p>REJECTED
It wasn’t meant to be.</p></li>
</ol>
