@ilovechoateeeee personally I always get scared a little when there are admin changes at boarding schools, especially considering that sometimes they can cause problems. For Example, Principal MacFarlane of Exeter was only there for a couple years and they had SEVERAL problems during that time (MLK day events? Anyone remember that?) While I’m not saying she was a BAD head of school, however, her tenure was bumpy from the beginning to the end…
@CC4life I got the same email from L’ville. I guess they are just emailing decisions?
@ilovechoateeeee You’re going to give yourself a heart attack. Talking to your guidance counselor about the stress is a great way to go but I feel as though your anxiety won’t be totally relieved after your session with them. I’ve never seen someone as anxious as you.
What relaxes you the most? Do you have Netflix? If you do, you should watch Big Mouth, seasons one and two. It’ll DEFINITELY distract you from all of this.
@YoungThriver I personally think @ilovechoateeeee’s ranting is perfectly fine. Everyone has their own way of venting and whether that’s watching The Office and Friends and stalking boarding school admissions instagram pages (literally me all day/everyday) or freaking out on the freakout thread like many of us here, it all helps to pass time. In the end, going through this process, while extremely grueling will make us so much more prepared for college decisions time and ultimately every other time we have to wait for decisions in our lifetimes. Sorry I know I got cheesy at the end there, but I truly believe that.
On another note, I will definitely be pulling an all-nighter on the 8th and I’m sure @ilovechoateeeee and pretty much every other regular poster on this thread will be doing the same.
@CC4life I get what you’re saying.
I’m so anxious OMG
i’m actually getting less anxious as m9 draws near lol, i think this week ive felt the least nervous for the entire waiting period even though i’m not expecting good news in particular(?)
I wish that I could say the same honestly.
I usually just feel my stomach churning when I’m nervous. It’s not so bad as of now, but I bet it’ll get worse really soon
Update: I’m definitely calmer now lol. My mom canceled Netflix (so annoying!!!) so I’m just going to reread some of my favorite books. It took me 2 hours to sleep last night (partly due to the stress, partly due to the boba :D) so I’m going to take like a sleeping pill every night till Saturday passes. I actually won’t be pulling an all-nighter! I like sleep too much
Also, I don’t “love” Choate, contrary to popular belief ahaha. IDK why I chose this username. I’ve already been accepting my fate, whatever happens, so I probably won’t have a mental breakdown this Saturday or after
I actually started to request classes at my current school yesterday: In a very nonideal situation, I’ll be taking APUSH apparently!
@marcellasne same and idk why lol it’s kinda weird not feeling much stress at this particular moment, yet listening to people freak out…
although, i feel like i should be stressed since everyone else is stressed, which makes me want to stress, but i can’t stress if i’m not actually stressed… i’m weird. anyways, everyone seems to be pulling all nighters on friday, so i might do the same, even though i feel like when i have all nighters i wake up earlier than when i sleep normally
@CC4life that’s me with the instagram stalking, lol!! Deerfield’s stories on Monday, showed them stuffing the big envelopes!! It seems Andover just wrapped up last night, cutting it close!!
@muchanxieotea yeah lmao but i don’t think i’m gonna pull an all nighter… i value my sleep and my decisions come out late ish in the morning m9 anyways so there’s no point
@TexasKid2018 I know OMG every time I see the committee session picture on andover admissions instagram my heart drops a little. I thought the same thing when I saw them finish last night because I think pretty much everyone else has finished (I did hear from a friend at Exeter who has an advisor who is an AO that they are still in admissions committee until the 7th, which is cutting it REALLY close).
Is anyone else having trouble focusing on schoolwork?! All I can think is “well if I get in, this year doesn’t matter as much” and then “if I don’t get in, I’m just staying here anyway” and then I have to remind myself that learning is important 
@AmbitiousTeen1 Yep we’re in the same boat
@CC4life I’m glad you said something, I thought I was the only crazy one, checking everyday, all day!! Wow, that is so close!! I guess they decide on the 7th and stuff envelopes on the 8th?? :-SS
LOL @ffsophiar!! Unfortunately for me, grades close this Friday, so I have several test and projects this week. I’m glad, this way I’m a bit distracted from M9!! Spring break for me next week!!