<p>Heheh I was happy as hell to be waitlisted at Wash U. It was just a nice surprise, because I wasn't even expecting to be waitlisted, let alone accepted. I'm pretty much what you'd call a one-sided brain. I'm best at writing, and I've never liked math, nor have worked on it at all. And unlike many people on this board, I never had a college counseler/SAT tutor/whatever.
My school has an extremely hard grading curve, which partly explains the low G.P.A. The other thing, however, was that I was undiagnosed with depression for most of my high school career. I'd come home and be so tired that I couldn't start my homework at night, yet I'd still have insomnia. I'd cry for no reason, and I found I was unable to pay attention in class. My parents FINALLY got me on medication this year, and now I am doing so much better in school. Who knows. Maybe if I hadn't had horrendous depression (which is genetic in my family), I would've done really well in high school and managed to study for my S.A.Ts. However, considering that I did absolutely no work at all, it's a pretty big accomplishment to me.
I think one of the reasons I was waitlisted instead of rejected at Wash U. was because a. they don't have a lot of people applying who want to take advantage of their INCREDIBLE creative writing program, as I do and b. Well... I mean, some people just aren't good at math! It doesn't mean they are stupid. I'm definitely not. I've never cared/never been good at math, but my verbal score was in the 98th percentile in the nation. And I was in Johns Hopkins Talented Youth program for 3 years because of that. I also take hard classes. Which I don't know how I managed to do, seeing as how my depression hindered me in so many ways...
But no, I am not on this board to ***** at all. I'm thrilled I got waitlisted with a 3.2 weighted G.P.A and a 500 math S.A.T. College is college, and we'll see what happens with all of us. I got accepted to George Washington University, which is a great school that offers a creative writing major (something that is VERY important to me). And who knows, maybe a lot of you will transfer in your first year or two. ALSO, all you people who got waitlisted or rejected... You guys got into some GREAT schools! Amazing schools! Schools people are proud to say they went to! I know it's sort of bitter sweet, but you guys have incredible futures ahead of you. Everyone does on this board. Hopefully, I'll have an okay one as well...</p>