<p>For the Class of 2012 that was not meant to be
Whoooo, yeah, whatever. No questions or anything here, celebrate! </p>
<p>I'm not even bothering trying to reach the Princeton priority date or apply to MIT or anywhere else. Nooo point. Just waiting for my Cal/LA decisions now.</p>
<p>is your whole world crumbling now? that sux.</p>
<p>I feel terrible...</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>I felt bad, but i was kinda expecting it..im over it now...hoping for better luck on my RD apps (which i still have to finish tho..ugh :(</p>
<p>Don't feel down everyone who was rejected! I am in the same boat. I have realized there are way better institutions out there than Stanford and in better regions of the country (Columbia New York City, etc). We probably did not belong there anyways. Besides, I give anyone who applied there props because they are obviously an exceptional student to believe they even have a chance to be accepted!
May RD round bring everyone wonderful admissions!</p>
<p>i feel terrible too...</p>
<p>were the rejection letters personalized? in the middle of your letterr.. did it address you specifically again?</p>
<p>rejected right here, expected it but of course still depressing. eirrac, i'm interested if they all read the same thing because mine said my name in the middle. want to post yours? mine was</p>
<p>Dear Signe,</p>
<p>The Office of Undergraduate Admission regrets to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission to Stanford University. The overall quality of our applicant pool and relatively small size of our freshman class means that we disappoint the vast majority of our applicants each year. We acknowledge your strong interest in Stanford, which makes the task of sending you this news especially difficult. </p>
<p>You will find below answers to the most commonly asked questions about the Restrictive Early Action process at Stanford. I hope it will help answer some of the questions you may have about our decision. Please be aware that we are not able to consider appeals to this decision.</p>
<p>Signe, you are a fine student with solid support from your teachers and advisors. I am confident that you will enjoy great success in your undergraduate education. I only wish we had room for everyone with talent and energy like yours.</p>
<p>As a more formal notice of our admission decision, we have mailed you a letter copy of this email.</p>
<p>With best wishes for an outstanding undergraduate experience,</p>
<p>Richard H. Shaw</p>
<p>Dean of Admission and Financial Aid</p>
<p>no volleysnap I got the exact same format as you. Only thing different is the name...</p>
<p>same...</p>
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<p>I got the same thing. I applied not planning on getting in, but there's always that chance and with my ECs I thought I had a shot. It totally blows when you actually read the word "regrets" and realize that it's definitely not happening. Oh well... on to finishing the RD applications.</p>
<p>yeah same thing.. "regrets" was the first word i saw.. i hate that word right now.</p>
<p>I totally feel the same way</p>
<p>rejected, same letter, extremely down</p>
<p>nothing much else to say</p>
<p>Hey I had fun the last couple days on this board. We all waited together, like a team. </p>
<p>As for me now, I'm gonna work my ass off on those UPenn essays. It's #1 now that Stanford's gone.</p>
<p>Stanford 2012 Rejectees: The group that remembers that there's always Grad School.</p>
<p>I'm working on UPenn too,
but it might end up like this again i suppose.
After all my ECs are too weak for private schools...</p>
<p>Guess i'll just wait for my UCal results patiently.
Hopefully berkeley can give me a shot.</p>
<p>-sigh-
Waited for three hours just to see the word "regrets." My entire family in the US was actually waiting with me; my dad had my brother on MSN with me the entire time. I bawled for about two hours and then realized that life goes on and that I still have my UVA/WUSTL apps to write, and my Cal/LA decisions to receive.</p>
<p>Oh well, at least the family's supportive. My dad said, "Hey, you saved me a lot of money by not getting into Stanford! What kind of car do you want?" and my brother's been extolling the virtues of Cal and how much fun I'm gonna have in the UC system when (if, haha) I get in, like, y'know, throwing rocks at the tree people, or something. </p>
<p>Well, gogogo Cal!
(I look like crap in red anyways. ;))</p>
<p>I feel very corny writing this post but as someone who has been through 3 application events (for college, grad school, and med school), I feel inclined to do so. </p>
<p>Firstly, I admire all of you because you tried. I know that what I just wrote sounds like a heap of useless platitude, but the fact of the matter is I never turned in the application I completed for Stanford as a high school senior almost 6 years ago (I attended/graduated Stanford as a masters student).</p>
<p>I was interested in Stanford and my parents wanted me to apply, but I had the gut instinct that my high numbers alone wouldn't get me admitted and I didn't want to feel like a failure. So my application to Stanford collected dust on my desk and eventually, I used it to clean up a coffee spill or something. I also made up some excuse why I didn't want to apply to Stanford. </p>
<p>I ended up at Berkeley, somewhat reluctantly (what a cliche). I only applied to two private schools, and I was fortunate enough to get accepted into Cornell. As a 17 year old kid, the prospect of going to an Ivy League school and basking in its prestige was surreal beyond anything I had ever experienced up to that point. But the fact of the matter was that financially, going to Cornell would be too much, and I grudgingly turned in a Statement of Intent to Register to Berkeley. </p>
<p>My first year at Berkeley wasn't all that great. I was in an uncomfortable long-distance relationship with my high school girlfriend, and between studying and longing, I did not soak in the college experience. I naively attributed my sorry state of affairs to my being at Cal, and I honestly thought about transferring at some point. </p>
<p>The "magic" of being at Cal nonetheless took a hold of me soon afterwards, and I ended up absolutely LOVING Berkeley. I can go on and on about how great Berkeley is, how much I wish I were there now, and how many baby panda bears I would strangle with my bare hands to be able to trade places with a freshman, but I don't want to seem like I am trolling the Stanford forum so just take my word for it: If Berkeley 'clicks' with you, it really is a magical experience. Easily some of the best times of my life. However, I am sure many people feel the same way about their respective college experiences, all around the country. </p>
<p>I had a similar experience when applying to med school. The school that I currently attend (won't disclose which school because med school classes are small and I wish to remain anonymous) was not originally a school that I wanted to attend. Although it is a very reputable school, for some reason I didn't think much of it when applying. Fate had it that among the absolutely random crap-shoot that is the med school application process (some of you will find out in the future), I landed an interview at this particular school and when I visited, I was totally blown away for the lack of a better word. Admittedly, it didn't become my first choice school, but I withdrew the vast majority of my applications after I was accepted and I cannot be happier that I ended up at the school that I currently attend. My classmates and instructors are fantastic, and my school and social life is great. </p>
<p>I know that for many of you, getting into Stanford is something you wanted so badly but it shut its door in your face anyway. It stings, but believe me, you are going to experience this many times in the future- in relationships, in college exams,when applying to grad/professional school and jobs, etc. I guarantee it. </p>
<p>...and the fact of the matter is that you had infinity options in life before being rejected, and now you have infinity-minus-one. It always works out in the end, so keep your chin up and good luck with your other applications!</p>
<p>Ugh, like regret was the first word I saw too. Like aghhhhhh, all the sleep I could have gotten, how much more of a life I could have had. I don't want to apply to any of my other schools anymore, and might just wait for LA/Cal to respond. I don't really want to go anywhere else. I'll be fine at Cal or LA, and I'm sure I'll enjoy it, but getting completely rejected when I at least thought I had a chance at a deferral. Wow. Like I feel like I've worked for nothing, and I don't want to work for the rest of the year anymore.</p>
<p>You didn't work for nothing
You are working to have success and to breathe success into others
Not getting into Stanford means there are other doorways for you to walk through towards your own personal success
Stanford is one path... there are millions of others</p>
<p>Yeah, I hate to say this...but I cried for a good 15 to 20 minutes, lying down on my parents' bed. My dad was just patting my back, saying it was OK, and that I would get in somewhere better. I actually feel kind of relieved now. But, I guess this all further backs up the fact that high GPA and scores (35 ACT, 2240SAT, rank 7/685) won't get you very far (of course I had some good ECs like eagle scout, etc.). The way I see it guys, all of us who didn't make it, perhaps we weren't ready for Stanford....or Stanford wasn't ready for us. Their loss.. We'll go somewhere else that fits us.</p>