<p>wowowowowowowowowowowowow. I don’t see how you could call someones dream school “fad u”. is it because they are applying amidst an era in which the college has experienced a huge increase in admissions? How dare you. Sorry we weren’t born when you were and applied when uchicago wasn’t “cool”. I actually learned about the school from being sent flyers due to my psat so you have no reason to believe im applying based on fad or hype. We are just saying we want acceptances and dread a rejection. There’s nothing wrong with that. Its completely and utterly normal to both have a dream school and be sad if you are denied from it. So ■■■■ a thread you have no part in other than to criticize and namecall.</p>
<p>Oh geez, aren’t we delicate. My point is that these admissions officers at elite schools are manipulating you, exploiting your normal adolescent insecurities so as to bolster institutional prestige. It’s disgraceful.</p>
<p>Evidently, you don’t see this. You’re, what, seventeen?</p>
<p>Quod erat demonstrandum.</p>
<p>Let’s not lose perspective here. Yes we’re all part of the same pressure pot, partly stirred by our parents, that labels us winners or losers based on some college’s decisions. But a lot of those standards are really based on fluff. </p>
<p>Honestly, if what you care about is working hard and enjoying learning, in the long run it won’t mean a whole lot to you what an admissions office thinks about you. </p>
<p>Personally, I never really understood the idea that it’s important to end up at HYP or the likes because it “makes you set for life.” Isn’t that reasoning in itself condescending? That implies I’m going to sit on my butt, sip some wine, and get everything handed to me based on name-reputation. Most of us are just entering 18 right now. Is that really the age to either rest on laurels or woe our fates? </p>
<p>In my opinion, the worst thing one could do is to settle for less in their motivation just because they “settled for less” on a college. On the other end, it’s equally as bad for people to get too cozy with themselves just because they’re the ones who “hit the jackpot.” </p>
<p>And I say all of this as a student who’s both hit and missed on some of these college decisions so far.</p>
<p>Oh geez, aren’t we pompously pretentious. My point is that its ok for so.eone to be scared of a rejection and sad when it comes. I never once said it will destroy our lives. I was denied ed by my top choice and already rebounded to uchicago being ny new top drop school. anyone can be happy with their choices… especilly since now I think it was a good thing I was denied ed. That didn’t stop me from being sad and for a few minutes feeling like it was the coldest most fatalistic blow I’ve ever experienced. The next day I was happy. </p>
<p>Evidently you don’t see this and must use your police powers to stop kids from doing what they do every year at this time on cc. who cares, let kids vent. </p>
<p>Btw, nice use of ad hominem… (I’m actually 18… maybe that one extra year makes me able to understand what you’re trying to point out oh goody yay me)</p>
<p>Sorry if I make anyone mad. I just can’t tolerate belittling peoples beliefs and insecurities on a public forum. I will not respond to tortoise again to keep this thread back on track. Don’t mind me. Delete my posts mod if they are seen as bicker.</p>
<p>collegeguy I understand what you mean. Everyone is bound to be thrilled when accepted by his/her top choice college and sad when rejected. Anyone who says he/she does must be lying. However, I guess some well-meaning (older) people here are just trying to calm us a little. Take it easy! And good luck–less than 7 days!</p>
<p>They should put a little asterisk on ther T-shirts they send out to hopeful HS students. “90% of you will be rejected, but enjoy this T!”</p>
<p>god collegeguy you are truly hateable</p>
<p>My only redeeming quality.</p>
<p>Lol yeah moonrise. the shirt they gave me was size xxxl -_- not even joking.</p>
<p>@moonrise: I don’t really get why they send out T-shirts to random applicants but not to (as far as I know) their accepted students? Not that it bothers me personally or anything, but I’m just wondering what the logic is.</p>
<p>Guys no quarrel please! :o</p>
<p>collegeguyyeah: That’s funny, because my shirt was a size small. I felt like the Hulk or something.</p>
<p>XCyoungX: They send t-shirts to people who send their SAT or ACT scores early. I got one my junior year, long before I actually applied. I guess wooing early secures their future applications.</p>
<p>I have no clue why…it’s a mystery kind of like the application process itself. My D got the tshirt before she applied…I think it was last summer.</p>
<p>eta: thank you Cellist! Mystery solved:~)</p>
<p>Wow I want a t shirt</p>
<p>I’d probably rather have the t-shirt, but I went to an alumni event in LA this week and they gave everyone a UChicago luggage tag. So I just want you to know that if everything works out and you stick with it, eventually one of these will come your way, too.</p>
<p>What the… luggage tags? That owns! Of course having never been on a plane before I woudnt have had much of a use for it. Chicago so far has given me 2 shirts free and when I visited I begged my mom to get me a sweatshirt lol. </p>
<p>Shootyoup, tell one of your junior friends to use one of their free sat score reports and then nab the shirt! (jk, that’d be mean… but free… but still mean)</p>
<p>[The</a> 16 Most Selective Colleges In The Country](<a href=“The 16 Most Selective Colleges In The Country | HuffPost College”>The 16 Most Selective Colleges In The Country | HuffPost College)</p>
<p>These are for 2010.</p>
<p>New data are here in the link.
[Stanford</a> and Duke Accepted How Many? Colleges Report 2011 Admission Figures - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/admit-stats-2011/]Stanford”>Stanford and Duke Accepted How Many? Colleges Report 2011 Admission Figures - The New York Times)</p>
<p>Record number of applicants.</p>
<p>[Amid</a> record College applications, decision notifications to be sent March 23 | UChicago News](<a href=“http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2012/03/15/amid-record-college-applications-decision-notifications-be-sent-march-23]Amid”>Amid record College applications, decision notifications to be sent March 23 | University of Chicago News)</p>