<p>Well, my friends are on this rollercoaster ride with me. Like now, I don't know. I don't feel nervous as I used to since I've gotten the Huntsman test, but I am still plenty nervous and convinced that Penn's still gonna reject me. I've gone through several stages: excitement, disappointment, withdrawal, full fledged "I don't give a ****", denial, realization "I really love Penn," to where I am now, NERVOUS.</p>
<p>i live about 45 minutes southwest of philly. right next to longwood gardens...20 mins from west chester..</p>
<p>yep yep. the realization that there is a possibility i might be going to an ivy league school hasnt really sunk in yet.</p>
<p>one02many, I know!!!</p>
<p>It's like heres the Ivy league.... and theres Penn....</p>
<p>eventually it will also click together in my mind and I'll realize I got rejected from an Ivy though.</p>
<p>But when I consider applying to schools like Brown I'm like "I better watch out thats an Ivy", but for Penn I was like "Penns cool I hope I get in"</p>
<p>exactley... idk why but it just seems like penn is in its own class.</p>
<p>maybe thats just cuz its soooooo much cooler than any other school. ever.</p>
<p>agreed x 1000. but chocoman, Brown is just weird. The people are odd. I did a summer thing there and the campus is amazing though. very liberal tho. and one of their dorms - Grad Center - was designed in the 60's by a guy who designed a jail, specifically to prevent huge riots. It's made so that no more than 3 people can be in one space at a time. def. WEIRD.</p>
<p>and you're right, Penn is its own class. I feel like the people are more...balanced. like, overachievers, but preferring substance to just the prestige of a name. (cough HPY.)</p>
<p>lol the other day i was like 'omg, if i get into Penn...i can't WAIT to start filling out my housing stuff!' and everyone looked at me all weird haha</p>
<p>brown is weird.</p>
<p>but if you havent noticed....</p>
<p>i am weird.</p>
<p>lol. nah you're cool.</p>
<p>only 1444 until we lap Yale...damn bulldogs.</p>
<p>go pennnnnn its ur birthday! we are soooo gonna pass 'em</p>
<p>aappproaching 800 for this thread... this one's 750!</p>
<p>i'm so upset i only discovered this yesterday. you guys all seem so cool. i'd been torturing myself before but now i can vent about it with people who really know how i'm feeling.</p>
<p>wouldn't it be crazy if, like, some people who got in from here would decide to be roommates or something??</p>
<p>renny its ok. i just started posting yesterday. that'd be cool about the roommates thing... a lil freaky tho..... hmm i wonder what every1 is like in person ?!??!?</p>
<p>hmmm dreaming about living in the quad and gettin the heck away from my high school....</p>
<p>yeah seriously. i don't know any of your real names.</p>
<p>i keep trying to tell myself, if you don't get into Penn it's okay, it means it was never really right for you in the first place...in that case I'll go join the Cornell, Yale and Columbia RD boards.</p>
<p>I didn't even want to go Columbia until I started checking around this forum...the Ivy kids just seem like my people. Is that horrible? Even though I recognize that Stanny, MIT, Caltech, Duke, etc. are even better than some Ivys, I don't know if I'd fit in there as well. I just love meeting new people, learning new fascinating things...the ideal student! but WILL THEY SEE THAT?! lol.</p>
<p>come on... lets take yale out of this game.</p>
<p>yeah the quad...gorgeous! (tear) the moment I knew it was Penn for me...was when we were about to walk onto the quad and a Penn girl was wearing the same shirt as me...my favorite shirt...the one that says "New Jersey: only the strong survive." And then, smiling, I walked into the quad...and it took my breath away. I was like "Yes. Penn. yes."</p>
<p>hmmmm. i think penn might be the only ivy i apply to. just b/c i want to do business,etc. but i know what you mean about fitting in. w/ some colleges, like with penn, i visited the campus and was like "wow, i could definately fit in here"</p>
<p>lol its like "a dream come true".... <em>reminiscing about penn visit</em></p>
<p>since my visit was on a recruiting trip i got to stay overnight and i partied with the students and stuff. every1 just seemed soooo happy to be there- all i heard about was how awesome the teachers are, how cool the students are, etc. no complaints!</p>
<p>oh definitely. I saw BC and knew it wasn't for me. Same with...Trin, Swat, Haverford, Nova. Seriously at Haverford the tour guide was like "Haverford is beautiful, but by junior year it tends to get a bit claustrophobic around here...seeing all the same faces, and if you ever get onto bad terms with the people, you might opt to study abroad." I was like what? I'd want to study abroad because I'd be in fights with my classmates? No, thank you lol</p>
<p>yea i'm glad i had an interview... but i still really wish the adcoms could see how passionate i am about the school! i mean the 'why penn' essay helped... but i just want to like run up to them and be like 'let me in plz!!!!! i neeeeed to be here! i wont let u down!'</p>