<p>Curious blogger claiming to have worked in admissions. Writinghannah has some interesting stuff what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Her blog has been discussed here before. She's just a tad bitter.</p>
<p>Here's the earlier thread Booklady's referring to:</p>
<p>The author of this blog is set to publish her first book, entitled "Everything Sucks." How charming.</p>
<p>Yea that woman has a miserable little life.</p>
<p>Well she might be bitter about Yale, but did you guys check out her Newsweek article? Having just been through a lot of tough college hurdles I think she's dead on about a lot of things here: WHEN</a> YOUR FRIENDS BECOME THE ENEMY | Newsweek My Turn | Newsweek.com</p>
<p>I can't even imagine going to a school that competitive...</p>
<p>the school doesnt even have to be extremely competitive for this sort of mentality...</p>
<p>I go to a competitive school but most dont apply to the Ivies since they have 3 misconseptions: 1) its too expensive 2) they're for rich preppy kids 3) they can only get in with a 36/2400 and then acceptance is guarenteed</p>
<p>I never told anyone that I was applying to Yale, but someone saw me turn in my transcript request and told my friends who told everyone else. They would be happy for me if i got in, but if i didnt, i think a few would be smug in knowing that ill somehow learn that Im not as great as i thought i was..."getting rejected would be good for him. He needs to be more down-to-earth"....and people think im arrogant b/c i dont tell them im applying to Yale!</p>
<p>I wore a harvard hoodie to school one day simply because i felt like wearing red (though my love will always be for Yale). I'm not even applying to harvard, but i got all sorts of reactions from "You surely cant think you'll ever get in? You're not smart enough for them." to "well, i guess we can alll try" and the ever popular who-do-you-think-you-are? glare. As one Harvard hopeful from my school put it, "Once you mention that you're applying to HYP, theres only one reaction. 'O, I didnt know you were a ******bag.'"</p>
<p>After going through this for a few months, getting into Yale has become more than just getting into my dream school, its become a chance to avoid ridicule and a big "F*** You! I got in" to all those people waiting for me to get my rejection letter.</p>
<p>(and all this doesnt even include the people who think you're going to Yale next year. These are friends and family who dont realize how unbearably painful it is when they say things like, "You're going to Yale next year and you can't even [fill in the blank with ANYTHING that you cant do or take too long to do]") </p>
<p>if i get rejected, then all this stress, ridicule, etc will be for nothing. Will i learn an important lession about life from it? Of course not! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS LESSON EVERYONE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT!?! Only my closest friends and family will even feel bad when i get rejected. Everyone else will just find pleasure in the fact that i didnt get what i wanted...who was i to try? who was I to think that four years of working my ass off every second could actually accomplish anything? What's the point of even trying to be perfect since id have to be a different person with different talents/backgrounds to find inclusiveness in a place like Yale?---> this is why i think the whole admission process is so unbelievably stressful</p>
<p>(i think ive repeated a few stories in this post, so sorry if im being repetitive)</p>
<p>Dude, XYZ Affair, you should not have to give a **** about what other people think about you. Do what YOU want to do and as long as you're happy with what you've done, you have nothing to get angry about, or else, they win.</p>
<p>im sure ill be fine in a week if im rejected. It'll just be that initial phase right after finding out and then telling everyone who asks why i didnt apply anywhere early action.</p>
<p>I kind of know what you're going through... I'm at the point where the only reason I want to be accepted now is to save face. But you know what, everyone's going to move on after a few days, and so will you.</p>