<p>^^ Which is....?</p>
<p>If I don't get in, I'll be fine but I won't be looking forward to fending off curious peers the next day.
Same if I do get in (except change the "I'll be fine" part to "I'll be really happy").</p>
<p>^ University of Chicago.</p>
<p>^^ It probably wouldn't take much work to fall in love with it if you had to. I'm already in love with it--anti-Yale blasphemy, I know. :)
Not my second choice but pretty high up there.</p>
<p>Yeah sunshineyday, I think Dec 16th is either going to be really bad or really good. </p>
<p>Imagine getting rejected, going to school the next day, and having friends ask "did you get in?" and a million other people ask "what's wrong???" -_-</p>
<p>On the other hand, if accepted I wouldn't mind repeating it over and over.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don't want to talk about Yale with anyone at school. It's too personal for me.</p>
<p>And sunshineyday, I know! The student bloggers on the admissions site are so wonderfully witty. I would easily fit in there on the intellectual and quirky level.</p>
<p>However, an active student community was very important to me when I was looking at colleges, and Yale has one of the best social and extracurricular scenes. Ever.</p>
<p>after my potential (and most likely) rejection, i'll be finishing about 5 other apps...i've submitted one...yale...
i may have neglected doing these college apps...</p>
<p>"I plan to read depressing stories about malnutrition and poverty in third-world countries so that when I'm deferred/rejected from Yale, my situation won't seem so bad."</p>
<p>Excellent idea. Even if you aren't accpeted, MistoftheKane, you are sheer genius.</p>
<p>Yeah, I don't think I'm telling anyone what my decision results were the next day. My school doesn't really have the atmosphere I would like to divulge that information. Plus, at least 8 other people applied early to Yale, so I would not feel comfortable.</p>
<p>If I go to school on the 16th, I'll try to mask my happiness/depression as best I can.</p>
<p>for the people who are being a little pessimistic about their prospects (don't worry, I do it to, the pessimistic shell of protection does help) remember to knock on wood! My friend and I ran around knocking on trees a couple nights ago.. hopefully that'll do it.</p>
<p>haha pshan, great idea! i'll throw a tree knocking party sometime this wk :P</p>
<p>Great, now I'll have to knock on every tree I pass until December 15th. I hope you're happy, pshan... >:P</p>
<p>fireyskillet15, I'm glad someone sees the merit of my Dec 15 preparation plan. Not only will it soften the blow, I could potentially become one of the world's leading academic authorities on hunger and poverty. </p>
<p>I was hoping that my Yale prospects would remain totally private, but what do you know? Some teachers like to announce these things... So now everyone knows and come 12/16, I will be facing the onslaught of nosy, competitive schoolmates.</p>
<p>I don't know what I'll do if people ask. Smile and say nothing? Some people might take that as "accepted!" though I do not want to give that impression. Basically I just don't want to discuss college with anyone until like... May.</p>
<p>Well, if it cheers you up, I'll have to divulge my information, just because everyone at my school wants to know who goes to school where. </p>
<p>Try this:</p>
<p>If rejected.</p>
<p>When people of the opposite sex ask:</p>
<p>a) hot? -> "Rejected, will you go out with me to make me feel better?" true Carpe Diem right there.
b) not hot -> "Uhh, Rejected, QQ"</p>
<p>When people of the same gender ask:</p>
<p>"No, but looking on the bright side, every cloud has a silver lining?"</p>
<p>If Accepted:</p>
<p>When people ask: </p>
<p>" YES I LOVE YALE!!!1!11!1one!1, <em>rant about Yale</em> <em>endrant</em>, but you'll go to a school just as good <em>smirk</em>" <- This is also known as the "get lynched" path.</p>
<p>=]</p>
<p>I am actually thinking about being really passive aggressive about the whole thing and just do a facebook status (I have actually spent most of my free mental space coming up with silly and appropriate facebook statuses for each option - but mostly for defer/rejection) and NOT TALK ABOUT IT TO ANYONE. Oh, and to congratulate my friend/classmate who is most probs going to get in.</p>
<p>I can't deal with facebook statuses. Once I put up something totally unrelated to college but people interpreted it as a college thing and suddenly there were rumors that I was taking a gap year, of all things to assume.</p>
<p>A gap year? I guess you're all "college-person" at your school? Pretty much the same here.</p>
<p>For my December 15 (or maybe Dec 14, like last year), I'm going to most likely be glued to the computer, making up escuses why I need to be online, (homework, research....the usuals) and then clam up once I get an email.</p>
<p>December 14th happens to be my birthday and so I'm hoping maybe I'll get a sweet 16 birthday present from Yale....</p>
<p>Sigh, facebook.</p>
<p>But on a totally random note, I had 2 dreams last night, and both of them involved a letter/note from Yale with a big REJECT printed in the middle.</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>So on a random note. I had a dream last night about Yale. My dad (who is awesome in real life) found out whether or not I got in, and before he would tell me, he made me play a game straight out of Saw (which is not awesome). I woke up before I found out.</p>
<p>Haha, Saw? That's kind of freaky... </p>
<p>See what Yale's scary-low admissions rate has done to us? It's turned us into uptight, stressed people with overactive imaginations. Argh.</p>
<p>I'm not going to practice for track that day. Coach can fight me if he wants to, but this is more important.</p>
<p>My whole school knows I applied EA to Yale, me and the smartest kid in our class were the only ones basically. Lots of questions on the 16th...oh boy</p>