<p>i checked from a computer in the bookstore at the school (we were taking a tour, my dad hadnt seen it yet and as we were coming back the dean of admissions was there shaking hands, and happened to mention "hey, decisions are online in an hour). i gasped, then stared in disbelief and ran outside to hug my dad who was on a work phone call and thought i was kidding.</p>
<p>My brother took the letter into his room, closed the door, then came out with one huge smile.</p>
<p>I got rejected by my first choice, so that ruined my happiness for getting into my second choice school. But when I got my first acceptance it was after xmas, best gift ever, with a scholarship. I didnt really do much, because I knew I couldn't go, it was too far away [Creighton University in Nebraska] so I just smiled, and went to my room to enjoy the acceptance letter for an hour. Not much..</p>
<p>I got it through courier so I had an inkling. When I opened it, I just stared. Nobody was in the house so I was just staring in disbelief. lol. I re-read it to make sure it wasn't a mistake or anything. lol.</p>
<p>i smiled, and then i smiled again.</p>
<p>Well first I stopped working on my homework.</p>
<p>^hahahahh priceless</p>
<p>Well... my dad greeted me at the front door holding a small envelope. He held it out for a second, laughed, and proceeded to say, "There's a big pacakge on the kitchen table. I think you're in." </p>
<p>So I started saying, "Oh my god" and sobbing... and I didn't stop for a long time.<br>
It was my birthday, too :)</p>
<p>I was shocked that I actually got accepted through regular admission because I didn't expect my grades would get me in regular admission. Of course first thing I called my best friend. But at first i didn't want to open that package.......and I found out if it was acceptance, it comes in big pack, rejection is small -.-......oh and I reread the acceptance letter to make sure it's what I'm reading. xD</p>
<p>My friend said she made so much noise, the neighbors came over to complain. ^_^</p>
<p>We'll have to wait until next year to see what I do.</p>
<p>Brandeis was more like my second choice, and I heard over the phone from an admissions director. As he was telling me, I jumped up and down with my hands in the air...then I called my cousin, another friend, and then told my parents.</p>
<p>Oh, my story was kind of funny, actually. <em>bg</em></p>
<p>Well, I'm sitting in the basement of my house at around 9 pm and the phone rings and it says, "VIRGINIA CALL," right? I applied to two colleges in VA and I automatically assumed it was one of those calls where current students talk to prospies and ask them questions and blah blah blah blah. I remember distinctly thinking to myself, "OH GOD, DO I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS?" I was getting really stressed out because I kept scoping out the Bryn Mawr forum here on the CC and knew that people were getting phone calls and the fact that I hadn't really worried me.</p>
<p>Well, against my otherwise better judgment, I chose to answer it. The lady who answers goes, "Hello, is this Joy? I'm calling on behalf of the Bryn Mawr admissions office." It was really funny because if the lady was really in front of me, I would have had to take a double take; I thought she said at first Sweet Briar, as I was anticipating one of my VA schools to call me and SBC is one of them.</p>
<p>I start going, "OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD," and shrieking and going insane. Basically. <em>bg</em></p>
<p>She's like, "Do you know why I'm calling?"</p>
<p>And then I respond, "Yes, I think so." And then she asks me what it might be. Then I say, "To tell me I was admitted into Bryn Mawr?" And she confirms this and then I <em>really</em> start screaming.</p>
<p>She had to tell me to calm down several times before I actually could. AHHHHH!</p>
<p>I walked around the island in my kitchen for about an hour and the next day, I dressed up in the most amazing dress and was so happy the entire day. You have no idea how happy I was. AHHH!</p>
<p>(Sadly, I won't be attending. <em>sigh</em>)</p>
<p>Haha, my mom opened it and called me at school. I didn't have a cell phone, so she had the front office actually pull me out of class.</p>
<p>I was of course overcome with joy... but I had to go back to calc class, l0l. I did of course tell everyone ;) :D</p>
<p>I didn't know Oberlin was my first choice (I didn't have a first choice back then), but it was my first acceptance, and I saw SCREAMING, and then called pretty much everyone I knew.</p>
<p>Now I'm going to Oberlin :)</p>
<p>When I got my likely letter, I stared ins disbelief. I re-read the letter about two more times before it finally clicked. I then called my friend, mom, and sister.</p>
<p>I ate tacos for dinner :D</p>
<p>I checked all my decisions online, and until till then all the results had been either rejections or waitlistings so I was feeling kind of - scratch that, TOTALLY - abject and hopeless and but then I saw this orange lion with the words Congratulations! and my mum gasped (she'd been standing behind me at the computer, watching my results in silence) and we both looked at each other and shrieked and we hugged and danced around the room and my mum cried and my dad was all smiles and we probably woke up the people downstairs (sorry:D) jumping up and down (we lived in a high-rise apartment on the top floor) - this all occurring at six in the morning, I live in Korea - and I called my boss to say I couldn't go to work today :D and my mum started calling some of our relatives and tearfully told them I'd got in.</p>
<p>i didnt feel anything... just emptiness. my parents were crazy with joy though, and called up every single relative,,but i was like... "well, now what".</p>
<p>I didnt get into my original first choice (MIT) but I didn't have a problem with that. After getting into Case Western with a large scholarship I was incredibly happy and going to go there until April, when I visited both them and Penn State. So im at Penn State, which after visiting I realized should have been my first choice school in the first place ;). Funny how much things can change.</p>
<p>For some strange reason I had the urge to check for my Michigan decision @ 2 am on a weekday (i applied as a transfer and am already in college, so I don't really sleep). The "View Decision" link came up which meant they finally made a decision on me and I was totally freaking out. I debated for a minute or two whether to click on in because I wouldn't want to know if I was rejected. I decided to take the risk and clicked on it and went crazy. I told my roommates (who have been supportive throughout my whole transferring adventure) then called my parents in NY who weren't angry even though it was 2am. I ended up not sleeping that night...</p>
<p>The Reed acceptance packet I got had some confetti so I spread them all over my room and danced around.. Then, a few hours after my best friend came over to me (without announcing), brought me some gifts and had a great day.
I shall never forget that day.
You guys at admissions have no idea about the joy we have when we receive an acceptance!!</p>