<p>life and death*</p>
<p>There should be no reason for excessive celebration, since if you applied, that typically means you have a good shot, because you feel you have the requirements. It's not a total surprise.</p>
<p>Chicago is quirky. It's hard to view it as a shoe-in when the primary means for evalution is almost completely subjective. I don't think anyone can be nearly as certain regarding admissions to Chicago (even with its huge acceptance rate) compared to other similar schools.</p>
<p>If I get accepted, I will be so relieved that I will not have to apply to my safeties.</p>
<p>Well, I look at it on multiple levels:
1)College admissions are never a guarantee. Look at Mr. Li from the Class of 2010 who is now attending Yale but was not admitted into Princeton, one of this top choice schools.
2)Chicago is a school I definitely want to attend. Just because I am a legitimate and competitive applicant doesn't mean that the admissions office feels the same way.
3)Also like Vertigo said, getting in relieves a significant burden.</p>
<p>Taken collectively, this allows for a competitive applicant, fazed by college admissions, the opportunity to express their happiness and having their desires fulfilled. Sure, the applicant had an idea that they could possible be accepted, but he/she had to wait months or years to ultimately receive a decision.</p>
<p>Ok calm down Texas...I was just telling you to not portray yourself as extremely flamboyant with your dancing.</p>
<p>=) Too late. After I got my acceptances last year, I went out for a 15 hour fishing trip with some friends (first time I've ever cast a line).</p>
<p>Too bad, I still didn't get the UChicago letter I wanted which is why I'm trying again. You can bet I'll be doing something crazy if it turns out well.</p>
<p>Then I applaud UChicago for turning away an outlandish fool like yourself :D! Who can blame them? Don't you know...New Yorkers are always right.</p>
<p>I like dancing. It's just an expression of happiness. I even dance a little if I have a really good piece of pie, or get an A on a ridiculously hard Physics test. Good news is still good news whether or not it's a surprise.</p>
<p>Hey, hey, watch it. By the way, I've never had a New York Pizza, but our track team did order Brooklyn Style Pizzas after the last practice before spring training. Our middle distance group (4 frosh) just got 4 XL pizzas which were so weak. We demolished them, then went out for Pop-Tarts.</p>
<p>I definitely need to go to NYC.</p>
<p>Not Dominos I hope?
Domino's "Brooklyn-Style-Pizza" is an abomination which does not even begin to do justice to the real thing.</p>
<p>I suppose I'm being overly zealous with Brooklyn Pizza because I've realized that, whether I get into Chicago or not, I'm going to be outside of NYC for the next 4 years and living without that epitome of pizzahood for a long, long time.</p>
<p>i don't really know what i would do.. probably not more college applications. = ) hahah. i <3 chicago.</p>
<p>15 minutes convincing my parents that I won't kill a Bears fan during my time at U-Chitown.</p>
<p>30 minutes sending back my reply "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES"... that is probably all I'll write, just the word yes... with many, many E's.</p>
<p>15 minutes relishing the fact that I don't need to study for semester exams.</p>
<p>10 minutes calling up my friends for a Sangria/Golf Pros and Tennis Ho's party.</p>
<p>5 hours at said party</p>
<p>The remainder of the night driving between Milwaukee bars and "Byaa-ing" at (other) drunk people with my friends (who hopefully were accepted too, because if not... I'll have to Byaa by myself).</p>
<p>don't worry dominic; your obvious charm and wit will provide endless streams of people hoping to grace your presence, get drunk, and copy Dave Chapelle.</p>
<p>Last year, I always thought I would jump up and down if I received an acceptance letter from UChicago.</p>
<p>Instead, I broke down and cried, I was so happy. =)</p>
<p>Boz, do I sense a bit of sacasm, perhaps?</p>
<p>Byaaaaaaahhh!</p>
<p>I would squeel and spin in a circle. Then I would find some excuse to leave school, and I would go to Borders, select a pile of books and a comfy chair, and read untill I needed coffee. Yay!</p>
<p>Make a ceremonial pyre of my Occidental, CMU, Pomona, Tufts and Harvard apps. I'm going to do this if I get into Upenn, too. I actually hope that I get into chicago, but not Penn.</p>
<p>I like fire.</p>
<p>Beat my chest in victory lolz</p>