<p>^ my interveiwer said he finds out months after the decisions come out</p>
<p>I’m actually not that nervous. I’ve been expecting a deferral at best and would honestly be shocked to get in. I’m anxious to get decisions so that I’ll know for sure whether or not I really need to get plugging on my other apps, but in general, I feel pretty calm. I’m sure if you checked with me on Friday, however, I’ll be FREAKING out a little…</p>
<p>But overall, what’s done is done and I figure if I worry, it will feel like Friday is coming even more slowly. I’m kind of just trying to stay relaxed and have a normal week as best as I can.</p>
<p>I wish I could be as calm…however knowing that the decision has already been made makes me so nervous. This is something that I have been waiting for, for soooo long (good, bad or indifferent), but to know that it is just one click at three o’clock and just something that pops up on my screen makes my heart beat so fast!</p>
<p>Did you guys all get the e-mail today from eapps? that made it all the more real! (and terrifying!)</p>
<p>We say we expect rejection. But do we really?</p>
<p>Honestly, I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I will be denied. Only 1/6 of the students at my school who apply are accepted, and I am nothing special compared to the many other applicants from my school. I really, really, really want to go there, but…</p>
<p>As for finding out online, I think that this makes the whole ordeal scarier. It’s much more sudden then a letter. Plus, it doesn’t feel quite as solid. I already got 2 college decisions. The online decision I kept checking, because it seemed so fake. The paper letter held more information, was easier to show my parents, and seemed more real. I’m all for saving the environment, but I wish that this process could be as painless as possible for the students.</p>
<p>@ Shizzle, yes. I actually do expect rejection.</p>
<p>Shizzle- </p>
<p>I do. But my scores and grades aren’t as stellar as I know most of yours are. I feel like even though a lot of admissions is subjective and comes down to essays/personality/letters of rec. ect., a lot of it is a numbers game, and my scores aren’t spectacular and my grades are just alright for Penn IMO. I’d feel a lot more confident if my grades were a little better (I didn’t have a great junior year) and if my testing was a bit higher. I also don’t know what to expect with my letters of rec. I know for sure one will be really great and help me out a ton… but I have some worries about the second. I think the teacher liked me and thought I was “smart” or “talented” or whatever, but we never really had a real personal connection. I don’t feel like he really knew me or cares a whole ton about me. I think he wrote a decent letter, but nothing that will stand out. </p>
<p>I can say with 100% honesty that I do NOT expect to get in. I think I have maybe a 10-15% shot of admission, and that’s because I’m a legacy. Without my legacy status, I think I’d have like a 5% shot. I do expect a deferral though. I’ll be honest that I would be kind of surprised to get a rejection letter. But if I do, I’ll deal. </p>
<p>What about everyone else? Shizzle do you actually expect a rejection? I’m sure some of you have to feel pretty good about your chances… I know we have some absolutely amazing kids on these threads that have to feel somewhat confident.</p>
<p>“Only 1/6 of the students at my school who apply are accepted” <- Damn. That’s not that bad dude… in most schools there’s like only one acceptance O.o</p>
<p>The fact that nobody else from my school applied ED makes me happy :D</p>
<p>i dont think ill be checking till saturday night. i have to go to a debate tournament friday night, and that continues throughout the day saturday. I dont want to be debating with a heavy heart, even though I pretty much know ill get rejected lol</p>
<p>I told everyone who asked me when I hear back, that it was the 15th, so that I can have a few days to myself…I just couldn’t imagine having texts/calls asking what happened.</p>
<p>That was smart of you brainiac! Yeah, if I had a debate competition, I probably wouldn’t check until later either. I honestly won’t be surprised if I don’t check for my decision on Friday. I might just want not to know, ha.</p>
<p>I find out at noon; that’s 15 minutes into calc. I pleaded with the teacher to move the test to Monday and she conceded lol. Otherwise I would have stood up in the middle of the test and left to check. And all my friends would have gone crazy waiting for me to get back haha</p>
<p>The worst thing that can happen is not getting accepted and being able to apply to other equally amazing schools. There are other doors open for you now, so don’t worry–you all are very qualified students, whom others would die to be during this time of the year. So, RELAX!
You will all get into Penn or other amazing schools :]
I myself am an ED applicant, but I know it won’t be the end of the world for me.</p>
<p>Especially for Wharton applicants,
remember Cornell AEM & UChicago, UC Berkley Haas (sophomore year) & HYPS’s top tier econ majors :]</p>
<p>Haha, there, I said it. Penn is not the only school that will provide limitless opportunities for you all !</p>
<p>Euroazn, 27 kids form my school applied to Penn ED and my school is usually really sucessful with Penn. About 5-8 a year. But Penn won’t take a bunch of kids from the same school so I’m actually competing against these other students within my school, ignoring the entire rest of the world. Seriously, it’s that much harder to actually get in.</p>
<p>How big is your school?</p>
<p>^dreamergranger</p>
<p>I’m jealous of you! At least you know who you’re competing with, and that might erase some doubt.</p>
<p>Shizzle-</p>
<p>I won’t get in on any normal day, but enough bad karma has accumulated since my college application process, so I might as well get in with a tornado of good luck.</p>
<p>So no, I do not expect rejection.</p>
<p>My teacher/interviewer said I would get in, idk how true this is…</p>
<p>Underdog, there’s 364 people in my grade. Don’t know about my school as a whole.</p>
<p>So, I was reading rejection letters of rejection letters online. Either the writer rejected the letter (as if they will go) or they rejected the university from being considered even though they had already been rejected. If I don’t get in I think I’ll write one using the same wording as Penn’s letter… but I probably won’t send it.</p>