<p>Now I'm a little scared. I have no national recognition or URM status or real socio-economic disadvantages and my SATs are pretty standard for Yale (1510 old, or 2300 old + writing). All I really have going for me is my home-schooling and nontraditional transcript with an extensive list of everything I've done over the past few years. (Er, does traveling and volunteering around the world/in third world countries on my own count as a cool hook? :( )</p>
<p>Aw. I guess all there is to do is wait. I'm scared. Results are coming waaaaay too soon.</p>
<p>gavroche, we're all scared man, i hope you get some good news...if u dont, keep in mind, psychological studies show that moments of rejection never have any long term effects, so you'll be just as happy in the long-run indepedent of where you get in...</p>
<p>for some of us...results are coming soon enough...lol</p>
<p>no prob mijehar, consider though, im a humble high school student who has only taken ap psych and just reciting what i learned out of a text book last year....still, i think it's true for the most part</p>
<p>gavroche & others,
well, I certainly haven't meant to give any of you a bad night's sleep (!). Just responding to some specific examples, the details of which may not be sufficient enough for judgment. But it's always important to keep some perspective regarding alternatives, given <em>everyone's</em> steep chances in any selective admissions. This is why parents nag on & on about Safeties & contingency plans & rolling admissions schools -- so that students won't be thrown by unexpected Early results, to the point where their confidence is affected for their next applications. I think it would be a healthy thing to do some constructive thinking over the next week about some colleges you would be willing to look favorably upon just in case you're deferred or worse. You will not have wasted your time, even if Early results are positive. I will be rejoicing with all of you if they're positive.</p>