@seagreensoul gives great advice in #462. Imagine yourself at some of your other choices. Research the major and plot out mentally what courses you would take when. Check out the dorms. Most of you have selected a group of fantastic schools. Even the safeties can be top-notch. This is a very exciting time for you. In one year you’ll be trying to get through finals week; thoughts of today’s anxiety over college decisions will be farthest from your minds - or you will laugh at how it really wasn’t as much of a big deal as you thought it was - because everything worked out after all.
@DodosAreDead As the decision date is approaching, I’ve tried to convince myself that I will get rejected/deffered at the best scenario. Meanwhile, I just become very depressed whenever I think about the decision is most likely to be non-acceptance. I’ve applied to many safeties/targets schools including in-state ones, but I can’t hide this depression/sadness whenever attempting to condition myself to expect rejection. Maybe it’s the matter of maturity that I couldn’t think of the plan after this Friday, especially in case I’m rejected (which is high chance for any applicant). The rejection letter will definitely break my heart, and I guess I’ll grow.
@yale2023 I think it’s natural for all of us to feel that way. However, as others in this thread have said, we’re all going off of second-hand information and maybe a visit or two. Hypothetically speaking, there are plenty of colleges where we could be happier than we would be at Yale. It’s fine to be heartbroken after a rejection, but we all have to keep telling ourselves that Yale genuinely isn’t the end of the world. How many happy, successful people have you met who DIDN’T go to Yale?
Hi guys, three more days! Personally, I am not very nervous or scared, only a tad. Anyhow, I feel as if, eventually, we’d all end up in schools where we are destined to be; so, whatever the outcome is on the 14th, it is part of the plan for all of us. We may not understand why certain things happen, but it will all make sense eventually.
@goldenstate19 If it makes you feel better, in my class of 100 students there are at least 5, probably more like 6-7 others applying SCEA to Yale… :(( My coping mechanism was to go crazy with an art project I’ve been working on today after school instead of studying for finals lollll. Whatever happens, I’m sure we will all be fine, but the anticipation for Friday is honestly tough to ignore.
Rejection is scary. Rejection disrupts your sense of belonging.
To cushion against the possibility, spend time with the groups you currently belong to - your friends, your clubs, your family. We are anxious for you too. If you get good news you will be leaving us, but we’ll always be here for you. If you get bad news you’re still with us and we’ll let you know the school wasn’t good enough for you anyways.
I’m extremely scared that if I get rejected that I have no clue which colleges I could theoretically get into. Was Yale too far of a reach? Am I delusional? Anyways, if it makes any of you feel better, 23 kids out of 245 are applying early to Yale from my class. 2 are recruits, 1 is a donor, 1 is a faculty kid, and 4 are by far better applicants than I. Rip.
@mobamba ouch, that sucks. Still, have hope. And Yale is a reach among reaches even for the most qualified applicant. There are loads of good schools out there that will be happy to have you.
^Don’t be afraid to be genuine – try to show the personal roots of why you love to do what you do and really connect/find common ground if possible with your interviewer. My Yale interview went very well and at least for my interviewer, this was one of the most important qualities, moreso than perfect presentation
