You've gotta be tough not to despair.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I mean, after:</p>

<li><p>reading the Yale daily news about a record number of SCEA applicants and the lower number of ppl who will be accepted because they can better predict yield</p></li>
<li><p>the guy who claims to have already been rejected (Though I’m really not believing this, I don’t think they would have told yet, and the thread doesn’t exist anymore)</p></li>
<li><p>looking back over Yale’s stats and reminding yourself of exactly how competitive and prestigious Yale is.</p></li>
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<p>Life until the 15th will be tough.</p>

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<p>life after could be even tougher.. <em>knock on wood</em></p>

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<p>I am SCARED! I just want the pain to be over though.</p>

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<p>Ah~men!!!! =]</p>

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<p>Rejection = End of the world ;)</p>

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<p>I'm saving up my despair for the 15th. I think it's healthier to get it all out in one go. :)</p>

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<p>yup. Looking at the Dartmouth, Cornell and Columbia forums is giving me the heebie-jeebies. :(</p>

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<p>it's ok we'll all get in- hee hee i hope!, love love i love everyone!</p>

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<p>i know what you mean, limetime =&lt;/p>

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<p>You guys will all be fine, at least CC'ers have a relatively high acceptance rate.... Anyways, from reading these boards, it seems to me that Yale SCEA'ers really really really *really * love Yale. Not that people applying early to other schools don't, it just that you guys take it over the top lol.</p>

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<p>of course we love yale, we love each other too! yale is the type of community that allows people- no matter how insufficient your knowledgeis of them- to love one another and express it: yay love i love everyone!
Despite the fact that this probably isn't altruism but a superstitious idea of karma coming from most as they cross their fingers.</p>

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<p>the question is how much of our love for yale got through in essays and such =\
gah i wish yale had early decision so that the harvard/princeton-wannabees wouldn't apply just for the hell of it. they guarantee to meet 100% of demonstrated need anyway, although i guess i can see why they'd want to give people options</p>

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<p>Cogito i agree with what you posted soo much. I dont think ill be able to put that amount of effort in any other app.</p>

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<p>Cogito described me lol. Except I didn't apply because stanford etc stopped their early programs, I just applied because it was non binding and early.</p>

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<p>I haven't personally met anyone on this forum, but it just seems like everyone puts similar importance in going to a good college that I do, and it's really refreshing.
I'm betting that everyone knows what "Cogito Ergo Sum" means, knows about Descartes, deductive&inductive reasoning, etc. It's like I somehow know everyone already.</p>

<p>Anyway,
4 more days...</p>

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<p>I'm not stressing over it. I feel bad for my friend who's decision on monday is basically life or death for him.</p>

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<p>as someone mentioned earlier, i am having the hardest time working on my other applications and supplements. Yale is the only school i want to go to and when writing those other essays, i feel like i am lying. So... my solution was to use my Yale supplement essay as a skeleton for my others. The essays will be sincere (sounding). Let's hope none of us have to send out any other applications monday night. good luck everyone!</p>

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<p>I mean, how can you honestly fill out a "why is ______ the place for you" question???</p>

<p>"Yale, the love of my life, rejected me and dashed my heart across the floor. ____ is one of 5 other colleges I'm scrambling to get into now"</p>

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<p>^ Haha yeah :P</p>

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<p>^^ I'd pay whoever could get into a college with that as a "Why _______" essay.</p>