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...So, early action admission results came back today, or at least I got an e-mail notification.
Was denied my first choice, Stanford, and I'm pretty down atm  .
I know, I know:
"tons of great people don't get in, it's ridiculously hard to and random a ton of times" - but as always, there was that odd mix of idealism/naivete where I thought that couldn't happen to me, I thought my essays were well-written, emotional, meaningful, unique, and even sprinkled with humor. Internships at the Federal Public Defender and City Council and Mitchell Cancer Institute, Debate for 4 years being a finalist at national qualifiers/getting a bid to the National Tournament of Champions, etc. Plus, my older brother got in/attended, graduating a year ago.
"it's not the end of the world" - I've always had this general attitude, but now I find that I can't help feeling like shit. I remember getting a text from my friend saying that he got denied today [the application technically said results would come back on December 15th], my heart racing out of my control. I woke up from a nap to find out, and really didn't want to ask my parents with the fear of bad news, then checked my email, and well...I just don't know what to do at the moment. Worse part is, I was hoping I wouldn't have to do the last 4 apps I had if this panned out, but.....yeah.
 
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Hope you feel better! It's pretty normal to feel like shit after that sort of thing though, you'll get over it eventually.
I'm sure you'll get into somewhere you'll enjoy and a very good school with your credentials.
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Hey dude. I got rejected from Stanford too. I feel you. There are other colleges to go too. =\
Kinda bummed out about it too but it was a reach anyways.
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Stanford is more or less a coinflip for the most qualified so don't be too down 
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Don't worry, I didn't get in either lol
hope you applied to McGill lols
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You have a pretty impressive resume, so I think you should take away the fact that you did your best in either case. Sucks that you didn't want to get in to your institution of choice, but its pretty good that you feel down about it because that you means you still hold yourself up to high standards with well placed ambitions. If you stick with that attitude, you'll succeed in whatever you pursue.
I guess it's pretty bad that you gotta do more apps though O_O that sucks.
Best of luck in the future.
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Stanford is so hard O.O
I didn't apply, but I doubt I would've gotten in either. I know this isn't much consolation at the moment, but a lot of people I know didn't get into their first choice schools and they're all happy with where they ended up. I'm sure you'll land on your feet man!
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asian equation also requires sports or music
don't worry man, like everybody else stanford is a coin flip
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I know someone at Harvard who got rejected by Stanford, don't feel bad.
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Dude, Stanford ain't the only college in the world.
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Oooh what high school and what type o' debate did you do? (policy debater here)
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Ouch, tons of people at my school (like 3 or 4, not a ton but whatev) got rejected from Stanford, and they were all really, really smart people with high GPAs and all the nice ECs and stuff.
Don't worry bout it that much, there are plenty of other colleges.
makes me happy I applied ED to columbia 
Edit: And got in! For engineering! and i plan to go financial engineering :D
Edt2: Whoa whoa OP goes to Bellarmine, the school notorious for having a totally awesome debate team that rolls over all the other schools lol.
Wait........
HEY YOU'RE IN BAY AREA TOO
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3/4 people I know got into stanford ED. wtf.
I got deferred by UPenn.
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Probably won't help your quasi-depression at the moment, but keep in mind that your future won't turn on the fickle whims of an admissions comitteee.
Also, if you're doing the sciences, undergraduate name value really doesn't matter.
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Hey man keep this little gem in mind: You lose some, you gain some.
You just never know and one day, you might look back and say, " Fuck Stanford! I'm so glad I didn't go there because I met the girl of my dreams (some shit like that)."
I remember I was dead set on going to UCSC, then I was rejected and I was like WAH??!? So I ended up in Davis and now I couldn't be happier.
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Yeah, you will feel like shit. It's inevitable. I did last year when I got deferred from MIT, then even worse when I got rejected from MIT.
However, everything gets better over time. I'm going to Columbia now, and I couldn't imagine myself anywhere else. It's great.
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no one should expect to get into a top school like stanford. it's unreasonable to expect to get in no matter what your stats are.
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Don't worry I was also rejected We're all in the same boat!
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On December 11 2010 15:54 DTK-m2 wrote:
Yeah, you will feel like shit. It's inevitable. I did last year when I got deferred from MIT, then even worse when I got rejected from MIT.
Oooh I was so sad when that happened to me. And then I got into my first choice. And then I couldn't afford anything but my eighth choice out of eight.
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Yea, I got rejected from Stanford too D:. Awells, stanf IS ridiculously selective...
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It's a roll of the dice... I don't even know why I'm applying to Stanford (regular)...
The best of luck to all of us
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On December 11 2010 15:12 KtheZ wrote:Ouch, tons of people at my school (like 3 or 4, not a ton but whatev) got rejected from Stanford, and they were all really, really smart people with high GPAs and all the nice ECs and stuff. Don't worry bout it that much, there are plenty of other colleges. makes me happy I applied ED to columbia Edit: And got in! For engineering! and i plan to go financial engineering :D
KtheZ goes to my school :D
congratz dude!
don't feel bummed out about stanford the selection process depends all on what you can offer to stanford in terms of diversity+talent.
remember 1/7 of the people at stanford are there for athletics!
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college decisions are so painful and difficult... i feel your pain . on the one hand it seems like a test of your worth of an individual, and at the same time it is so subjective and so random. you dream of going to a certain school, your dreams are set on it, and yet at the same time you are afraid to even let yourself hope. i feel like college decisions was a time when i was so wracked with self-doubt, not daring to let myself aspire for success. i had confidence in myself, but in the face of college decisions i quivered -- especially if you are a top high school student, chances are you haven't failed or been rejected often. i was afraid to go for my reach schools for fear of the cold, blatant slap to the face by the cruel hand of rejection. but looking back, even though it felt so important to me at the time, i would've been able to assimilate to/enjoyed almost any other college. in fact, after recently visiting my friend at her school in montreal, i even felt that i might've been much happier as a student there, even though her school is considered "less prestigious" than my current uni. basically my point is: there are many good schools there. don't feel like you failed as a student, or as an individual. your college experience is really essentially what you make of it, and in the end, whether you went to stanford or to another good school doesn't mold you into a different individual than you would've been otherwise.
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Thanks for the comments, it's really therapeutic to just vent it out xD.
I also just watched the movie World's Greatest Dad, which was a really interesting, stirred up a hodgepodge of thoughts, especially since coincidentally, in a Faulkner class we'd been covering ideas of death and idealism in the Quentin section.
But off of that random tangent, any ideas of interesting movies/shows to see to patch up all our college woes here? xD
On December 11 2010 15:11 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:
Oooh what high school and what type o' debate did you do? (policy debater here)
Bellarmine, I'm an LDer, haha
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after i got into college i realized how stupid the entire process of ap's, sat's, extra curriculars, etc.
anyways if your even within range of stanford your already in pretty good position. i came to this stunning realization after i got a 20 year old roomate who ran away from home at 14 and is now going for his g.e.d. in the bell curve of life, your in the front part where its really small.
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US college application looks like a pain in the ass.
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Accepted to Columbia University (CC) from New Jersey with a full ride. Really relieved.
EDIT: Applied Early Decision.
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Don't freak out about which undergraduate colleges you get into (or don't get into).
What matters far more is to what extent you take advantage of your professors and classes while you are there.
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Stanford was the biggest ballbuster when I was applying. Only 1 girl out of my HS made it in and she didn't even go (she opted for yale). You'll get in somewhere that's pretty damn good I'm sure.
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rejection fucking sucks... i feel you
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yo don't worry about it, its kinda a luck of the draw. they might also just have something against your region (and not you) - noone in recent memory from my hs has gotten into stanford, including people who got into harvard, yale, princeton (or all 3 and more).
and yeah, especially if you're going for grad or med school, thats a lot more important than where you were for your undergrad career.
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This is my feeling towards US universities: the decision results (from the receiving end) are completely arbitrary, they honestly don't make sense.
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Without a doubt, each of these big name universities gets more capable applicants than they can admit, so don't take it personally. Stanford is also ridiculously hard to get into. You'll get in somewhere good.
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I still see this as 'I should have been accepted' especially because you stated your resume/stats.
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On December 16 2010 09:39 supernovamaniac wrote:
I still see this as 'I should have been accepted' especially because you stated your resume/stats.
Maybe that was why this was the exact sentence before I mentioned that:
"tons of great people don't get in, it's ridiculously hard to and random a ton of times" - but as always, there was that odd mix of idealism/naivete where I thought that couldn't happen to me
[bolding-added]
Of course I thought I might get in, that's why there's disappointment.
It's mostly cooled over now, just gotta trudge through the rest of apps and finals at the same time, bah xD.
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I got rejected from CalTech. I thought I would be all right, since it wasn't my first choice (nor my 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.). I thought if I didn't get in, then whatever, I probably won't even go.
I got the letter and realized something: Rejection sucks. Damn. I feel for you.
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On December 11 2010 17:49 LlamaNamedOsama wrote:Thanks for the comments, it's really therapeutic to just vent it out xD. I also just watched the movie World's Greatest Dad, which was a really interesting, stirred up a hodgepodge of thoughts, especially since coincidentally, in a Faulkner class we'd been covering ideas of death and idealism in the Quentin section. But off of that random tangent, any ideas of interesting movies/shows to see to patch up all our college woes here? xD Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 15:11 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:
Oooh what high school and what type o' debate did you do? (policy debater here) Bellarmine, I'm an LDer, haha
Bellarmine? LDer?
Legit! North cal is pretty intense with Extemp and Debate, so I salute you!
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pm me if ur a TLer that got in stanford early
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On December 11 2010 17:49 LlamaNamedOsama wrote:Thanks for the comments, it's really therapeutic to just vent it out xD. I also just watched the movie World's Greatest Dad, which was a really interesting, stirred up a hodgepodge of thoughts, especially since coincidentally, in a Faulkner class we'd been covering ideas of death and idealism in the Quentin section. But off of that random tangent, any ideas of interesting movies/shows to see to patch up all our college woes here? xD Show nested quote +On December 11 2010 15:11 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:
Oooh what high school and what type o' debate did you do? (policy debater here) Bellarmine, I'm an LDer, haha
Oh cool I knew some Hella Prep peeps back in the day.
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When I went to Stanford it felt like almost 1/2 of the class was from SoCal/Bay Area -- I think they are trying to get an even more diverse student body in terms of geography so that's unfortunate for you. Especially with the number of strong HSs like Gunn, Paly, Saratoga, etc. competition is super fierce.
My sister was in the same situation as you and was pretty disappointed, but ended up going to UCSD and loving it. I'm sure you'll do great wherever you end up
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On December 16 2010 13:14 Exteray wrote:
pm me if ur a TLer that got in stanford early
Hey, if he can start assembling a TL ED group i will too (And the OP is Admissions:First Results anyway so I wont be derailing)
Pm me if you got into Columbia early!
It'd be awesome to play SC with Tlers that I'm going to see in college :D
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