I went to a community college right after high school (I was 17 when I graduated & really immature). I wanted to go to UConn, but I got a letter back saying that they had already closed their out-of-state transfer applications for that year when I requested an application. UCONN would have been my first choice, but I never even got a chance to apply. So I then applied to the University of Kentucky and got accepted (this was back in the days when you could still apply to only one school and decide to go there).
I remember the letter coming and my brother saying, "You have a letter from the University of Kentucky here." I ripped it open and yelled back, "Tell Mom I just got accepted at the University of Kentucky!" He was on the phone with her, & they both were pretty excited like I was.
I have one regret: I never even applied to the University of Louisville, my second choice or to Northern Illinois University, which would have been my "safety school." Sometimes I wonder...
