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I was told by my principal that I wouldn't hear from my colleges until April so when I received a thin letter in March, I didn't think much of it. Much to my surprise I had been accepted to my safety school five weeks early. My mom and I were so happy. I told my principal and he said that it was probably going to be the first of many acceptances. April finally arrives as do my college responses. Four rejection, two wait lists, and one more acceptance. I was mildly disappointed by two of the rejections since they were long shots, very disappointed by the other two rejections, and shocked by the waiting lists. I decided to attend the second college that accepted me. I was really happy when I was invited to visit this school with other students who had been accepted. My mom and I show up and take another tour of the school and participate in all of the festivities. My mother decides to go to the financial aid office and she what type of scholarships I would receive. She returns to me very shaken up and tells me that she needs to talk to me. Apparently, there were no scholarships for me. It was pretty upsetting especially since we had driven several hours to visit this school only to have it taken away from me. Anyway, I went to my 'safety school' and joined my sorority and wound up doing quite well. It all worked out in the end. The funny thing is I received letters from the scholarship-less school for three years as if I were a student there.
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