The day you got accepted to the college of your dreams...

[ambición6]

Hmm, I applied to only four schools, all in Chicago - Northwestern Univ, University of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, and DePaul. I got into all 4 and didnt really think I wouldn't (yeah, kinda smug of me) but I was valedictorian, 4.0GPA, and high SAT/ACT scores, and a minority. No, lets not get into the whole affirmative action discussion even though I think that factored into my acceptance, but I am consoled by the fact that I had the grades to back it up. I ended up going to Loyola, because I couldn't afford NWU, or U of C, but at least I got in. I still have the acceptance letters.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally posted by ShaedyKD
In February of 2000, I was going to a dance competition at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. My dad took me over there a day early to visit USF. I had applied, but hadn't received anything back from them yet. I went on the tour, and LOVED it. After the tour, my dad and I went back to the admissions office. He asked if they had any idea when letters would be sent out. The lady said, well, let me check and see if your file is complete. (I had sent it in like 2 months ago). She asks for my name and soc. and stuff. She types some stuff in, and then looks up and says "Congratulations, you've been admitted into the University of South Florida!" I started jumping up and down screaming, right in the middle of the office. Then I promptly went to the bookstore to buy my very first USF shirt, which I wore to meet my team at our hotel room. They take one look at me getting out of the car, and my best friend goes "Shae got into college!"

Awww, that is the CUTEST story ever!

Well, it was in November of 1998. I was standing in line with my basketball team getting ready to run in/warm up at the first and one of hte biggest games of the season, against a cross town rival. I had heard back from all the other schools, but not Baylor. My dad comes walking up to me and I was like, what the crap, go away, we're about to go. My coach was kind of frowning at me and anyway, he says, "well, we got a letter from Baylor today." he was really kinda dissapointed looking, like I didn't get in, and he was sad. But then he said, "you got in." I started screaming and jumping up and down and anyway, it was soooooooo exciting!

[bekibug]

Well, I came home from school one afternoon in October 2001 and there was a letter from Auburn that said, "Congratulations!" in gold lettering on the envelope. I'd already gotten letters from Alabama and South Alabama, but those were my safeties, as I'd had my heart set on Auburn since the first time I set food on the Plains. My housing application and PACT plan info were in the mail the next day.

Came close to breaking my mom's heart*, but my dad was just as excited as I was. My mom's brother told me he was as proud of me as if I were his own kid (he's an AU alum). It was special.

*Mama's a born-and-bred Bama fan, as in when they came out to tell my grandad he had a little girl, Denny Chimes rang 3 o'clock. That was when DCH was closer to campus. Plus, Tuscaloosa's only half as far from home as Auburn is.

[Betarulz!]

As I posted in the Chit Chat forum, I got accepted to KU Med on Thursday.

Basically, getting into any medical school was my dream school. Only now that I've gotten into one, am I considering how much I like each school. It's still very possible that KU will be my only acceptance, but that's more than okay for me.

When I interviewed, they told us that our group of interviews would be reviewed before the end of the month, so I knew last week that I would be getting a letter either last week or this week. Considering the admissions committee meets on Wednesday, I figured they would write the letters on Thursday, send them Friday and I would get a letter on Monday or Tuesday. Well, monday and tuesday, there was absolutely nothing, I didn't anything, so I just kinda thought that I would be reviewed later. Wednesday, I didn't get anything, so I totally thought my name would be coming up that night. I wasn't worried, b/c there was nothing I could do.

Thursday, I get back from my Anatomy lab, and grab the mail from the M-N mailbox at Beta. I immediately see a Letter from KU...school of Law for another guy. That got my heart racing a little, but I thought that was going to be the only piece of mail from KU. Two letters later and there's one from the School of Medicine...of course that gets me excited. BAsically from everyone that I had talked to applying to KU, and what the Admissions Dean told us during the interview day, is that most people just get a letter saying, thank you, we can't at this time offer you admission, but you are still very much underconsideration, yada yada yada. Very few people get rejected right away, and some do get accepted right away. My grades aren't very good (compared to my MCAT scores) and I've been very nervous about getting in the whole time, so I totally expected the "wait listed" letter.

I start walking into the house and setting down my stuff in our formal living room. The letter is about half open, I yank it out, and see "Congratulations..." I didn't even get past the first sentance, before I had to do something. I looked around and realized there were a lot of guys around, and I couldn't yell, so I just gave a fist pump which one of my pledge brothers saw, asked about it. And I told him I just got accepted to KU. That was it. Then I spent the next two hours calling and e-mailing people, so much so that I completely missed The OC...but it was worth it.

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by ADPiZXalum
he says, "well, we got a letter from Baylor today." he was really kinda dissapointed looking, like I didn't get in, and he was sad. But then he said, "you got in." I started screaming and jumping up and down and anyway, it was soooooooo exciting!

you allowed your parents to open your acceptance letters? if my parents went anywhere near mine without me doing that first, they know i would have kicked them, hard.

for me, i applied to four schools and i applied to Miami U early decision. So i knew right around Dec 15 that i got in. i liked knowing that early where i was going. although i actually didn't send my deposit accepting the spot in until hte last minute because i all of a sudden couldn't decide between there and my second choice school. although i'm definitely glad with the decision i made.

No, I didn't LET him open the letter, but I couldn't really stop him...

[Xylochick216]

I thought I wanted to go to the University of Richmond for years. I'd spent a summer there and loved the campus. I went back for a visit with actual students on campus, though, and HATED the vibe I got. I decided to start looking at other schools. My sister went to Elon, and she and my mom were working hard to get me to go there without my knowing. They convinced me to take my best friend down and go on a tour. Well, I ended up falling in love. I sent my application in August of my senior year for early decision, and I was notified October 5th that I had gotten in. I was the first person in my high school to know where I was going I definitely did a lot of screaming and yelling when I got the letter in the mail. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made.

[Phigirl04]

I applied to about 20 some schools so it was madness for a few weeks there. I remember getting my letters from my top 2 and not wanting to open them at all. I did that whole, is it thick enough, big enough, thing. And I opened them and I was in so yeah for being accepted to Brown and Duke. But I had some health problems and ended up going closer to home. Now, I want to transfer but can't imagine school without my sisters and my other friends. Plus, I would go insane without my family. But it was so exciting.

Not as exciting as ACT scores though. I got called in by my counselor and I was sure I did horrible, I was really sick the day I took them and hurried the last few sections to get out of there because I couldn't stay awake. She called me in to tell me I'd gotten nearly a perfect score. I cried, because I was so happy I didn't have to take them again.

[Boodleboy322]

I did a suicide in picking my school but knew I'd get accepted. I did and it just came natural. Not being cocky or arrogant but I knew I was that good.

Regards,

Boodleboy322

[amanda6035]

I applied to 2 schools, Kennesaw State University, and Southern Polytechnic. I sent my application in Spring of 2002 to start school in Fall 2003. Why? I was still in the navy at the time, and was going to be leaving for a deployment. I wasn't sure how long the application process would take, so I applied early.

I didnt think much about it when mom asked me for my fax number on the ship. She just said she had some stuff she wanted to send me. So I went to the fax machine and had 2 acceptance letters. I whooped and hollered and ran around my office and all my co-workers thought I was insane. All I coul think of is "I'm going to school when I get off this damn floating hunk of steel!"

I chose SPSU because they accepted some military experience as credits and KSU didnt. Plus, at the time, SPSU had an IT program, and KSU only had Computer Science. They now have an Information Security program, but I like right where I am

[Stef the Pef]

I applied to Baylor as soon as I possibly could--when I went for a campus visit in July after junior year of high school, they said I could apply whenever, so I did--as soon as I got home, I started getting all the necessary info together and had the online application done by August. Let's see, I used to live nearby in Hewitt and thought the area was pretty nice, it had a pretty campus, an interesting honors program, I wanted to get as far away from the Seattle area and as close to family in east TX as possible, but still far enough away to be independent, and I'd heard wonderful things about the law school (where I hope I'll be in a couple years) sooooo...yeah, ever since the college question first started seriously popping up circa sixth gradeish, Baylor had definitely been at the top of the list.

That being said, there was an option to check the status of my application online...which I did rather obsessively for a couple months. Get home, check e-mail, check Baylor site to see if anything happened to my application yet, and voila, one day, it said that my application for admission had been accepted. I printed out that page and stuck it in the pile of mail to be found whenever my parents got home.

I applied elsewhere--SMU, TCU, UT Tyler, and Midwestern State (my mom's school!)--but I didn't have nearly the amount of panic over the applications and whatnot until SMU almost offered me the Presidential Scholarship (or something like that, I can't remember the exact name, but that one where they invite you for a campus visit and interview where you're competing for a full ride?). Ultimately, the decision was based a lot on financial aid, and I didn't get that full ride to SMU, but that was cool because I got a good offer from my first choice and I think it's pretty funny that I met a couple other folks from my honors thingy here at Baylor who were also at those SMU interviews!

[TXADPi]

I applied to 4 schools. The school I wanted (Texas), one my mom really wanted me to look at, extremely random one my mom talked me into applying to (Arizona State), and a safety.

The safety accepted me in 1 week (hence the reason it was my safety), the one for my mom in a month, ASU accepted me and gave me a scholarship in January so I went & looked at it, fell in love, applied for housing and paid my deposit. Then at the end of April I got the letter from Texas, so I ended up there. I had a hard week deciding, but I know I made the right choice. :-)

[Lindz928]

I knew the first time I went to College Station to visit that A&M was the only place I really wanted to go to school.

I only applied to other schools because I didn't think I would get in. I applied to North Texas, Stephen F. Austin, and SMU. All great schools, and I got accepted to all of them, which was very exciting!

The day I got my acceptance from A&M, my mom was out of town on business. I came home, checked the mail and saw a big fat envelope from A&M. I tried not to get my hopes up (even though it was a big envelope). So, I kinda peeked through the little window & could see the word "CONGRATULATIONS". Then I proceeded to tear open the envelope and start crying hysterically.

I called my mom crying, and she thought that something terrible had happened. But, when I told her that I got into A&M, she was really excited for me!

Still the best decision I have ever made!!!

TXADPi- It's great to see another ADPi in Texas on GC!!! Do you love Austin as much as I do??

[epchick]

Oh Lord, I can still remember when i got my letters of acceptance!!

I had applied to Pepperdine University, the University of San Francisco, and Chestnut Hill College. Ironically, I didnt apply to the school that i'm currently attending until MUCH later.

I remember when I got the Pepperdine Letter I was home early. I can't remember exactly why, but I think I had a doctor's appointment (or i had just stayed home sick). I remember seeing this HUGE envelope and my heart started skipping beats!! I ran to my parents room and layed the envelope down on the bed. I just sat there staring that it for a few minutes. I mean this was my DREAM school and I just wanted to take every precaution! lol. I finally just ripped it open and saw the letter saying: "Congratulations, you've been accepted into the class of 2007!"

I started screaming for joy, i screamed for my mom---but she was less than thrilled! I just had to wait til all my friends got home from school so that i could tell em! lol

Then when I got the USF acceptance, i was still beaming from the Pepperdine one. IT was just a regular size envelope, so i was very nervous, I thought i hadn't gotten in. So when i opened it and saw the "Congratulations" line again, i was esctatic. I couldn't beleive that I had gotten into my 2 top schools.

The same happened for CHC. But unfortunately, my mom decided all these schools were too expensive (uhh..HELLO! what college ISN'T expensive?)

So I ended up having to apply to UTEP at the end of june, early july. So here i am...still stuck here! lol