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

[KSUViolet06]

^^^My experience was similar to yours Benzgirl! I was #9 of my HS class and had TONS of extracurriculars. I applied to several schools that I pretty much equally liked, got accepted to them, and waited to see what they offered me in scholarships.

I got into quite a few schools and I'll admit that none of them were totally prestigious, just schools I'd visited and liked:

*San Diego State
*UCSD
*Kent State
*Miami (OH)
*Tiffin (OH)
*CSU-LB

In the end, KSU came through with 4 years of tuition and room and board. It was nothing close to any of the others. So it was kind of a no-brainer.

[5Knowledge1913]

Is it true that it is harder to get into the graduate school of the undergrad. school that you attend?

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by 5Knowledge1913

Is it true that it is harder to get into the graduate school of the undergrad. school that you attend?

It depends on the school.

[Scorpio87]

I remember it sooo vividly. I applied to a few different schools, just because I was sooo ready to leave home. Anywho, I applied to my "home" school and never heard anything back from them...so I called. The admission counselor was very "matter of fact" and say "You've been accepted"...Me: Okay, thank you, ma'am. AS SOON AS I HUNG UP, I was jumping and screaming all over our living room. Thank goodness no one was home! I called my mom on her cell and scream all in her ears. She was sooo excited, especially when the letter finally came...along with an ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP!! Then I got my letter from my "dream" school and surprisingly, I wasn't as excited as my "home" school". I suspect finances were a factor because I already knew I couldn't afford my dream school.

[christiangirl]

Lol, I don't really say this a lot, but I didn't get accepted to the college of my dreams. I got rejected from that one and accepted to everywhere else. I guess it really wasn't meant to be, but I'm not disappointed. I had a fabulous time at my second choice and it's become more my home than anywhere else. I (and most of the other grads in my program) continually drive back just to hang out on campus and visit with each other and our teachers. I was just there 3 weeks ago and will be there again for Homecoming.

[scbelle]

I applied to an academically rigorous high school when I was a sophomore. I knew that acceptance letters were coming out in April, so I started sitting on pins and needles in late March. I went to a weekend retreat with the Youth Council I was on for my presbytery when my mom called me to let me know the letter had come. She asked me if I wanted to know the answer. I didn't know. On the one hand, my mind was racing and I couldn't contain my curiosity. On the other, I was with a group of people and if I was rejected, then I didn't want to be crying in front of them. Curiosity won out, mom opened the letter and said, "Congratulations on becoming a member of the class of 1996!" I was sooo excited, not just because that was my first taste of acceptance, but because it let me move from home as a junior in high school!

When I was at Governor's School, I decided to apply to Davidson early decision. I was a legacy, so I had that in my favor. And I am a Hispanic female, so that was more points, I'm sure. And I was at a difficult high school, but I still didn't know for sure how things would turn out. A couple days before winter break, I went with 3 other guys to check mail who had also applied to Davidson ED. The letters came in the mail, and all of them were thin. I kind of froze. One of the guys went first... deferred. The next guy opened his... deferred. Oh no, I was getting really nervous. My boyfriend opened his letter... ACCEPTED! It all came down to me. My mind was racing. I finally tore into my letter... ACCEPTED! Of course, I ended up transferring after a year... go figure. That acceptance was rather anti-climatic.