Yesterday's Announcement... TODAY!
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transomwhiplassOk, here goes.
I really wanted to tell some people in person rather than do it impersonally online first.
Yesterday, Mary was talking about waiting for her TUFT's letter because they apparently had just sent them. It made me wonder when Rice was going to send them. I thought they sent them on April 1st but when I checked, it said: you will know by April 1st. Ok.. so I went to check the mail. Lo and behold. A letter from Rice. A skinny letter from Rice... my whole body was pounding and I almost melted onto the driveway pavement. I took the letter to my room and opened it with so much hope but already convinced of what I would find.
I wasn't rejected, but I'm not accepted...yet.
I was waitlisted.
lol. The agony.
Yes, I did cry. Not because I was mad or upset, but that "oh my God.. I still have a chance." I was so relieved. The small envelope.. I doubted. Very little of it was disappointment. I'm still in this game. I'm still VERY much in this game. Last year, something like 120 were offered admission. I have the opprotunity to send them some more stuff from spring semester. Apparently, Ms. Skelly knows some strategies for getting in off the wait list. Ok, so it wasn't what I wanted, but I am so grateful... so incredibly absolutely grateful.
Right now, I have to choose a school and send an acceptance/deposit. Rice, if(/when - good positive mental attitude) I get a spot, they will call me between May-June.
So no walking onto Memorial and no explosion of joy. I'm taking comfort in the fact that I haven't been rejected from anything yet.
Here's hoping. I'm going to go see if I can talk to Ms. Skelly now.
I really wanted to tell some people in person rather than do it impersonally online first.
Yesterday, Mary was talking about waiting for her TUFT's letter because they apparently had just sent them. It made me wonder when Rice was going to send them. I thought they sent them on April 1st but when I checked, it said: you will know by April 1st. Ok.. so I went to check the mail. Lo and behold. A letter from Rice. A skinny letter from Rice... my whole body was pounding and I almost melted onto the driveway pavement. I took the letter to my room and opened it with so much hope but already convinced of what I would find.
I wasn't rejected, but I'm not accepted...yet.
I was waitlisted.
lol. The agony.
Yes, I did cry. Not because I was mad or upset, but that "oh my God.. I still have a chance." I was so relieved. The small envelope.. I doubted. Very little of it was disappointment. I'm still in this game. I'm still VERY much in this game. Last year, something like 120 were offered admission. I have the opprotunity to send them some more stuff from spring semester. Apparently, Ms. Skelly knows some strategies for getting in off the wait list. Ok, so it wasn't what I wanted, but I am so grateful... so incredibly absolutely grateful.
Right now, I have to choose a school and send an acceptance/deposit. Rice, if(/when - good positive mental attitude) I get a spot, they will call me between May-June.
So no walking onto Memorial and no explosion of joy. I'm taking comfort in the fact that I haven't been rejected from anything yet.
Here's hoping. I'm going to go see if I can talk to Ms. Skelly now.
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