Emily814

i was originally planning on wellesley, but i like amherst better. what about you?

tealover

oh caltech o.O

and plus if i did get off, I would have to think about it because caltech is caltech.

any thoughts? haha

Emily814

ooooo that's tough. it would depend on what you want to study. i personally really like amherst's open curriculum. where do you live? b/c these two schools are on opposite ends of the country.

diehardcubsfan

Did they say anything about how many students will be taken off?

kwu

*facepalm*

Caltech and Amherst couldn't be two more different schools >_>

Emily814

no they did not say how many students will be taken off.

diehardcubsfan

I'm praying for a call tomorrow, especially after AP Eng Lit...

tako

Ohhh *cross my fingers really really tightly*

Of course, I won't be able to go unless they give me enough finaid. But I want snow! Although I suppose wearing shorts all year round is cool too. Hum.

Emily814

haha tako, are you sure you want snow? there's A LOT of snow here. but i guess being a new england weather victim makes it hard to wrap my head around people who are sick of sunshine.

tako

I'm hardly sick of sunshine - I simply <3 snow! And I've lived in Canada for 11 years, so I know what it's like shovelling your driveway and trudging through it walking to school. Yet totally worth it, imo although EVERYBODY else disagrees with me, haha

I am kind of torn, though. It's snow/really cold weather vs. sunshine/really warm weather at Rice. I'd rather wear shorts than pants, but I really really really want to play in the snow again. Then again, I might not even make it off Amherst's waitlist, so perhaps I won't even have to make that decision.

tealover

ya I know caltech and amherst are just at opposite poles, but hey guess those are my options and gotta take what I can get

do you guys know Amherst students' acceptance rate into professional schools? particularly med school?

BellaD

Congrats Emily! Are you an international? I feel absolutely nervous right now...I wonder if they will even bother to take an international who asks for fin.aid seeing that there are some who has been accepted but "not having their need met".

wannabeivy0815

emily814! did you do anything special to get the ad com notice you? active calling or letter writing?

Emily814

BellaD - no i'm not an international, i'm from good 'ol massachusetts.

wannabeivy0815 - i sent in some additional letters of rec and i handwrote a letter of continued interest. i don't know if they made a difference. this year is just so weird!

good luck to everybody!

tealover

i am international btw