Regular Decision Applicants Hear Back - Page 3

Modadunn · 03-24-2009, 05:57 PM

Your letter got to France already? Maybe they just mailed internationals so that all applicants will receive about the same time?

And Iskander: you have to remember.. waitlisted is NOT rejected. On the parents board there has been a lot of discussion that schools are really going to utilize their waitlists this year because of the unsure economy. Schools don't want to mess up thier yield too badly and too, you don't want to offer more admits if you'd end up with overcrowding if your yield remained unchanged from last year.

swissmiss3 · 03-24-2009, 06:06 PM

Sorry, iskander, that you're waitlisted. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Ou c'est que tu habites?

iskander · 03-24-2009, 07:13 PM

Modadunn - Yes I just received the letter. I'm guessing your thought is accurate. I also applied to Georgetown and the school is emailing internationals its decisions so that everyone gets their decision at the same time.
Thank you for your message. I am actually quite the optimist, most probably because I was admitted to one of my top choices earlier this month. I understand the tuff situation colleges are currently in and I do not blame them. I even think that 4 months for several thousands applications isn't close to enough for building a class. Even so, at the end of the day, the way I like to see it is if I don't get into the school well then maybe (just maybe) it isn't meant to be.
Are you also a HS senior?

iskander · 03-24-2009, 07:14 PM

SwissMiss. - No worries and thank you.

Wow. I must say I'm quite impressed for seeing French on CC. J'habite tout pres de Paris, dans un petit village. Et vous? Texas, je vois. Je suppose Houston?

PKWsurf21 · 03-24-2009, 11:40 PM

iskander - I'm sorry that you were wait-listed but congrats on being accepted to one of your top choices. I will also keep my fingers crossed for you as well. Qu'est-ce que vous voudriez etudier? (lol sorry, couldn't resist not writing in french)

iskander · 03-25-2009, 06:34 AM

^^ Thanks PKW.
J'aimerais étudier les relations internationales. Colgate propose de bon cours pour ceci, mais bon c'est pas grave.
Bonne chance a toi!

swissmiss3 · 03-25-2009, 07:47 AM

iskander, non, je n'habite pas a Houston. Comme toi, j'habite dans un petit village entre Dallas et Oklahoma. Mon pere est suisse, du canton Neuchatel, alors c'est pour ca que je parle francais. Si tu n'etudies pas a Colgate, ou c'est que tu aimerais aller?

Bonnes chances partout!

Modadunn · 03-25-2009, 08:51 AM

Don't read French, and don't speak it. But I will say it is probably one of the prettiest looking and sounding languages out there!

Iskander.. I'm a parent, not a student. Son is the senior of the family. He's not talking to me and yet expects me to kind of have answers when he decides to inquire. So I obsess here! :-) And now that I've seen so many posters over the course of this process, I am eager to know where they get in and hoping for the best for all. It is such an ambiguous process and yet seems so personal too. Congrats on your acceptance (Son hasn't heard bupkiss from any schools yet), but he too applied to GTown. I think it's going to be a rough up and down next couple of days!!

iskander · 03-25-2009, 08:53 AM

MissSwiss: Oula... Je sais comment tu fais a vivre dans cet endroit. C'est pas très renfermer comme société?
J'ai été accepter a University of Southern California. I love the school and the cosmopolitan city so I most probably will be attending.

mytra_ob_Crazier · 03-25-2009, 12:25 PM

omg! u got into USC?? congrats.. how is the aid package?? that awesome.. omg..

iskander · 03-25-2009, 04:52 PM

Modadunn: Yes I am quite thankful my family decided to reside in France. I really can't picture learning the language of Moliere in a classroom. I do however miss my Italian home country!

It's funny because I too am the HS senior in the family. I also notice a failure of communication with my father. We have a hard time connecting and discussions are usually brief and without substance. This does not however mean that I do not love my father. I am very thankful for his efforts and everything he's done for me. I'm sure your son feels the same.
Thank you, I am actually quite excited about USC. I love the city and I love the school. Also, living in such a cosmopolitan city as an international would make more sense than living in Hamilton for the next four years of my life.
I also applied to Georgetown! After what I read on CC, internationals will receive an email in the following days. So fingers crossed there too. In any case, best of luck to you and your son.

iskander · 03-25-2009, 04:54 PM

Mytra: Thank you. I was lucky enough to have come from a family where money is not that much of an issue so I did not need to apply for financial aid. But I hear that USC is quite generous and truly does its best to not make money a barrier to education.

mytra_ob_Crazier · 03-25-2009, 06:37 PM

i feel the future is opening up for you dude... iam international living in US and i lvoe USC... love it so damn much.. but i didnt apply cuz it's not very generous to internationals... especially with the economic downturn.. i feel so happy for you man

jenjen9ny · 03-25-2009, 06:55 PM

Has Colgate sent out decisions for domestic RD applicants yet?

thevet91 · 03-25-2009, 08:43 PM

jenjen: they mailed them out today (march 25th). i'm in new jersey, so i will probably get mine on friday, but you may get it earlier if you live in NY or later if you live further away (obviously.)

i am sooooo nervous to get my decision. though colgate isnt the the "best" school i applied to (i also applied to gtown, dartmouth, and princeton), i really would like to attend colgate. but i did just get waitlisted at bucknell....makes me nervous, because colgate is even more selective....i'm incredibly nervous to get my decision letter.