glo55

I applied ED to Emory. My guidance counselor always felt good about my chances. suddenly last week she told me to revise my essays for my RD schools, and has really been panicking. she's even making me apply to more safety school. i heard rumors that schools get into contact with guidance counselors. could she already know my decision and that is the reason for her sudden panik attack?

Banker88

You applied ED to two schools? In your other threads you said you applied to penn ED

glo55

i decided 2 apply 2 emory instead, i had a problem with the penn app. DOES ANY 1 HAVE ANY OPINIONS

wolfman1

It would seem improbable, if not maybe bordering on the unethical for your decision to have been released already. Or maybe you are just on edge and interpreted your GC attitude incorrectly. Probably the easiest thing to do would just be to ask her if she has already been notified. Since you voiced your suspicion, I am going to ask my GC. Good luck.

ShesOnHerWay

I think the counselors do know. Last year, my daughter hadn't gotten into any of her first choice schools. She was devastated and went to see her counselor. No one had received Emory decisions yet. He said that she should consider Emory. That was on Friday; she got her acceptance on Monday.

littlenagler

I don't understand how the school guidance counselors would know... wouldn't emory be afraid that the counselors would let their students know of their acceptance? Plus, how would they be notified?

ShesOnHerWay

Phone, email, letter.....do you think Emory only knows who they're going to admit right before they send out the acceptances? They know most of their admits weeks before admit letters are sent.

robbyg

that doesn't sound right at all...counselor's have pretty stressful jobs, what with possibly affecting the futures of dozens of kids. She/he probably was just going through a bad day or something

217ohio

I do believe if your child is being recruited as an athlete, that the coaches know acceptances in advance.

wolfman1

I went to see my guidance counselor this morning about this issue, and he said he wasn't aware of any early notification. I had wanted to see about getting the decision before the deadline because of another deadline I am facing. Lo and behold, about an hour later, Emory admissions calls him later, just to discuss me. They wanted to talk about first quarter grades, which I did not have available at the time of submission. He said that they only release decisions on the 15th. Needless to say, this has heightened my anxiety considerably. It just seems strange for him to call out of the blue. I am second guessing what may have been the motivation for his call, if it is because I am borderline, they liked me, or on the bad side, maybe just reviewing my app (which I hope is unlikely since I sent it in a week before the deadline). I wonder what it all means, but I guess we have to wait till the 15th.

hsseniorlooking

Can you say "Ulcer", you neeed to relax. It's out of your hands now. This is an age old senior' lament. The power returns to you if you get multiple acceptances. You can grieve over the rejects and agonize about the waitlist, but just for a few minutes. Then you strategize over how to get more aid from your 1st choice admit. The power ebbs and flows in relations to the colleges. When you can't control what's happening, you have to wait it out. Good luck.

WS17

wolfman1, go ahead and prepare and submit your other applications before their required deadlines. If you get admitted ED to Emory, you will simply have to withdraw the other applications. If you are deferred or rejected, you will be all set with other options.

ilovedogs

It depends... do you go to a private school? Because at my school (which was private), the college advisors are constantly in contact with the decision-makers from the colleges, and they know weeks before the students whether or not they got in...

musictoad

this is interesting.

i wonder if this is why the gc told me we're holding the remaining apps til we hear.

ohh miss zanna

I heard that this type of thing usually only happens in private schools though.