What will you do after you read the letter?

soccercant50 · 03-16-2009, 08:17 PM

If accepted?
If wait-listed?
If rejected?

Will you go visit campus if accepted?
Will you attend?

hookem168 · 03-16-2009, 08:23 PM

Accepted: Breathe a huge sigh of relief, smile incessantly, and tell my family.

Wait-listed: Assume rejection. See below.

Rejected: Breathe a sigh of disappointment. Ponder where I went wrong/what was wrong with my app. Sulk.

If accepted and given enough FinAid to attend, I will definitely visit.

smiley44 · 03-16-2009, 08:27 PM

accepted: grin, tell fam, but still count the days till my #1's desicions come out

wait-listed: shug and say wutev, but still count the days till my #1's decisions come out

rejected: oh well. i didn't really wanna go there too much anyway. and still count the days till my #1 decisions come out

hilsa · 03-16-2009, 09:07 PM

It seems so far I'm the only who has Vandy as their top choice.

Accepted: SCREAM MY FREAKING LUNGS OUT. RUN AROUND THE BLOCK (maybe still screaming). JUMP THE HIGHEST I'VE EVER JUMPED IN MY LIFE. Call up all my family. Write a big thank-you note to my admissions counselor.
Waitlist: Get sad, but I will have expected it. Then I'll just get to work on writing ANOTHER Why Vanderbilt? essay. I'll still have hope, though.
Rejected: I'll get REALLY depressed. Maybe suicidal, but I'll get over it. I've dealt with it before. It's just who I am.

hookem168 · 03-16-2009, 09:11 PM

Go to YouTube and search something along the lines of Kevin Lee Columbia Acceptance.

lol, that's what Hillary will do....on crack.

pumpkin5 · 03-17-2009, 09:21 AM

hilsa - no, Vandy is definitely son's top choice - just waiting to see about the $$ (which is why it makes me crazy when i read about these kids who have been offered the cornelius and probably won't take it!)

hilsa · 03-17-2009, 09:54 AM

(which is why it makes me crazy when i read about these kids who have been offered the cornelius and probably won't take it!)

It is crazy! I really don't understand why kids don't take it. At all. Apparently a top 20 university isn't good enough for some people if it's not top 5.

iconplaybass · 03-17-2009, 10:22 AM

If accepted I will probably ask someone else to read it to make sure I'm reading it right or pinch myself in case I'm dreaming.

If waitlisted I will continue hoping...

If rejected, I will be greatly disappointed but not devastated. I have other options; not my first choice, but acceptable, nonetheless.

It is annoying to see people say they don't care if they get in or they don't plan to go when so many others here would kill for a chance to go to Vandy.

ModernChem · 03-17-2009, 06:04 PM

If accepted, read the fine print to see if I will be able to afford it. If so, i'll order a vandy hat. If not, see below.

If waitlisted: see rejection (Im not willing to wait any longer)

If rejected: be even more ticked about affirmative action, possibly get a job at the INS.

(kidding)
(sort of)

xSteven · 03-17-2009, 06:05 PM

If accepted: Jump around, be very excited and honored.
If waitlisted: Be honored that they found me worthy enough to be put on hold. I'll definitely be in contact with admissions if waitlisted.
If rejected: Be very disappointed, I'll probably mope some. I'll just cross my fingers for March 31.

Keen · 03-17-2009, 06:35 PM

accepted: cry
waitlisted: cry
rejected: cry

(each for a different reason)

dbear · 03-17-2009, 08:52 PM

haha keen i'm with you there!

aturof · 03-17-2009, 11:57 PM

so far i have reacted with tears for every kind of decision: accepted, deferred and rejected.

i expect nothing less to come from the vanderbilt letter

smiley44 · 03-18-2009, 10:19 AM

@ ModernChem,
whats INS

Colleges00701 · 03-18-2009, 10:48 AM

Accepted: Visit the school, and if I like it enroll
Waitlisted: Be happy for being waitlisted
Rejected: (Most Likely going to happen). Stare at my rejection letter for a few minutes, and then start worrying about rejections from my other schools.