After being deferred by Cornell…all I can think about is how to improve my chances during RD. I’m hanging onto every last bit of hope as I drag myself through this process. Almost better to be denied.
Watching close friends who are brilliant, get deferred from MIT & Chicago…has me feeling worse for them, than I do for myself. Two friends had perfect SAT scores, and top GPAs in my very competitive HS.
This has become such a crazy, unfair, yield protecting process.
I feel like all my “plans” of what course of action to take if I got rejected in ED1, are all mixed up. Deferral keeps you hanging, wishing, and grasping for hope!
I lost so much confidence in myself as a student. I feel like all our hard work is not paying off.
I’m afraid to commit to ED2…because I’m holding out hope for my deferral.
ps. Mom my is my biggest fan and supporter…she tells me that she will be just as proud of me in a safety school…as she would be if I was in Cornell. She just wants me to be happy. She’s acting so excited for every safety acceptance I get …(it’s a little funny) I’m so lucky that i’m not pressured at home.
I just want so much more for myself. I just wish I could wake up tomorrow and it would be April 1st!
ps your son is better with a denial…they set him free!!