elephant in the room ...

rainbowrose
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:31:29 +0000

Wow that really puts a damper on things for me. I got in and I didn’t apply for FA (I didn’t know Wash U isn’t need blind though… I just knew I wouldn’t get anything). I thought that Wash U did this elaborate thing where they picked people based on who they thought would fit in there and that I had some special quality that made me right for WashU (many people think I have a great chance at Ivies and I’ve heard WashU waitlists people who are qualified to get into the Ivies). Especially since I got deferred from Brown, I’ve been pretty anti-Ivy. I guess what I’ve learned from all of this is that college admissions are arbitrary in a sense (not like randomly picked from a hat, but whether you’re what that particular school is looking for) and there are many schools that can give me a quality education. /End rant/