<p>Rejected Wellesley.</p>
<p>pixie, I am sorry to hear about Wellesley. When do you expect Smith result?</p>
<p>Does Wellesley take internationals asking for full aid? Or almost full aid? Just wondering…for consolation, you know.</p>
<p>tiyas, sorry to hear about Wellesley. Wish you good luck with the remaining.</p>
<p>Tiyas, I’m asking for that much too. It’s relative right, if someone with a comparable strength of application exists, then they’ll take the one asking for lesser aid. My Wellesley interviewer said that they do give aid, but Nemo was saying something about Wellesley being stingy with aid. But then, collegeboard’s international section seemed to have quite a huge amount in aid for internationals, so I dunno what to think.
Is your IRL name Tiya? Cute!</p>
<p>Puttu didn’t ask for aid AFAIK, but Desperado did I think…</p>
<p>Yep, I did…nearly full aid… But I am heartily disappointed… I wonder where do all these rich kids come from… ( I wish we had a Communist state, not that it would have changed anything…)… Urgh, sorry I am losing it here… </p>
<p>Well, pixie and tiyas, you guys deserve to get in, more than anything else… This BLASTED thing called AID
Btw, statistically speaking, we are all above Wellesley’s average figures, and I am sure we have strong profiles…why in the world don’t they take notice?</p>
<p>Their aid figures are pretty substantial, I dunno where all of that goes…</p>
<p>But I’ll say this, though I loved Wellesley, I wasn’t as crazy about it as Chicago… I think I’ll take up the latter’s wait list…</p>
<p>Its okay, pixie , desperado and tiyas. You’ll have way better places in store for you.</p>
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<p>You sound silly :p</p>
<p>Btw, look at this from a different perspective. At least these colleges you’re applying to are generous enough to even consider spending 180k+ on foreign students. Many on CC cringe at this thought. </p>
<p>And yes, you’ll all get into great places. Pixie and Desperado already have MHC. I’m sure Putturani and Tiyas will get in somewhere good as well. </p>
<p>Rejection sucks, I know.</p>
<p>Pixie, no, my IRL name is Tiyas. IRL nickname, really. It’s obscure Bengali word for thirst.</p>
<p>And desperado, I was thinking exactly along those lines! I mean, who do they give the money too?? And who in the world DID they take from India? Just wondering…ah well, other decisions arrive by next week I guess. And it’s time I turned my attention to things on the Indian front.</p>
<p>And Wellesley was probably the most gettable among my colleges. Except perhaps Colgate. I had this weird philosophy about not crossing an ocean and making my parents spend substantially more than they would have to on a normal Indian education unless I got into a college I REALLY liked. And well, that philosophy doesn’t seem very practical now. :S</p>
<p>Have you guys ever thought of having Indian colleges as backups? If yes, which ones ?</p>
<p>I only have Indian backups. National law schools. In Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata.</p>
<p>NLUs are your backups ?!! That’s good man.</p>
<p>Rejected Wellesley. Might as well say so here.
Pixie, I do remember reading the stingy with aid bit in several posts on CC. At least for Internationals. I know College Board says something else entirely, but CB has a lot of incomplete information–they have no FA stats for Midd, for example. I lost my trust in CB a while ago. It didn’t seem to be the most accurate indicator of aid and admission.
Desperado, Tiyas, Puttu, and Pix, I feel you completely. I would’ve been brooding over it further now had it not been for my CAS meeting in 2 hours and Bio exam in 4. See you guys later.</p>
<p>Aww sorry guys we’re all in the same boat. And I think aid does play a part. I know friends not asking for aid from some UCs getting in with 1700 SATs and people with 2100+ not getting in if they are asking for aid. Please don’t hate on me for not asking! </p>
<p>But let’s not loose hope. I almost lost hope last night but now it seems as though good news might be heading my way. <em>fingers crossed</em> 
And aid/no aid does not matter for many of the top schools you guys have applied to.</p>
<p>@Tiyas Same here! I thought Wellesley was one of the most “gettable” colleges I applied to too. Oh well. 
Now I have scant hope for the remaining decisions. Just hoping for a positive from USC now. I also had the same philosophy of not making my parents spend so much unless I got into one of my top choices but we’ll see how it works…All suspense should be over in a couple of weeks.</p>
<p>But Tiyas, if NLUS are ur backups, then are you set on doing law? But if you come to the US you will have to do law as ur post grad degree no?</p>
<p>EDIT: good luck on your CAS meeting and bio exam arunemo! I am sure you will do well. Btw are you applying to Midd as well? Decisions out in 2 weeks!</p>
<p>Of course we don’t hate on you for not asking for aid. That’s ridiculous. You rightly deserve your spot on the waitlist,even though personally I think they should have accepted you. I feel annoyed that I’m even thinking about the bearing aid had on my application, because it’s something completely beyond my control.</p>
<p>Thanks nemo! <3 You’re right, it’s completely out of our control. And other things too, like being URM, your choice of major etc etc. Remember they’re trying to build a class though. But to be really honest, I am not that upset to get waitlisted from Wellesley, I am more upset for the forecast this casts for my upcoming decisions because Wellesley was the most “doable” college on my list. But if I look at this decision in isolation, because of some personal reasons, I think it worked out for the best. I am sure it will for you too. When’s your next decision?</p>
<p>And talking to you guys has made me feel so much better too.</p>
<p>Agreed with the “forecast it casts for my upcoming decisions.” It’s highly improbable that I get in anywhere now. I only applied to 8 schools+1 in Canada. Only one of my colleges in need-blind, and I have a higher chance of getting hit by a car than I do of getting in.
My next decisions are all next week. My friend and I are thinking of going out on March 30th and staying out the whole night so we don’t have to deal with waiting for decisions at home 
Talking to everyone is incredibly cathartic. I’m so glad I found CC.</p>
<p>Puttu, calm down! Why would we dislike you for not asking for aid? That’s ridiculous!
Now the boys have Berkeley next!
(and collegebeckons)</p>
<p>And Ani, I think that came out wrong. What I meant was that it’s nice to know that the school thinks that I am a good applicant, but unless they accept me, it doesn’t really mean culminate into anything right? It means I’m not good enough!</p>
<p>Agreed with both of you. But there is still hope - I refuse to believe that there isn’t. I like your idea of going out on March 30th Nemo. I have to find some variation of that so that I don’t combust from the stress. Good luck to all the Berkely people!</p>