<p>Three completely unrelated things:</p>
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<li><p>I can totally relate to the awkwardness of being like the only person to post on the facebook group. No one wants to be that guy, but everyone wants someone else to be that guy.</p></li>
<li><p>Semi-serious note concerning “chance” threads: Honestly they’re probably the thing I like least about this site. I understand why people do them; it’s natural to want something quantitative and concrete to compare yourself in order to gauge how likely you are to be admitted. Clearly though college admissions aren’t entirely quantitative, so what’s the point then? All “chances” threads did for me was increase my neurosis about the whole thing. Reading threads where kids had like 10 APs, a 5.0, 1600, and were curing cancer really made me bug out; junior year my grades slipped from As to almost all B+s, I tried out for like 6 leadership positions and didn’t get any, and my SATs came back a little underwhelming (took em again though, much better). Two days ago I felt like I was mired in mediocrity, and now I feel like a million bucks. “Chances threads” or whatever contributed alot to the first one, not so much to the second.</p></li>
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<p>Sorry to get preachy like a day after getting in, but I feel like it has to be said. Honestly, if you got deferred I wouldn’t recommend going on CC alot, because all it does is increase anxiousness.</p>
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<li>More lighthearted: I’m really glad I got into WM not only because I really wanted to go there and I think I’ll be happy there, but also because of their assorted logos and stuff. There are plenty of great schools I would be totally excited to go to, but I wasn’t sure if I could reconcile myself with their goofy looking crests, insignia, colors, etc. WM is the best of both worlds: aesthetically pleasing insignia and it’s a great school.</li>
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