Is it normal to have application remorse?

reesezpiecez103
Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:11:00 +0000

I understand where all of you are coming from, and I feel ya! I’ve felt remorse over various things in the entire application process…first because I didn’t apply ED to my top choice (my parents wanted me to compare financial aid packages), and while initially I felt kind of left out, I think it was for the best.
HOWEVER, that being said, I definitely feel some remorse - I think I applied to a great mix of schools, but I feel like I underestimated my own chances, and probably could have applied to one or two more reach schools (Brown and UPenn) that I initially really liked. I figured I wouldn’t get in, but after seeing a decent amount of classmates with lower scores, GPAs, etc. get in, I feel like I should have taken my chances…especially since people give me strange looks when I tell them where I’m applying.

Oy. People in my town have Ivy fever. I’m happy with the places I applied, but sometimes I feel like I let other people intimidate me out of applying.