<p>Well for me mostly I am trying not to get on God’s bad side, because well He controls everything. But I am hoping my results work out like this: Princeton (accept), Yale (accept or waitlist), Harvard (reject). Yeah I really don’t want to go to Harvard and Princeton has since rose to my top choice with the Wilson school.</p>
<p>^
That’s very nice of you. I don’t like those people who want to get into HYP just to get in; you have to legitimately want to go to all of them or you’re just being a jerk.</p>
<p>@ Dbate,
Me too! Karma worries me.</p>
<p>I am not entirely prestige blind, but I had certain aspects to consider when applying. Financial aid, campus appearance, academic programs, and environment.</p>
<p>Harvard lost out because I did not like the campus and I heard that social life is lacking. Those two things combined killed my desire to go to Harvard entirely.<br>
Yale was top bc I thought I had a higher chance to get in, but “condoms in the hallway” and an extreme sense of “community” coupled with the preponderance of homosexuality knocked it down a few notches.
The Princeton rose because the campus is absolutely beautiful, it allows ROTC (something I feel that all top colleges should do), they have an integrated science program and they allow a certificate in the Woodrow Wilson School that I could get while majoring in Physics.Which is great bc I am contemplating between getting a PhD in engineering or working for the government in science and technology policy for economic development. So yeah Princeton is my top choice right now.</p>
<p>^ What’s wrong with condoms in the hallway? lol, the vast majority of college students are sexually active, so they might as well be safe…</p>
<p>^ “condoms in the hallway”? Hells yeah! This is proof that I myself am certainly not prestige-blind: for some reason, I honestly, secretly feel that having sex in college becomes more fun when it’s at an Ivy. Not gonna lie.</p>
<p>Oh god. I didn’t just say that. And mean that. Oh well! Looks like my karma points are plummeting simply because of one confession.</p>
<p>^ Totally true. It’s called Gossip Girl/Gilmore Girls syndrome. Yale is sexy.</p>
<p>wow.</p>
<p>i’ll be honest with ya’ll and say that ur kinda freakin me out with all the uptight, obsessive, freakin’ out countdowns. i mean seriously, it’s just college. relax. heck, i’m not even gonna be in the US when the decisions come out and i’m livin some 600 mi away from home right now so i’m not gonna hear until i find out from my parents back home.</p>
<p>i mean really, you’re gonna get into college somewhere (i’d hope) so stop wastin so much energy freakin out about something that’s outta your hand lol</p>
<p>…just relax</p>
<p>But gapin, it’s so much fun to freak out. Freaking out is part of the process of applying to an Ivy, we watched the Class of 2012 do it, and now are both thrilled and terrified that it is now our turn. Besides, most of us will only apply to Ivy Leagues- or any college for that matter- once, so we might as well enjoy the wait as much as possible by freaking out with other applicants. This is a rite of passage of adulthood, and darnit, we’re going to make as big a deal out of it as possible!</p>
<p>i can certainly understand that sentiment. i just stumbled across this site today so i don’t know bout 2012 freakin out but i can tell you that i have plenty of friends doin the same thing. but it’s all about personality and perspective. i guess i just don’t follow the mold. i had the grades and was in all the hard classes but i never freaked bout tests or school or anything like that.</p>
<p>i guess, essentially, i’m apologizin because i know what causes people to freak out and i completely understand, i just have always seen it as unnecessary. why freak when you can contentedly glide along in carefree bliss? lol</p>
<p>Why contentedly glide around in carefree bliss when you can have rollercoaster-ride mood swings? 
jk (I’m not the moody type)</p>
<p>But the whole thing is just exciting, even if you don’t get in, because it’ll change your life no matter if you get into an Ivy or not - it’s a whole new life, practically! And that’s scary enough for me to freak out at least a little bit. :)</p>
<p>In other words, we’re all stupid and you’re smart 
(honestly, no sarcasm) But being stupid has its perks :)</p>
<p>wait Princeton doesn’t have condoms in the hallway?..darn</p>
<p>and two years ago my buddy went on a recruiting trip to H and said it had the best parties he has seen on his visits (and he went on alot of visits cause he was really good)</p>
<p>Being stupid has it’s perks, lulz. Nice, Sev!</p>
<p>22 days!</p>
<p>wheee, we’re getting so close!</p>
<p>i feel like this thread is a family… (though I tried to stay away, I really did! after admitting to myself that all this obsessive freaking out was unhealthy…)</p>
<p>But I totally agree with Butternut! It’s a rite of passage to adulthoos and I love making a BIG deal!</p>
<p>Guys, I don’t think I’m going to make it…lol</p>
<p>Tsk, Tsk does noone wait until marriage these days? </p>
<p>Side note: it went from 88 days to 22, wow 3/4 of the way already done.</p>
<p>oh no, hookem! it’s only 22 days, you can do it! :)</p>
<p>we’ve made it so far already wow guys…</p>
<p>i feel like just yesterday we were @ 80+days… already march… wow… decisions in less than 3 weeks… and then we’ll know where we’re going to college… and then in a few months we’ll be there, out of high school forever…</p>
<p>is it happening very fast? or is it just me</p>
<p>This is getting closer.</p>
<p><em>gulp</em></p>
<p>Godammit, 20 days till we know what we’ve worked for 12 years (2/3rds of our life cough) has been worth…</p>
<p>._.</p>