Placidity

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>With a little more than a day left to go, I’ve suddenly fallen into placidity. </p>

<p>I guess it was to be expected, because I think I’ve pretty much burnt through the “stress like crazy” stage (breakouts, anyone? ugh.) Suddenly I’m through it. I just can’t stress anymore. I think I’ve used up the whole supply of stress for this year, and now I feel like no matter what the result is, I’ll be able to move on with life. If it be a deferral or a rejection, well, I’ve got other schools that I can apply to. I can calmly await my fate as of now. </p>

<p>Anyone with me in this Zen stage yet? I don’t even know if this is permanent – I might still freak out Monday, but I don’t think I CAN anymore. No more stress to use. -.-</p>

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<p>I’ve reached that point…</p>

<p>but that’s not to say I won’t be going crazy on monday :)</p>

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<p>I’ve yet to reach the stage of stress yet … maybe it will come monday</p>

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<p>lol, yeah I reached that point yesterday after my friends got into college.</p>

<p>I’ll be fine… I think. I’m calm and this weekend is going by quicker than I expected. I hope that I’ll be able to stay cool on Monday. I decided I’m going to wait a bit to check my results. I’ll check CC first. Take a warm, calming bath, do some yoga or something, check CC again, maybe watch some news, and then check. After that, I’ll watch Heroes. </p>

<p>I’m not expecting very good results just to maintain my sanity.</p>

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<p>I was just thinking that today! I feel the same way. I’m trying so much not to think about it until Monday evening.</p>

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<p>Mhm. That’s what you want to think. Subconsciously though, all hell is breaking loose.</p>

<p>Been there, done that. Trust me, it’s not going to end until Monday passes.</p>

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<p>I’m an RD candidate (still got my app in before Oct - ch-ch-ch-chyeah), but I know what you mean.</p>

<p>I’m still working hard in the classes I’m taking, but what started out as prepping myself for rejection has become, as you said it, a very Zen like “what happens happens” attitude.</p>

<p>I think it’s because so many people who were rejected/had relations/friends who were rejected posted on here to remind us of the big picture.</p>

<p>If you’re rejected, you won’t be the first, and you certainly won’t be the last.</p>

<p>Of course…come spring, I’m likely to start going absolutely bat**** again.</p>

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<p>im the opposite; i have just hit the stress-stage.</p>

<p>a true procrastinator.</p>

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<p>I’m not that stressed, but Yale is definitely on my mind all the time now, especially since other schools’ decisions have been coming out. My friend just got into Northwestern today and I am so happy for her, but the aghhIhavetowaituntilMonday impatience has set in.</p>

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<p>I’m varying between being resigned to my rejection/deferral and being insanely nervous and irritable… really not a good thing.</p>

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<p>I finally reached that stage of complete acceptance yesterday, took the ACT today, and felt prepared to face the RD college choice…</p>

<p>but of course, i go meet some friends for dinner, and then my friend tells everyone that he got accepted into Notre Dame…so everyone’s happy, except for the person who applied only to state schools who immediately calls out the fact that we applied to yale/Note Dame (respectively) and she only applied to Southeast Missouri State. The rest of the night, all everyone did was talk about how my friend was going to Notre Dame and I was going to Yale and how excited they were for us…
Despite dozens of attempts to tell them that i would most likely be rejected, everyone who i havent seen for months endlessly told me to let them know when I get my letter… </p>

<p>damn, so much for that sense of “zen” Now I can’t just let a rejectance slide under the radar, im gunna have to tell everyone about how i got rejected come next weekend.</p>

<p>I never intentionally told anyone about applying to Yale for specifically that reason, but b/c of just one person seeing me turn in my transcript request at school, now at least 100 people know. This is exactly the situation I hoped to avoid come Monday night…
this unavoidable reject/defer answer is going to be extremely painful now, right at the point when i finally got over it.</p>

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<p>I WISH I was in a zen-like state… I literally can’t stop shaking when I think of Monday.</p>

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<p>1 day, 15 hrs…</p>

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<p>i’m slowly moving out of the stress stage…hopefully into this placidity stage :)</p>

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<p>I think what you are calling “placidity” is actually the “calm before the storm” stage.
I have a feeling we will ALL be nervous wrecks tomorrow. :)</p>

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<p>I think it would be fitting for me to post in this thread, given my username :D</p>

<p>I’m trying to brace myself for tomorrow afternoon. I tell myself “It’s decided. You can’t change anything.” It helps a teeny bit.</p>

<p>Although I don’t know how I’m going to concentrate (and refrain from being too excited) during rifle practice tomorrow- it ends at about 4, so I’m going to rush home and log on and commence my “refresh” hitting.</p>

<p>Good luck to everyone!</p>

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<p>Exactly the same here.
I’ve been through the omg-someone-let-the-result-come-out period, and now in the placid period. Hope I won’t freak out again till the result comes out.
Anyways, good luck to you and me!</p>

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<p>i just entered the “zen” state about an hour ago…nice to hear im not alone</p>

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<p>I thought I reached that point weeks ago, but then I started suffering from insomnia.</p>

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<p>^ Yeah, I think I’m pretty calm about D-Day right now, but I know that I won’t be able to sleep tonight because of what tomorrow holds.</p>

<p>Argh…</p>