<p>Does anyone else feel their heart racing and beating really loudly whenever they think about their potential reactions to the decision or is that just me?</p>
<p>@khaleesi79 haha yes, actually… i have a small panic attack every time</p>
<p>@khaleesi79 Yeah, been having that since walking home on Friday and realizing that after my last period class on Monday, the best four years of my life may be decided.</p>
<p><a href=“Sad Jingle Bells - YouTube”>Sad Jingle Bells - YouTube; A little holiday cheer for everyone as we wait :P</p>
<p>@hopefulperson that is perfection</p>
<p>@Ambitious19 Just wanted to say that if I were an adcom I would take you solely based on how helpful you’ve been to everyone in this thread!</p>
<p>Just to try and provide a diversion from all the stress, what did you all put your favorite books and movies in your short answers?</p>
<p>I’ve just made this account so I could freak out with the rest of the applicants. ASJLKD:JASLKDJSALKDJLKSAJDLKSAJDLKASJDLKSAJDLKSA
SOMEBODY HELP ME </p>
<p>i don’t think my counselor ever got contacted for grades or anything so i’m just assuming a deferral… :^ (</p>
<p>for my favorite book - London by Rutherfurd
movie - The Butterfly Effect</p>
<p>Favorite book: The Odyssey
Favorite movie Top Gun </p>
<p>@ladieth that most likely just means your app was complete! No reason to worry. Some people may not have listed their AP scores, and so the admissions office contacted the school for scores. And if you sent your transcript, they would have no reason to ask for more grades.</p>
<p>favorite book: Dune
favorite movie: The Return of the King extended edition
(spec fic is my life, I went on a rant about it in my interview lol)</p>
<p>Book: The man who was Thursday OR flatlanders (don’t remember which one I put on app)</p>
<p>Movie: School of Rock </p>
<p>favorite book: Catch-22
favorite movie: The Dawns Here Are Quiet (it’s a really depressing old Russian war movie about women in combat)</p>
<p>Is it bad that I put Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone as my favorite book? 
It just meant so much to me!</p>
<p>Hahah I put The Goblet of Fire as my favorite movie, mostly because I felt obligated to include Harry Potter on some section of my application…</p>
<p>Favorite book: Wild Swans by Jung Chang
Favorite movie: Rear Window</p>
<p>favorite book: Anna Karenina
favorite movie: The Breakfast Club</p>
<p>Favorite book: Gold in the Water (it’s about two swimmers and their journey to the 2000 Olympics–amazing book for any swimmers on this thread!!)
Movie: sound of music</p>