<p>I’m just a bit apprehensive because I got my first letter back today… a rejection letter from Colorado College. COLORADO COLLEGE, for Pete’s sakes… I can’t even figure out why I applied there. Thank you for the consolation. </p>
<p>Since when has Colorado College not been a very competitive school? They are a top LAC</p>
<p>I didn’t pick up on the fact that it was Colorado College until I reread it. Colorado College is private. In PR’s Best Colleges Guide it says: “Students who view Colorado Colleges as a safety, beware — the admissions committee employs a policy of denying candidates who, though strong academically, demonstrate little real interest in attending.”</p>
<p>This is a trick of “Tufts Syndrome”. In order to avoid it, you have to visit the college, order the video, and write an essay about why you want to attend that shows a deep knowledge of the college. Also, sometimes people are waitlisted as part of “Tufts Syndrome” and then they have an opportunity to demonstrate their love of the college.</p>
<p>Meh… it’s selective, but a bit more lower-rung compared to those three examples. Apparently the block plan gives it lower academic standards than some other LACs, its admission criteria (statistically) isn’t that great (it is pretty good, just not THAT great)… and my friend who doesn’t know how to spell anything goes there.</p>
<p>Then again, I’ve more or less fallen into the trap of demonstrating “little interest in attending.” You’re right about that… Mea culpa. I suppose we can change the name of the thread to “rejected for not giving a damn.”</p>
<p>Heheh, nono… I have neither the time nor the interest nor the need at this point to play the CC stat game.</p>
<p>Look, if you applied to, attend, or just plain LIKE Colorado College, then I apologize. You can’t seriously think I look down on the place or think ill of it, considering I applied to it, can you?</p>
<p>…in fact i’m smoking a fat one right now… in my basement… on a rainbow… in the open sky… the rainbow and i… we’re one… when i jive… the rainbow jives… when i jump, the rainbow jumps… the monitor is a liquid mirror… the sky is a receding gray orange… and even the tics of my eyelids leave a ripple in space…</p>