<p>Congrats, Charles and Michelle!
Man, I’m so nervous. I got that phone call, but it doesn’t necessarily mean I got in, so I’m still waiting for my letter. *twiddles thumbs</p>
<p>I got my letter today too! </p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>It was so cool. My mom pulled up to meet me closer than usual after school, so I was pleasantly surprised to not have to walk the fifty yards or so to where she usually parks. When I opened the door, there was a USC sweatshirt sitting on my seat, and she asked if I wanted it. I answered with something to the accord of, ‘well, I’d rather not get my hopes up’ and then she lifted it up, and I saw the big fat envelope with USC on it.</p>
<p>I screamed. </p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>When I read through the packet, it said nothing about RHP, though, so I called Dr. Penny and she verified that yes, I was in the RHP. </p>
<p>I went back to school today and ran around telling everyone and thanking everyone who wrote me reccommendations and stuff. I’m so thrilled.</p>
<p>wow! congrats to everyone! [everyone on this thread seems to be getting lucky]
actually, I’m a little worried because I know that the music school wants me
but I don’t know if RHP wants me…I’m going to have to call in and ask.
That would be terrible if the actual school rejected me :(</p>
<p>I doubt it will, Mish.</p>
<p>Mm, but I can’t register for Explore USC yet . . . can anyone else?</p>
<p>WOOOOO! I’M EXCITED. that means letters this week, hopefully. maybe next for me : (
i hate living so far from so cal right now lol.</p>
<p>OMG!!! SEE, Natalie, you didn’t have to worry about it after all!!!</p>
<p>*twiddles thumbs more</p>
<p>haha.
i asked this question in the fb group, but this is a better place to talk:
have you guys told your friends that you applied yet? </p>
<p>my mom went ballistic after the phone call and told absolutely every living soul that she knows this side of the american continent. so my friends were bombarded with the news that i even applied early.</p>
<p>I am just so so happy, I’m telling everyone I know. And I bought like 10 packages of Milanos and tied red and gold ribbons on them and wrote a nice little note that could apply to everyone and I’m going to distribute them to those who a) wrote me recommendations and b) just helped me through HS in general. </p>
<p>All the while, I’m instilled in fear that somehow this is just a dream and that at the end I shan’t be admitted at all, just altogether too presumptuous. Oh well, in that case I’ll just make a dreadful arse of myself, won’t I? :D</p>
<p>haha. i think that your whole story, from the sweatshirt to the presents for your hs peeps , is soo awesome lol. </p>
<p>i dunno if i’ll go to those lengths…prolly just get gift cards for my 2 recc teachers and big ol’ goodbye presents for my friends if i do get in. lol .</p>
<p>My mom told friggin’ everyone after I got the phone call too!
Which means if I don’t get the acceptance letter…ohhh, lots of explainin’ to do. xD</p>
<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>I got the acceptance letter today too!</p>
<p>I’M SO FREAKING HAPPY LOL!!!</p>
<p>all these smart kids in my school were like “WHAT?!?? ALAN GOT IN USC?!”</p>
<p>sooo… does that mean EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD MADE IT IN???</p>
<p>that is insane. 
coincidence…or fate!</p>
<p>I’ve told a couple friends about it since I’m not completely sure if I’ve truly gotten in yet. If I do get in, I don’t think I want to make it a big deal though. Most likely, I won’t tell alot of people. My school is too small; it explodes at the tiniest sign of news. I don’t think my parents will tell everyone either. haha ;D</p>
<p>Whoa~! CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE!
So…I’m thinking non-SoCal people will start getting letters later on this week? Hopefully TOMORROW?
Mish, I think it’s fate. I also think it’s about time you joined our Facebook group. It’s on private, so I’m gonna give you a private message right now with my name and high school. If you’re on FB holla at me and I’ll hook you up with an invite, k? (;</p>
<p>My uncle’s really just ecstatic. (He’s a former Trojan himself.)</p>
<p>And wow, yes, everyone on the board made it!!!</p>
<p>^.^</p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!</p>
<p>Ha your story’s awesome natalie, great of your mom to do that. I was home sick today so I was there for the mail to come and I thought I’d check it out and there it was :). Not much room for euphoria with sinusitis but it did brighten my day a bit…</p>
<p>Dompaminescene, yes I’ve told a few people and overwhelmingly all of my friends, parents, and teachers are super against me going. It’s probably normal friendly clinginess which I completely understand cuz i feel the same way back but my parents and particularly my APUSH teacher are trying hard to convince me i should be shooting higher than USC. Well, I’m gonna make my own decision anyway so I’ll see you guys at explore USC hopefully. I didn’t see anything specific to RHP students so we should try to visit together once our logins start working yeah?</p>
<p>idk how easily that’ll work if some of you have spring breaks in march… lol.
but if the visiting at the same time works, of course we should all meet up or something. </p>
<p>my parents and friends are telling me to consider the pros and cons, which i’ve been doing.
but i don’t know absolutely for sure–i’m hoping it clears up for me after a visit : )</p>
<p>OMG. JUST GOT MY PACKET TODAY
sadly, the only explore usc day i can most likely attend is the monday the 20th one.
(i have that week off)</p>
<p>my story’s boring: i just watched out the window for the delivery guy, hoping to see it as he placed it into the box. i saw him struggling to stuff a white packet into the mailbox and rushed outside to grab it :)</p>
<p>Received an acceptance letter today as well.
Congratulations to all others accepted.</p>
<p>I got my acceptance letter too!!!</p>
<p>I got in the car today. The rain beat down on my face as I crawled in, soaked. One look on my mother’s face told me that I had done something to annoy her again. The tricky part was trying to figure out what that “something” was.
“Did I get any random college mail?” I asked, pretty casually.
“Nothing.” Her voice cold as the rain.
We reached our house finally. I could see a pile of useless advertisements on the kitchen counter. So it was true after all.
I sighed and turned into the study, resigning myself to a UT future. Just then I heard a curious racket and looked up—
TO SEE MY MOTHER SKIPPING AROUND, WEARING A PLASTIC TROJAN HAT (BACKWARDS), THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER TUCKED UNDER HER ARM.</p>
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<p>So now I’m super happy. (:
Sorry I had to narrate that, couldn’t resist.</p>