Seems so long ago now..

andre
Wed, 01 Dec 2004 08:34:10 +0000

Hey everyone, happened to link back to this site and boy did it bring back memories!

Half a year ago i was in exactly your shoes! Came on to this site almost everyday and read practically every thread there was…All the discussions and all the posts are so darn similar its uncanny…

I know what its like to be keeping your fingers crossed and how painful it is to know that one single envelope can make so much difference in your lives.

I guess i was really lucky that i got accepted eventually (I applied regular decision to columbia, btw, but i’ll be matriculating only next year cz i’m now serving in the army, so i’ll be going over together with you guys =) I’m from Singapore…anyone here from there? It’ll be great to get to know each other!

I still have the acceptance email that columbia sent me, its in one of my archives somewhere, makes for a morale boosting read every now and then…haha…

Just want to tell all of you to take things easy, there’s always hope! The selection process is so convoluted that really, there’s always a chance, no matter how slim. My grades were normal, SAT 1570, but my ECs were really weak, nothing compared to some of you guys here who seem to have time to take oil samples in the Caspian and save tigers in India while on a full courseload. None of that for me. I had only ONE ec…so oh well…Furthermore you guys are awaiting ED results, so all the more reason to breathe a little easier…

Good luck to you all man…