<p>Hey, thanks for the kind words. Means a lot. I wasn’t overly surprised and it’s been sinking in for like a month that it was going to happen, so the email came as little surprise, luckily. Also, just in case people are waiting, I know of two kids who were accepted yesterday and today.</p>
<p>I called my mom today and I have a week to decide if I want to come back to IU in the Fall. My mom said she’d prefer I didn’t as the only reason they’re paying for me to attend IU is ** Kelley ** and now that I didn’t get in I can attend University of North Dakota, NDSU or University of Minnesota-Twin Cities for instate tuition and get a similar education in my non-business major (and both my parents hated the distance) and be able to come home if need be. I on the other hand want to stay at IU because my greatest friends are here and I love the school, but SPEA and LAMP (while great programs) don’t guide me in the path I want to go in. But the decision lies in my hands :-/</p>
<p>Can you petition standard admission? There was nothing in the email about it… basically all the email said is “we are super prestigous and we only admit the best and it is extremely hard to reject people and blah blah blah and you are one of those people.”</p>
<p>No aternate options or words of wisdom or wishes for success. I wasn’t impressed and it made me feel a little better haha</p>