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<p>LakerFan, I was present when my son when through the end game of the submission process just before the new year: Yet another supplemental essay to write as the clock ticks off the remaining time. Yea, it’s easy to get tired and frustrated and throw together a generic essay rather than research the school’s website and find those specifics that really hit your hot button.</p>
<p>My son took his time on the Northwestern and Princeton essays and ultimately ran out of time for the Stanford supplement, so he didn’t apply there; Cornell and UPenn were also on his radar screen, had there been one more week. Was that a mistake? Who knows? We make our choices and live with the consequences.</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone was expected such a harsh acceptance threshold from NW this year. I hope you, and many of those reading this thread, do get a chance to get off their waitlist and into the school. Perhaps, even, you’ll appreciate the school and its opportunities more if you do, leading to a better 4-year college experience than you might have otherwise had. Good luck!</p>