What is "Earlism?"

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<p>Earlism
is a complicated nature of mentality among ED/EAers.</p>

<p>It encompasses a very wide range of feelings such as:</p>

<p>hope that I will get in

  • anxiety that what if I won’t?
  • bent for “seniorities”
  • pressure that I have to fill out other apps
  • confusion at whether to take standardized tests again
  • regret for past laziness
  • impatience
  • again, hope that I will get in, any way
  • still, worry that I won’t</p>

<p>If you become an “earlist,” you can’t go back to your normal life with hard work, passion, and energy.</p>

<p>You stand in-between pessimism and optimism. You don’t exactly know where you are. That disorientation really bothers you.</p>

<p>Do you agree with me?</p>

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<p>Are you kidding me? “Earlism” is what motivates alot of people to try (like me)</p>

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<p>That’s well put. </p>

<p>I don’t want to be presumptuous to stop preparing for generic college application (SAT, ACT, etc), but I feel reluctant to start work on many new applications, unless I am rejected ED. </p>

<p>The ED process seems like you’re pushing all your chips into the pot, but at the same time, in failure, you can still apply elsewhere,.</p>

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<p>It’s also the opposite of Realism. :cool:</p>

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<p>i made this account to say thank you for showing me this</p>