<p>Bj- trust me, my essays were top-notch (the opinion of others, not me) and I mentioned ECs in ILR and course descriptions. I was golden as far as the essays were concerned. One of last year’s GTs even said that my essay was much better than his, so I know I certainly wasn’t lacking in that field.</p>
<p>Also, you can’t defer your admission unless you have some serious circumstances, such as getting severely sick. Ask water.</p>
<p>East, have you heard about emory? What ever happened to NYU? I thought you were applying there also 
Did u fax them your current grades? Whatever school you go to, you will excel tremendously ;)</p>
<p>Thanks and I forgot to congratulate you on your acceptance to Emory. Congrats!</p>
<p>I’ll have to wait until my school updates my transcript so that I can send in my current grades. I’m still waiting on them to waive my hs transcript (I e-mailed them about it.)</p>
<p>I was going to apply to nyu before, but I decided not to waste the time or effort since there was no way in hell I’d be able to afford their tuition with their deplorable financial aid.</p>
<p>East- I wasn’t necessarily directing my comments to you particularly. There just seems to be some discussion about the proverbial “fit.” For some you can read an essay, look at stats, ECs, etc and just know that they will “fit” at that school. Its not something you can really change one way or the other. These adcoms have been in this game for a lot longer than we have and they know exactly what they are looking for. In the end, there are only so many people they can take and your chances are only as good as it relates to everyone else applying. If Ian said you were perfectly qualified, just other factors (economy, study abroad…) kept you from getting in, I believe him. Through this entire process he has been very honest about everything. I have to believe that the adcom was looking at all the applicants (say 60-70) knowing they would only be able to take so many (maybe 15-20?). Certainly they were forced to make difficult decisions, but they took what they felt were the best overall applicants. The essays themselves are almost completely arbitrary, its difficult to know what they are looking for and impossible to get an honest opinion about them. In the case of ILR, I don’t think they care that much about how “well” they are written, they just need to know how well you will do there. Again, I’m not speaking to you directly, just in general. </p>
<p>On that note though, trust me when I say I know when it feels like you deserve to get into certain schools and you don’t. When I was in high school I applied to 7-8 schools with solid scores and got into 2. I knew people with much lower scores, gpas, and ECs that got in. Its confusing, its frustrating, and it kinda sucks, but if you really are better than those people, you will succeed somewhere. I think I remember seeing you were interested in law school. If thats the case, it doesn’t matter where you go. Just DO WELL! The difference between an Ivy and a Tier 3 is maybe 2 points on the LSAT. Don’t worry about Cornell, it just isn’t worth it.</p>
<p>BTW I am aware about the deferral process and have spoken with both Ian and the admissions office about it. In this case I have extenuating circumstances that may very well prevent me from going in January, but I should know in a couple of days.</p>
<p>bj8nes, you’re waiting on their reply as to whether or not you can go in the fall? so they know that you want to defer already?</p>
<p>who else is waiting for their decision? its almost mid-december…</p>
<p>I’m waiting on my parents to straighten a few things out. My sister goes to a very expensive school already and i’ll just say that paying for two very expensive schools wasn’t exactly in the plans. I still may go this spring, but after talking to Ian about it, deferring till fall may be the best option. I also talked to someone in the admissions office about it (can’t remember her name) and they told me that it could be worked out. I’m hoping for spring but it just isn’t that easy.</p>
<p>BJ- I wasn’t trying to come off as abrasive or anything, but I did think you were speaking directly to me about the essays. Thanks for clearing up that confusion and sorry if you took any of that offensively, even though that was far from my intention. As you said, it’s really not that big of a deal, which is what I initially said upon finding out that I wasn’t going to be in Ithaca next month, but I was left with a feeling of vexation upon recollecting about the comments that I had received from prior applicants, as well as Ian himself. I guess my cynical side began to show once Ian told me that such a macro issue could affect the admissions process. I was never really upset about the decision, but I just wasn’t sure if I had a reasonable answer regarding my rejection. </p>
<p>You’re right about the law school thing, and as I noted before, my undergrad degree really won’t matter much in 5-10 years. Honestly, I’ve just really come to loathe my current school, mostly due to the student body. I just don’t like attending a school where everyone looks at me like I’m a genius because I consistently make As on tests where the class average was a D. No hubris was intended for that previous statement, but I can’t really find any intellectual stimulation on my campus.</p>
<p>Anyway, I’ll wait on Emory’s decision and if that doesn’t work out, I still have a back-up, so I’m good.</p>
<p>Hopefully my posts don’t have a lamenting tone to them since I’ve actually been pretty happy since Thursday. I hope you all have some fun next semester. I wish I could be there to see the snow. God, I miss snow.</p>
<p>And jemma, don’t listen to what the people at Emory say; Atlanta weather sucks. It’s notoriously inconsistent.</p>
<p>East- You definitely didn’t offend me. Haha, it takes a lot to do that (although I have found that sometimes my bluntness comes off as a bit offensive). I do understand what you mean about your current campus, I feel almost the exact same way here, although in my case I feel a very strong bond to it, but getting all As will pay off HUGE for law school. And like I said, with the job market the way it is, getting into a top law school is a must. But I’m not worried about you, from what little I’ve read you’ll be fine. Go get As, blitz the LSAT and go to Harvard or something.</p>
<p>Still nothing. Hope to hear from ILR soon.</p>
<p>Wow,Viola nice to see u back. </p>
<p>East- No worries, weather was not a factor in my choosing Emory as a possible school lol In fact, is the one thing I don’t like. I like cooooold. I have warm weather 365 days a year (except this december has been quite “chilly” for PR standards hahaha), I want a change. However, is such a great school that I decided that I can overlook it So tell me when you inconsistent, what do u mean? Is it that hot?? If I do end up at Emory, hope to c u there :D</p>
<p>Thanks you guys for your congrats I’m so happy. Although is a bittersweet feeling. Happy because I’m going and at the same time, sad because I’m going. Anyways, I got a feeling this week will be a good week. Emory package is supposed to arrive and Vassar decision. 
Yeih!</p>
<p>yeah for real, hi viola! you can call and get your decision if they’ve made one for you. </p>
<p>i want:
<p>ps i think i got my mom to let me bring my car, in case anyone cares. i keep saying things like “when i take my car [insert random things here]” and “since i’m going to get andy on thursday, i’ll just take my car to practice driving in the cold” and she’s been like “okay” so maybe she’s giving in? lol i’m hoping.</p>
<p>jemma, atlanta can get quite cold in the winter. It actually has 4 seasons, wheras ithaca is more of warm a few months and then suddenly freezing again for the next 6 months. The cold in atlanta does not last as long as it does in the NE (which is a good thing!!), but it hit 0 F at one point last winter IIRC. Being from north florida, I hate this stupid ithaca weather and cannot wait to get out of here. I am not sure how much you would love the cold when it is 5 degrees outside with 30mph wind. Cannot deny that florida heat/humidity is rough in the summer, but I would rather put up with that than an ithaca winter any day.</p>
<p>TFN, Viola, yeezy, I’m predicting you guys hear by Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Water - Does your crystal ball also predict who will get in? LOL!</p>
<p>hermanns, Thanks for the info I didn’t know it could get so cold at Atlanta. Well in PR, we don’t have seasons either. Its basically Spring and summer all year long. The summer here starts at April ends in November. The only bearable months are December to Feb where the weather is around 70, the lowest, and 85 the highest (which is just right). I know cold, lived in CT for 6 months and went to Prague is early Jan. Although, I admit the cold can be a pain in the you know what. I prefer it a million times to the heat lol Maybe I’ll get sick of it once I’m living over there for good. =)</p>
<p>TFN- No offense to Water, but his crystal ball unleashed a string of bad luck last time he used it. For your own benefit, I would actually advise Water no to use his crystal ball to know who got in lol </p>
<p>Ironic, I’m glad your mom is letting bring your car It really will be the most convenient.</p>
<p>LOL yeah, you really don’t want me to whip out my psychic skills…I shattered my crystal ball after last time, so we won’t be havin’ none of dat bad luck again, mon. </p>
<p>Good luck to you three, though. The FB group is slowly inching forward, more transfers are finding it. Orientation week will be mega fun, since almost all of the current students won’t be moved in yet. It’ll be nice and quiet but still bustling with all of us at the same time. I kinda wish it was longer than like, 5 days of just us, though, just so I could get purely settled.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and ironic I know no one has said anything about it, but you having a car will definitely be helpful, most likely. I’m sure a lot of us will want to get away somewhere at <em>some</em> point, even if it’s just the nearest Taco Bell. Haha.</p>
<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I came across this site a couple weeks ago, but figured I’d wait until I was accepted to join up.</p>
<p>So anyways, I called ILR admissions this morning; I’m in!</p>
<p>I’m transferring from a small school in Canada… actually, I’m going to be in Ghana until the day before we have to move in, so it’s going to be quite the international week for me. </p>
<p>Congrats to everyone else who was accepted, and good luck to the rest of you who are trying again!</p>
<p>-Adam</p>
<p>haha no problem water, just let me know when you need to escape.</p>
<p>and congrats canada! and i’m jealous that you’re going to ghana, but cool, have fun!</p>
<p>Whoa, Canada <em>and</em> Ghana? Neat!</p>
<p>Join us on the Facebook group, Canada! </p>
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<p>We’re in the midst of discussing housing, rush week, and orientation. Plus the whole getting to know each other thang.</p>
<p>Any other ILR decisions, guys??</p>
<p>still waiting. </p>
<p>congrats canada! so what do you think made your application stand out?</p>