<p>To all of you - my D was in your very same position this time last year so I know where your angst is coming from. As a parent, all I can say to you is that the next few hours will pass and that, whatever, the outcome, life will go on. You all are such an amazing group of kids and you all will end up somewhere fabulous and perfectly suited to you. These are more than hollow words. I witnessed the meltdowns last year when the Harvard / Yale / UPenn decisions came out. Without exception, each of the kids who got bad news those days are very happy where they are now.</p>
<p>I know this won’t make you feel any better, but I do want you to know that handling this stress is a very good step toward maturing and I am proud of how all of you are handling it (well, most of you).</p>
<p>Good luck and for those that are accepted - you can PM me with any questions. Also, a couple of us on this site have freshmen at Yale now so we can put you in touch with them if you wish to get a perspective from someone who is about your own age.</p>
<p>@hhiiiiiiii and @paleselan - sorry to have missed out on the running conversation last night (at least,it was midnight for me)
600? Weird, we do not do that out here. The 800 is my baby, and the 5k for cross. It’s crazy that you don’t run outside if it’s below freeing. Weird especially for meet prep, this year it was about 25 degrees at start time for cross states, not to mention the windchill! I usually run outside unless it’s below 5 degrees with a wind chill. </p>
<p>The reason I was surprised at the track practice is that I still think of winter training as XC training. I’ll go to a few indoor meets, but our track is covered in snow from December to the end of March!</p>
<p>I live out in the country so I am always running around cows. All of my runs are fields and cows and scattered houses. A lot of the places I run are dirt roads, too, which sucks because in the winter, they are perpetually icy or slushy or muddy. The nearest “suburbs” are a good 15 miles away. </p>
<p>I totally know what you mean about the sense of accomplishment, I started out as a somewhat chubby junior high girl and now I’m getting recruited! And running a marathon is number one on my bucket list @paleselan, it sound like running marathon is right up your alley. Good luck!</p>
<p>I think I changed my mind about Tuesday… I’ll go hard instead of long. I’m thinking mile repeats…</p>
<p>Thanks @Tperry1982, you, @IxnayBob and, @VSGPeanut101 have been really helpful and kind! I hope we all get in tomorrow; @ditherer if I get accepted I will most likely (like 99% sure) attend. </p>
<p>I’m not sure if I will attend in the off chance that I get in. I’d be over the moon, but I have a few other choices that may win out depending on the packages I get. People keep asking me what my top choice is, and honestly I’m not sure because I want to keep my options open especially regarding finances, and of course I also don’t want to get my heart too set on one school. </p>
<p>Citation? @beyondstr3ss3d I’m not entirely sure that’s accurate. I thought Universities notified counselors of decisions the same time that students found out. </p>
<p>Universities don’t officially notify counselors before students, but if the counselor/school has a long-standing relationship with the admissions rep, the rep will definitely give the counselor informal direction about what to expect. This is so the counselor won’t be caught off guard and will be prepared to deal with the fall-out - if any - based on admissions decisions.</p>
<p>Anyone check decisions yet to make sure Yale didn’t post early? I’m afraid to because I don’t want to be taken by surprise before I give myself my speech of condolence/pep.</p>
<p>@beyondstr3ss3d and @razaza: no official announcements have been made. However your guid counselor likely has gotten strong hints based upon her exchange with the Yale admissions officer – thus the nice “vibes” she’s emitting around you. But if you were to put them on the witness stand, I’m sure they both would say under oath that your actual official decision hasn’t been communicated! wink wink!</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>@ditherer Are you considering running XC if you get into Yale?</p>
<p>I’m probably about 60% sure. It’s possibly that I’ll decide that I’d prefer to be in the top 10% at an instate flagship instead of being just another brick in the wall at Yale. </p>
<p>I’d highly recommend checking out Malcolm Gladwell’s talk about relative depravation (in summary–the top 10% at any given place are typically more successful than the bottom 90% at a better, more elite school) </p>
