<p>Tomorrow, alot of us are going to be dissapointed, left at the wayside while the lucky (or deserving) few of our peers venture off to Yale.</p>
<p>So, if you have anything influential to say (I’ve noticed alot of such consolation threads) this thread is a eulogy for everyone rejected, or deferred tomorrow.</p>
<p>Have at it, and good luck.</p>
<p>Btw, if you would please wait to all log on simultaneously until after I log on at 5/6/whatever they decided, that would be wonderful. :)</p>
<p>errr i have nothing influential to say
but GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!</p>
<p>I say congratulations to us all - whether we get in or not, all of us did something incredible just by (hopefully) pouring our hearts and souls into our applications, essays, interviews, EVERYTHING. </p>
<p>No matter what, all of us have seriously LIVED by going after what we want. </p>
<p>I’m still nervous for tomorrow, though. I’m pulling for y’all! :D</p>
<p>Whatever happens… Life goes on.</p>
<p>It’s tough to win the lotto.</p>
<p>I’ll write a post tomorrow… maybe that’s a bad idea??
But, I will write a comforting one, PROMISE!!</p>
<p>i look forward to it. I’ll need comfort</p>
<p>My orchestra teacher has two sayings, that she always says, regardless of circumstance, but which I think would be appropriate for this thread…</p>
<p>“Life is tough, and then you die.”
“…Don’t get excited!”</p>
<p>good luck everyone.</p>
<p>omgitsgeorglopez was a good man. He always dreamed big, and that is what caused his demise.</p>
<p>My teacher always said “Life sucks and then you die.” aka don’t worry about the small stuff…I’m sure we’ll all do fine wherever we end up (although I’m not EA at Yale)
I wish you all the best of luck (and ask for some in return! 
)</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK prepre (AND EVERYONE)!!!
<em>cross fingers</em></p>
<p>Here is, apparently, the ancient Chinese proverb account of what happens in life:</p>
<p>“First you lose your dreams, then you lose your youth, then you lose your health, and then you lose your life.”</p>
<p>Happy thoughts, guys!</p>
<p>Okay, before I post my final post, I just wanted to make one final call. Please do not succumb into the trap that so many others on other boards have done and demean other people because you didn’t get in. Realize that college admissions is a crapshoot to begin with, it is subjectively random, and everyone who gets in is deserving in some way that you might not see. Do not let your anger and pain ruin someone’s happy moment. Let’s maintain the same decency and respect us Yale SCEAers '09 have had for the past few months even past tomorrow.</p>
<p>Let all the AA arguments aside. Let all the ‘hooks’ arguments aside. Let’s be there for those who need some consolation and congratulate those who need to be.</p>
<p>i kno. considering its just four years… i mean you have ur entire life ahead of you i plan to live it to the extreme</p>
<p>Okay, this is my last post before I find out my decision from Yale, so I guess it is momentous. It might not be wholly original, but it is as sincere as I can make it!</p>
<p>To all who will be rejected/deferred, </p>
<p>First of all, Congratulations! Congrats for being among the most qualified students in the nation. Congrats for being among the most amazing individuals in the nation. If of nothing else, you should be proud to have had the chance to even consider applying to Yale.</p>
<p>Second, know that a group of admissions officer cannot determine what you’re worth. You are too unique to translate onto paper and all they have is the paper. So the decision was not really based on who you are but on who the paper could portray, and this alone makes admissions unreliable. Realize also that admissions officers have a very difficult job - they have to pick a handful of students from an amazing, qualified bunch of about 5000. It is not an easy job and YOU made it all the much harder (in a good way).</p>
<p>I know that you will probably hurt (in fact, I will probably be among you). But do not let Yale dictate your worth. You have something that is amazing about you, something that the Yale Class of '13 will lack. But something, nonetheless, that you will add to some lucky college campus in the U.S. (or elsewhere). If you need to cry, cry. If you need to yell, yell. Whatever it is you need to do, do it to move past the pain. But at the end of the day, sit back and realize that getting rejected from Yale isn’t the end of the world. It is but a beginning…</p>
<p>Know that a lot of people are in your same positions and that they’re going through the same thing you are. Know that many people are worse off than you are. Know that no matter what, your life and your worth will be what you make it and not what some admissions officer dictates.
Good luck to all!!!</p>
<p>Con mucho love, ~Me~</p>
<p>I think the fact that you all considered Yale gives you a good heads up whether you get accepted or not. It shows that you are all ambitious and willing to take risks. Know that if you were strong enough to send in the application, that you will be strong enough to accept whatever decision lies before you.</p>
<p>^Yep. And also, to add to that, whatever decision we get, our lives move on! Now, to listen to my own words…</p>
<p>alright alright alright, hey imagine if we all get in, then we can all have a super-awesome party :)</p>
<p>or if we all get rejected, we can still have a super-awesome solidarity-party :)</p>