bepa (2022-2023)

Lots of stuff

to answer some questions though, the 2nd phone call was extremely short and I sent in no additional info.

It was a last minute decision for me to apply to American schools. I'm not even sure whether I can even afford it.

Canadian Schools:

Accepted:
U of T
Queen's
Ottawa
Western

Waitlisted:
McGill

I think I'll probably end up at U of T. Good school, great city, MUCH better price vs American schools. I'm poor. :(

02/26/07

I have looked into my magical crystal ball... and this is what I am predicting....

Columbia - Waitlist, rejected
Duke - Waitlist, accepted
Harvard - rejected
Stanford - rejected
Michigan - accepted
Virginia - waitlist, accepted.

Do I get bonus points if I'm right??

02/27/07

Apparently I'm wrong. I've been accepted to UVa. It's nice to be accepted somewhere, though I doubt I'll end up there....

No bonus points for me. Funny that my status just changed to decision yesterday and I got my letter in the mail today... wow USPS is fast!

02/28/07

Found out I was accepted to Duke through an email, as my package has yet to arrive..... hmmm... guess USPS isn't so fast?

03/23/07

went on vacation, came back to a stack of mail:

deferred at columbia. that's ok. I didn't actually want to go there. I have decided to withdraw. no point in being considered if I don't actually want to go.

financial aid package from Toronto. they've deemed my parental contribution to be high. I am, in reality, getting noting from my parents. I still don't believe in Toronto's policy. It's making me rethink my desire to go there.

scholarship from duke. I like them. they are very persistent, and seem to have really paid attention to my application. I am rethinking my decision not to go there.

waitlist at mcgill. wait.... waitlist?? not trying to be conceited, but I find that hard to believe. is it because I didn't suck up to them enough in my ps? or that my ps was bad in general?? I still don't get it... and am shaking my head. I'm not going to bother waiting around though, withdrawing.

03/28

waitlisted at michigan. I thought their email about it was very nice. undecided about what I want to do. I think I would like Michigan.

04/15

so i've decided to go to school in canada. unfortunately, it is just too expensive to go to the US. i'll keep the harvard/stanford applications active as harvard has a great program for international student financial aid, and stanford... well... i just REALLY want to go to stanford.

05/03

Got the waitlist letter from Harvard. I guess I'm just one more person in the pile of those who were interviewed and didn't get admitted. (at least not right away! hey, i can be hopeful!) I decided to stay on it, as I don't think it's an opportunity I should give up, even knowing how slim the chances probably are. I'm working from the assumption that I will be going to U of T next year though, and I'm looking forward to it!

05/09

Got an email from Harvard on Monday, found out today that I have been accepted off the waitlist. I am in shock right now. The only reason I am not on the phone calling everyone I know and instead updating my lsn profile is that everyone I know seems not to be not answering their phone right now.