04/29/10: My cycle is over! Just received a waitlist invitation from UNC...after many months of waiting my heart just isn't in it anymore. I haven't technically withdrawn yet, but I don't plan on waiting it out when they get around to sending out my forms. Rumor is getting in-state is almost impossible and my experience with them has been rough. I am going to pray all summer-long for some UGA love (if you are reading this in Athens, I will move as late as August!) but chances are Hartford is my new home. Will leave this profile up for posterity/future generations of LSN-users. While this process hasn't necessarily been fun, it was definitely a trip and a learning process. Parting advice -- apply early, apply early, apply earlier.
04/20/10: Just got an email from UGA telling me they cut down their waitlist due to an unexpected number of students putting down a deposit and that I survived the first round. It sounds like this will be the last cut back for awhile so I am going to move forward on plans to visit. Also - giving up the GW dream today. Just can't justify the cost, though I love the school & that crazy city :)
04/10/10: Just got back from UConn's Admitted Students Day...and I loved the small feel of the campus. Helped me soldify a few decisions - I am going to ride out the Georgia waitlist, withdraw from the rest, and put my deposit down at my alma mater : ) This is not what I wanted at the beginning of my cycle, but life is funny, and I am a whole lot happier than I thought I would be. As someone who is passionate about public interest cost is a huge factor and I can't sneeze at the pricetag of these two beautiful schools.
03/19/10: No surprise the fate of my W&M application after two months of Decision Pending. I now feel safe to say it out loud: UNC you have been my #1 choice all along (though for full disclosure there was a month, oh okay it was September when I was all caught up in the fee waiver love, when Georgia held that rank) please, please, please don't let me down. Or it is going to be a long summer of tough decisions.
03/10/10: The mid-day email bomb from Georgia...I immediately responded. I would wait out the summer to spend the next 3 years in the sunny south :)
03/08/10: Waitlisted at BC...better than I hoped for, but not all that promising. My usual cheery demeanor has been dampened by the email from AU saying I am not a contender for their public interest scholarship. I'll be withdrawing tomorrow.
03/05/10: It appears I went 'Decision Rendered' yesterday at BC...fully prepared for the little envelope of doom.
03/03/10: The sound of silence...is frustrating. After that hit parade in the first weeks of February the lack of information is painful. Got an email a few days ago from QU telling me I am a finalist for their Dean/Faculty Fellow Scholarship so the $$ from them has been upped to at least $35,000.
02/18/10: Recieved $5,000 non-renewable scholarship from UConn today...makes my decision a little easier.
02/15/10: In a few days ago via a letter-sized envelope to my alma mater (oops...aren't I supposed to be masking my identity?) Waitlisted today at Cardozo and withdrew - while my other acceptances made attending not much of a possibility, I'm worried about what this means for the higher ranked schools I'm waiting to hear back from.
02/05/10: In at Loyola with a nice scholarship with a tough top 30% requirement. A great end to a great week :)
02/04/10: Came home while chatting with the tow truck guy (long day) and saw the small envelope from Maryland. Was so distracted didn't notice the "Congratulations!" on the outside and thought it was a reject.
02/03/10: My roommate texted to say another big envelope was waiting for me. I came in assuming it was MD and almost passed out when I saw it was GW. I actually thought it was just more information about the school at first. This throws me for a loop - and begs the question "do I go into that much debt for my dream school?"
02/01/10: My roommate just texted me that I am in at American, as I turned back to my computer I saw an email from QU saying the same! I am going to law school :) !!!
-- As I was leaving work I did another quick go-through my status checkers...Decisions Made at both Maryland & Loyola. On the edge of my seat for the rest of the week.
01/31/10: Late on Friday afternoon I went to "Decision Made" at American. Now the wait for the mail.
01/28/10: Received a personal email from the Dean of Admissions at Quinnipiac last night telling me that he had looked over my application and thought I should apply for the full-tuition Dean's Fellows scholarship. I am obviously going to assume that is great news but without one definitive "YES!!!" yet it would have been super nice if they had just spelled it out for me. The wait continues.
01/22/10: Ugh, went dreaded "Decision Pending" at William and Mary. More wishy-washy news.
01/20/10: Those who ask, receive. I don't know if I am officially waitlisted but my status checker at Georgia says: "Your application has been reviewed and is being held for further review." Womp.
01/17/09: I know it is what I deserve for getting such a late start to my cycle, but the wait is killing me.
Nice to hear from ya numbers twin! Congrats on getting those first acceptances. I have also been "held for further review" for quite some time now. Maybe since Nov.? It seems that they've been doing that to most of the applicants with <164. I actually might be withdrawing from UGA soon b/c i'm narrowing it down to Wake and tOSU. Good luck on the rest of your cycle!