Vibes for College Apps!

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

The third one is on the way. Congratulations on two very exciting possibilities for your future.

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

You guys beat everything. You're sooo nice. Did I ever tell you that? Thanks for holding our hands through this! Bless your hearts.
Love, Ima

Now, GO, DEVILS, GO!!!! Don't bother taking prisoners!

[lawgrad91]

Native, congratulations on your acceptance to Northwestern! and for you as you have to make what will be a very tough decision.

[DukieInKansas]

Congratulations, Native! I'm sure you will hear positive news from the other 2 also. Whichever institution you choose will be fortunate to have you. And wherever you go, you will get from your education what you put into it - enjoy campus life, get to know your professors and fellow students, and heed my father's advice - there is more to an education than books.


I know the waiting is hard - nephew Sam is waiting on news from what his older brother is calling his safety schools - Cornell and Harvard. He has been accepted to Penn State main campus already.

[Native]

Double post! See below.

[Native]

Well, Stanford's admissions committee finished a little early this year, and decisions were released today:

Dear Michael,

We have just completed our evaluation and selection process, and I am writing to offer you a place on our waitlist. While we cannot offer you admission at this time, you should know that students offered a place on our waitlist are among our strongest applicants. Your application demonstrated great promise and you are among a select group that will be re-evaluated by the admission committee should space become available in the freshman class.

It is impossible to predict at this time how many, if any, waitlisted students will be offered admission. Typically, we fill the final spots in our class through the waitlist but we will not know for some time how many admitted students will accept our offer of admission. You should be aware that we do not rank students on our waitlist. When we know whether we will make additional offers of admission, we will review all waitlisted applicants again. Although we are unable to meet with you or address questions individually, you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about the waitlist, here.

If you wish to continue to be considered for admission, you must accept your place on our waitlist by visiting http://admission.stanford.edu/waitlist before May 1, 2011, and providing the requested information. Should you choose not to accept a place on the waitlist, please use the same link to decline your spot so we may consider other applicants. After accepting your place on our waitlist, we will send you an update regarding your status sometime after May 9. A very small group may remain under consideration through July 1. We realize that you must respond to offers of admission at other colleges by May 1, and we advise you to secure a place in the freshman class at one of those colleges by that deadline. The college to which you commit at this time will understand if you are later offered admission to Stanford from the waitlist.

More than 34,350 students applied this year for admission to a freshman class of 1,722. Our decision to admit applicants from the waitlist will depend entirely on the response rate to our initial offers of admission. We appreciate your patience with this process and your willingness to be flexible. I hope you understand how impressed we were with your application and how much we value your interest in Stanford.

With best wishes,

Richard H. Shaw
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid

I'm scared s#!tless for tomorrow.

[wilson]

Sorry to hear about this one, Native, but you already have multiple very good options at your disposal. We all know that you'll end up in the right place. Still vibing for Duke and for the most stress-free decision process possible for you.

[captmojo]

Still buzzin'!

[Native]

Sorry to hear about this one, Native, but you already have multiple very good options at your disposal. We all know that you'll end up in the right place. Still vibing for Duke and for the most stress-free decision process possible for you.

Still buzzin'!

Thanks, guys. Part of me thought I was going to get lucky and get admitted. It was a 7% acceptance rate from a pool of around 35,000 applicants, though, so I guess I should be thankful that I even made a list — there's 30,000 kids like me who got outright rejected. Still keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow...

[TillyGalore]

Native, whatever happens is supposed to be.

[CathyCA]

Being waitlisted at Stanford is good! It means they haven't said "no."

I'm praying that you'll get good news from Duke!

[lawgrad91]

Keep the faith, Native! We're all vibing for whatever is best for you!

[Lavabe]

Vibes are a flowing!

Here's to hoping you have good upcoming news!

[ArkieDukie]

Sending the strongest possible vibes, Native. You already have at least one fantastic opportunity on the table; here's hoping there are more to come!

[CameronBornAndBred]

Being waitlisted at Stanford is good! It means they haven't said "no."

I'm praying that you'll get good news from Duke!

I'm with Cathy...waitlisted on a prestigious school like that? Hell yeah..congrats.

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

Why don't Northwestern get no respect? It sounds mighty good to me. But then I'm just Grandma.
Love, Ima

[shereec]

Adding my vibes - for you to hear what you want and then for you to make the decision that's best for you. What an exciting time in your life!

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Congrats on the Stanford wait list! That's very impressive. One call to Johnny D could probably have you working as a staffer or manager. Well, maybe not, but it might be possible!

Here's to Duke vibes TODAY!

[CathyCA]

Congrats on the Stanford wait list! That's very impressive. One call to Johnny D could probably have you working as a staffer or manager. Well, maybe not, but it might be possible!

Here's to Duke vibes TODAY!

What Ozzie said.

[lawgrad91]

More Duke vibes!!!!