today i got news from Oberlin. i have been waitlisted, which makes my decision super easy... NO!
so i will visit Puget Sound just for kicks, then continue to decide about the others.
obviously, i am not going to CSULB with all my other choices that outrank it stupendously (there is nothing wrong with it, i simply prefer the others.)
i am pretty confident about my decision to go to art school. which leaves to more or less choose from: MICA, CCA, and Mass Art. MICA and Mass Art both offer an art education department at their schools, which is rather appealing, along with offering a bit more of a unified, college experience. so i am leaning towards them, although i sincerely don't want to leave california or perhaps i'm just getting attached as i get closer to graduating.
in all honesty, my secret plan is to go to Mass Art, save some money and return to california, rather than spend tons of moola elsewhere. thank you for all my family telling me to shut up about money, but this is my logic. and i am not going to apologize.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
the oops
well, i just wrote a long post about i don't even know what and realized i meant to write about how i was still waiting to hear from Oberlin and i am pretty nervous since i haven't heard from them yet.
based on their location, i am hesitant to go there, but reading about the school, it sounds like a good fit, or at least i'm interested in it. i just want to hear news from them, instead of waiting impatiently, unsure of whether they just have written me off and will never tell me about my acceptance status. i mean, i don't know if i would really mind getting rejected, then i would know what it feels like... to actually get rejected. or maybe it would just kill my already non-existant self-esteem.
based on their location, i am hesitant to go there, but reading about the school, it sounds like a good fit, or at least i'm interested in it. i just want to hear news from them, instead of waiting impatiently, unsure of whether they just have written me off and will never tell me about my acceptance status. i mean, i don't know if i would really mind getting rejected, then i would know what it feels like... to actually get rejected. or maybe it would just kill my already non-existant self-esteem.
the wait
many of my friends are hearing back and getting bad and good news. it's hard to react when people get rejected, it sucks, but there's not much you can say to make them feel better. well there are things, i'm just not good at it.
the waiting seems to be difficult, one of my friends is going to like explode, and has been on the verge of exploding, for the past week because UC Berkeley's decisions are coming out tomorrow.
for me, hearing back from schools from early action and special events and working on aplications later because of the art schools who have later due dates has allowed me not to really have much time to sit and worry about getting in. i got in to one place befoe i finished applying other places and it has made the rest of my journey easier i think. perhaps this is all just blab because it is after midnight.
harder for me is the deciding and dealing with unsolicited advice and opinions getting slingshot at me from every direction. granted, i appreciate them all highly and take them into consideration. each place offers such good aspects that i find it hard to decide when i get so many opinions and know i would be happy at all of them. so it's my job to filter and figure out what i want, me, me, me! ah, the college process is so selfish.
yet so annoying, cause people continue to ask me about my decision. well folks, i haven't made it. and trust me, when i do, you will hear about it! cause after i rejected Syracuse, i was excited and wanted to go shout off a cliff. not because i rejected something, but because it's satisfying when i make a decision, because i waffle a lot and am very indecisive.
hmmm, i kind of write this as if some mother or child is going to find this and read it along their college quest, but it's very doubtful. oh well, maybe if i leave it up long enough, some person will find some comfort in it, or help?
the waiting seems to be difficult, one of my friends is going to like explode, and has been on the verge of exploding, for the past week because UC Berkeley's decisions are coming out tomorrow.
for me, hearing back from schools from early action and special events and working on aplications later because of the art schools who have later due dates has allowed me not to really have much time to sit and worry about getting in. i got in to one place befoe i finished applying other places and it has made the rest of my journey easier i think. perhaps this is all just blab because it is after midnight.
harder for me is the deciding and dealing with unsolicited advice and opinions getting slingshot at me from every direction. granted, i appreciate them all highly and take them into consideration. each place offers such good aspects that i find it hard to decide when i get so many opinions and know i would be happy at all of them. so it's my job to filter and figure out what i want, me, me, me! ah, the college process is so selfish.
yet so annoying, cause people continue to ask me about my decision. well folks, i haven't made it. and trust me, when i do, you will hear about it! cause after i rejected Syracuse, i was excited and wanted to go shout off a cliff. not because i rejected something, but because it's satisfying when i make a decision, because i waffle a lot and am very indecisive.
hmmm, i kind of write this as if some mother or child is going to find this and read it along their college quest, but it's very doubtful. oh well, maybe if i leave it up long enough, some person will find some comfort in it, or help?
Monday, March 22, 2010
the rejection
high school seniors are moaning and groaning about getting rejected from schools, but there is the other side that i just realized isn't considered. we then have to reject all the schools that accepted us that we don't want to attend. granted, it is not such a personal attack to reject the school rather than the school rejecting the individual.
today i informed Syracuse that i was not going to enroll there. i sat and had qualms with my mom for a few minutes and then clicked the button, mainly because i want to make the $12,000 a year available to someone else, since i have the same opportunity at a school i am more likely to attend (Puget Sound).
so today, i had my first rejection, except i was rejecting them instead of them rejecting me... unless you count me deciding not to finish my application to Cal Poly.
today i informed Syracuse that i was not going to enroll there. i sat and had qualms with my mom for a few minutes and then clicked the button, mainly because i want to make the $12,000 a year available to someone else, since i have the same opportunity at a school i am more likely to attend (Puget Sound).
so today, i had my first rejection, except i was rejecting them instead of them rejecting me... unless you count me deciding not to finish my application to Cal Poly.
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