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I just realized we won't have to necessarily check the portal because they will be sending out e-mails as well whether or not one gets accepted or rejected.
 
Mereafterthough said:
I just realized we won't have to necessarily check the portal because they will be sending out e-mails as well whether or not one gets accepted or rejected.
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True, but don't forget that alternates will only be posted on the portal.
 
yea ever since christmas was over ive been like OMGG its not a holiday anymore just send it! lol
 
nyanko said:
I've already convinced myself that I don't have any shot, so I will not be having a panic attack about CSU. :laugh:
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I have to hold hope that I still have a chance since this is the only place applied! It seemed like a good idea back when I applied, but now I really wish I had some other schools to spread my obsession over.

Mereafterthough said:
Also, may I add that this is the slowest weekend of my life!
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Seriously! And I've had way too much time today to let my mind wander. Last year (when I really did have no hope) was nothing like this, partly because of the no hope thing, and partly because of the no exact date to wait for.

On a positive note, at least I figured out how to do a multi-quote thing! I'm a little slow on these things sometimes.🙄
 
gone2dogs said:
I have to hold hope that I still have a chance since this is the only place applied! It seemed like a good idea back when I applied, but now I really wish I had some other schools to spread my obsession over.
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OMG, why did you only apply to one school? You are one brave soldier! Good luck. I really want this to be over. If they don't send out all the notifications by monday they're going to be getting a lot of phone calls. lol
 
Mereafterthough said:
OMG, why did you only apply to one school? You are one brave soldier! Good luck. I really want this to be over. If they don't send out all the notifications by monday they're going to be getting a lot of phone calls. lol
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I'm a glutton for punishment I guess! CSU is my instate school, and my first choice. I applied only there last year too and was rejected, so apparently I don't learn my lessons very quickly! Except that I am NOT going to get rejected this year :xf:. There was some logic behind the decision though... financial and family obligations (I'm quite a bit older)... so I didn't want to be in the position of being accepted somewhere else and not CSU. That would be a really hard decision and position for me personally. Next year, if it does come to that, I will be applying elsewhere too (maybe even the UK?). My financial position will be better, although the family obligations will be the same. At this point in my life, I feel like I can't spend forever getting in, so some compromises will be worth it! But I had to give CSU another shot...
 
gone2dogs said:
I'm a glutton for punishment I guess! CSU is my instate school, and my first choice. I applied only there last year too and was rejected, so apparently I don't learn my lessons very quickly! Except that I am NOT going to get rejected this year :xf:. There was some logic behind the decision though... financial and family obligations (I'm quite a bit older)... so I didn't want to be in the position of being accepted somewhere else and not CSU. That would be a really hard decision and position for me personally. Next year, if it does come to that, I will be applying elsewhere too (maybe even the UK?). My financial position will be better, although the family obligations will be the same. At this point in my life, I feel like I can't spend forever getting in, so some compromises will be worth it! But I had to give CSU another shot...
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Oh ok that makes sense, you'll get it! Then we can all celebrate on monday! 🙂
 
freaking out!! do you think we'll hear tomorrow?!?
 
oh my gosh... i dunno how i'm going to get through the day tomorrow. like, i'm pretty sure it's goign to be a no, but getting that door slammed in my face is really going to hurt. not just because it's my dream school, but because it means that i won't see my babies (umbrella cockatoo and african grey) again for the next five years.

i don't want to sound crazy or anything, but they mean the world to me. i pretty gave up my adolescence for these two. i considered not going to college for them... and ever since i was 14 i've had this realization that i would have to be able to take care of them by myself. if you know anything about what it takes to really care for demanding parrots with psychological issues, you'll know that's a VERY daunting task for a teenager to even think about. i decided then that i would NEVER let go of them, and i've followed through with it. it's been such a difficult journey for me. it took me 2 years of pleading and begging from the time I was 18 to get them a spot in the best bird sanctuary in colorado (the only one i know of that will provide a stable long term foster care). They've been there since 2006, which was the last time I saw them. i can't just go on vacation to go see them, because of the psychological stress it'll cause them... so going to csu and making a trip out there (2 hr drive) every weekend to volunteer is the only way i can see them for at least the next 4 years. i know people will tell me that i'm crazy to think that i'll have time to do something like that in vet school, but I WILL make it happen. there's no question about it.

everything i've done for the last couple of years has been simply to better my chances of getting into csu for this reason (i was a pretty good applicant 2 years ago but knew i wasn't good enough to even consider applying to csu). so yeah... it's going to hurt like a b****. if it weren't for my babies, i would be sooooo extatic about my acceptances to osu and penn, but even those have been bittersweet for me. but i guess hearing even a rejection from csu tomorrow will at least give me a sense of closure and i can really feel good about myself for getting into vet school, and actually really start looking forward to going to penn or osu.

i've just never wanted something so much in my life, epecially since i'm one of those people who never really wants anything... so i really don't know how to cope with not getting what i want. sigh...

i hope i can sleep tonight! i just really hope that i can hold it together tomorrow at work. no one at work has ever seen me go psychotic before, so this will be an awkward one...

well i guess here it goes! good luck everyone :xf::xf::xf:
 
I'm leaving on a plane tomorrow for Hawaii. Normally, that would be an exciting prospect but I am going to be without internet for 5 to 6 hours. I am going to be going nuts knowing that things are happening and I won't be privy to any information while I'm in the air. Ugh...
 
Has it crossed anyone else's mind to stay up until midnight (mountain time) to see if the portal has been programmed to release decision updates?

Yes, I may have gone off the deep end.
 
Yup my fiancé suggested I wait up til midnight to see if they release anything. When I reminded him it would be midnight Colorado time (were in nj) he was like ... Nevermind.

I don't know, I am hopeful for good news but not expecting it.

Minnerbelle, I really hope you get an acceptance tomorrow or whenever they hand them out. I'm routing for you!! Good luck!!

Good luck to everyone!
 
Minnerbelle said:
oh my gosh... i dunno how i'm going to get through the day tomorrow. like, i'm pretty sure it's goign to be a no, but getting that door slammed in my face is really going to hurt. not just because it's my dream school, but because it means that i won't see my babies (umbrella cockatoo and african grey) again for the next five years.

i don't want to sound crazy or anything, but they mean the world to me. i pretty gave up my adolescence for these two. i considered not going to college for them... and ever since i was 14 i've had this realization that i would have to be able to take care of them by myself. if you know anything about what it takes to really care for demanding parrots with psychological issues, you'll know that's a VERY daunting task for a teenager to even think about. i decided then that i would NEVER let go of them, and i've followed through with it. it's been such a difficult journey for me. it took me 2 years of pleading and begging from the time I was 18 to get them a spot in the best bird sanctuary in colorado (the only one i know of that will provide a stable long term foster care). They've been there since 2006, which was the last time I saw them. i can't just go on vacation to go see them, because of the psychological stress it'll cause them... so going to csu and making a trip out there (2 hr drive) every weekend to volunteer is the only way i can see them for at least the next 4 years. i know people will tell me that i'm crazy to think that i'll have time to do something like that in vet school, but I WILL make it happen. there's no question about it.

everything i've done for the last couple of years has been simply to better my chances of getting into csu for this reason (i was a pretty good applicant 2 years ago but knew i wasn't good enough to even consider applying to csu). so yeah... it's going to hurt like a b****. if it weren't for my babies, i would be sooooo extatic about my acceptances to osu and penn, but even those have been bittersweet for me. but i guess hearing even a rejection from csu tomorrow will at least give me a sense of closure and i can really feel good about myself for getting into vet school, and actually really start looking forward to going to penn or osu.

i've just never wanted something so much in my life, epecially since i'm one of those people who never really wants anything... so i really don't know how to cope with not getting what i want. sigh...

i hope i can sleep tonight! i just really hope that i can hold it together tomorrow at work. no one at work has ever seen me go psychotic before, so this will be an awkward one...

well i guess here it goes! good luck everyone :xf::xf::xf:
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Fortunately, you got into two awesome vet schools already so you are in way better shape than a lot of us.
 
Mereafterthough said:
Fortunately, you got into two awesome vet schools already so you are in way better shape than a lot of us.
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I'll probably stream tears for a few hours, take a nap, then wake up super excited about those two! I watched that video David posted on the other thread about what makes people happy, and it's so true!!! I'll def be ecstatic once i don't have possibilities anymore. 🙂

i promise though, that if i do get in, i won't be an acceptance hogger and will withdraw/decline a lot of the other schools sooner rather than later after i have a long talk with my parents who are helping me finance my birdies/vet school. there's what, like 3000 seats for 2014 total? i'll be more than happy to open up 2 more seats, and hopefully those will go to SDN'ers! if i don't get in... i'm gonna have to mull it over quite a bit. other than csu, almost all of the other schools i've applied to are neck and neck.

P.S. thanks gellabella! i wish you the best of luck as well :luck:
 
Good luck to all of you! I remember being in your situation at this time last year. I just finished my first semester of vet school at CSU.

Last year we were notified by mail (in state)-we got our letters on Monday, January 12th. My friend called me to share her good news with me and told me to check my mail. I went to my mailbox to find nothing, no mail at all. I took this to be a bad sign, but I also found it hard to believe that we had not gotten any bills or catalogs. My husband could not take it anymore-he called the post office-they informed him that our carrier had been almost 3 hours late for his shift due to weather. At this point I still held out hope-finally I saw him turn the corner and I literally chased him down the street. I never even gave him the chance to put the mail in the boxes-it seemed like an eternity before he finally got to our mail and there it was. My heart sank because the letter seemed too thick-I figured it was full of reasons why I did not get in-so I opened it in front of him because I felt I had nothing to lose. I saw the words "pleased" and "sponsored" and I started to scream and thanked him profusely. I ran down the street screaming so loud that I had gotten in that my husband and 3 sons already knew the good news before I got into the door.

I have not forgotten the impatient, anxious feelings of not knowing. Feel free to ask me any questions and again, know that I am pulling for all of you to get the good news that you seek!🙂
 
Well, it's after midnight and nothing. I really hope we don't have to wait until the end of the week. Goodnight all (like I'll sleep tonight 😱)
 
let's hear it! i got waitlisted....
 
OMGGGGGGGGGGG/.........I am in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am in tears right now...can't believe it 🙂
 
Ahhh, rejected (for the second time now). After the horrible week/month/year I have been having it is NO surprise.

Congrats to all who are IN.
 
I can't believe it I'm IN! I can see my birds again!!!!!!!!!!! People are staring at me right now because i'm streaming tears... but i really don't care!
 
I'm an alternate, better than I expected!!! Anyone else know the chances of being accepted once waitlisted? *wry smile*
 
xStormWarningx said:
I'm an alternate, better than I expected!!! Anyone else know the chances of being accepted once waitlisted? *wry smile*
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I was a third time applicant (first to csu) and was accepted as an oos alternate, so don't give up just yet 🙂
 
Minnerbelle said:
I can't believe it I'm IN! I can see my birds again!!!!!!!!!!! People are staring at me right now because i'm streaming tears... but i really don't care!
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minnerbelle you are incredible! congrats to you. i'm so excited for you and all of your acceptances AND that you get to see your birds again!!!
 
I'm an alternate (OOS)--which is good (still a glimmer of hope), but the torture of waiting CONTINUES! Does anyone know how many alternates CSU designates? Or have an idea of how deep they usually go into their wait list?
 
graduated with an undergrad degree in '82, $10,000,finishing an MS in 2010,,$30,000, acceptance letter from CSU, priceless!!!!!!!!!!
 
Denied as well, but was totally expecting it and honestly prefer it to being an OOS alternate (I'd hold out hope until the first day of school, haha).

But CONGRATS to everyone who's been accepted!!! You guys rock! 🙂
 
Third timer graduated from CSU in 2004. Took me almost 6 years and 2 graduate degrees, but I finally got into CSU. Never give up!!

Dreams can come true!!
 
Denied. Well, here's hoping for OOS schools.
 
Great job everyone. Congratulations!
 
Rejected. +pity+

Wow, Minnerbelle! Can I please have 1 of your acceptances? 😛

Congrats everyone! You did it!
 
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Congratulations everyone!!!

I wish I could say I will be joining you, but I collected rejection #2 from CSU today. I'm HUGELY disappointed, but I guess not shocked. Maybe third time will be the charm, but I am losing hope that I will ever get in there. I'll be spending the day looking at other schools and making sure I will have everything I need to apply elsewhere next year.

AlaskaGrad, you give me some hope for the future though!
 
Minnerbelle said:
oh my gosh... i dunno how i'm going to get through the day tomorrow. like, i'm pretty sure it's goign to be a no, but getting that door slammed in my face is really going to hurt. not just because it's my dream school, but because it means that i won't see my babies (umbrella cockatoo and african grey) again for the next five years.

i don't want to sound crazy or anything, but they mean the world to me. i pretty gave up my adolescence for these two. i considered not going to college for them... and ever since i was 14 i've had this realization that i would have to be able to take care of them by myself. if you know anything about what it takes to really care for demanding parrots with psychological issues, you'll know that's a VERY daunting task for a teenager to even think about. i decided then that i would NEVER let go of them, and i've followed through with it. it's been such a difficult journey for me. it took me 2 years of pleading and begging from the time I was 18 to get them a spot in the best bird sanctuary in colorado (the only one i know of that will provide a stable long term foster care). They've been there since 2006, which was the last time I saw them. i can't just go on vacation to go see them, because of the psychological stress it'll cause them... so going to csu and making a trip out there (2 hr drive) every weekend to volunteer is the only way i can see them for at least the next 4 years. i know people will tell me that i'm crazy to think that i'll have time to do something like that in vet school, but I WILL make it happen. there's no question about it.

everything i've done for the last couple of years has been simply to better my chances of getting into csu for this reason (i was a pretty good applicant 2 years ago but knew i wasn't good enough to even consider applying to csu). so yeah... it's going to hurt like a b****. if it weren't for my babies, i would be sooooo extatic about my acceptances to osu and penn, but even those have been bittersweet for me. but i guess hearing even a rejection from csu tomorrow will at least give me a sense of closure and i can really feel good about myself for getting into vet school, and actually really start looking forward to going to penn or osu.

i've just never wanted something so much in my life, epecially since i'm one of those people who never really wants anything... so i really don't know how to cope with not getting what i want. sigh...

i hope i can sleep tonight! i just really hope that i can hold it together tomorrow at work. no one at work has ever seen me go psychotic before, so this will be an awkward one...

well i guess here it goes! good luck everyone :xf::xf::xf:
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CONGRATS on getting accepted!! This is a great story and i am so happy you get to be reunited with them 😀
 
CSU said:
graduated with an undergrad degree in '82, $10,000,finishing an MS in 2010,,$30,000, acceptance letter from CSU, priceless!!!!!!!!!!
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YOU DID IT!!! :soexcited::clap::bow: Congrats!!
 
Congrats to everyone! For those who did not get the news that you had hoped for, keep your head up, work hard and press on-your day will come!!!🙂
 
i am a dvm/phd student at csu who will be in your class of 2014 (but rejoining junior year). can't wait to meet you all next year.
 
Rejected (OOS). Womp womp.

Congrats to all of you who have been accepted!
 
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