Ohhh daveeey...
Inhale a sweet sigh of relief my man. It is a well known fact in this neck o' the woods that the CU alternate list isn't nearly as dreadful as it sounds. There is a great deal of movement off of that list, and I have even heard the statistic that approximately 40-50% of their incoming class is usually from the alternate list. Anywhooo, keep your head up son...this might not have been the ideal way as you have to wait a bit longer, but I assure you that you have nothing to worry about lad...
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all.
--The world according to Emmy D.
heart,
whitecoatjimmy