I put on my red parka and walked outside. It was snowing terribly, but silence was everywhere. I walked to the mailbox and looked at it. I waited, hoping that it would be in there if I was a bit more patient. But patience was wearing thin at this point. It seems like everyone was getting theirs. I closed my eyes, and prayed a little prayer, hoping someone would feel some pity on me.
“Okay, this is crazy.”I whispered.
I opened up the lid, and put my hand inside. Empty…
I turned around and walked up my driveway and back inside the house. This was nerve-raking.
It’s senior year, second semester, which means acceptance letters will inevitably be rolling in. But does it seem like it’s taking way more time then it should? Perhaps some of your friends are getting theirs faster, maybe you sent your applications in a little later than planned. Maybe, you planned and planned to get it in by a certain date, so that this wouldn’t happen? Guess what? You’re suffering from overanxious-senior-disorder. There’s no doubt that you will feel this way even with the letters. It’s a stressful situation that you can’t relate to until you’ve actually been that person at the mailbox. Well let me give you a clue: Relax! If you’ve done everything you can in this dilemma; met the deadlines, wrote amazing essays, and done all your research, there’s little to do besides wait.
I know, it feels like the college is trying to mess with your head, see if you can handle the Waiting Game, but they’re really not. I asked Mrs. Kimball what students should do when feeling the pressure. “Develop the philosophy ‘it is what it is’. Nothing more you can do….” She goes on to further explain.”I believe that where you are intended to go is where you will go. You need to realize if you’ve done everything you can do, there’s nothing you can do. You will go where you’re suppose to.” Most colleges get applications to review from all over the world. That’s a lot to review, and look over. It’s not a simple thing either, it’s not like your applying for clown school, this is college I’m talking about. Get serious, think about how the admissions office is feeling, I’m positive they feel a little overwhelmed at times as well. According to an article from The New York Times, “At this time of year in particular, they are as interested in selling their school to potential applicants (and their parents) as those applicants are in selling themselves.” (Steinberg, Is There a Danger in Pestering an Admissions Officer?) They’re doing their best to not only meet your concerns and questions, but the questions of thousands of others.
So not only for yourself, but for the potential college you want to go to itself, just wait and be patient.
I received my first letter last week. Just one. How did it feel? Amazing. A college wants me on their campus…
