Decision Day

Today the early action college decisions have been made. Colleges will either contact you through mail, email or their online webpages. 

My advice to prepare for the decision is to expect the worst and hope for the best. So before you go home and check your computer or the mailbox, grab a tub of ice cream and a box of tissues. After you have them go sit on your bed and wrap yourself in a warm blanket, open your computer and prepare for the rejection from college. Maybe get a sappy teen romance movie that you would use to get over a break up. Do not email the college in rage though, this never ends well, especially if you want to transfer there at a later time. It might be a good idea to email them and ask why you weren’t accepted, they might not get back to you right away, but remember that they have thousands of applicants feeling the same as you. 

If you get deferred, it isn’t the end of the world. Being deferred means you get a second chance to get accepted with the regular decision pool of applicants. So send them an email and call them, ask if there is anything you need to do to make your application stronger or something that you forgot to send in. If you do need to send something in do it as soon as possible to ensure they get it to reassess your application. Then you wait till the regular decision results come out, which is generally in February or March. 

If you got accepted, take that blanket, throw it off run around, eat your ice cream. For special measure I recommend jumping up and down screaming with a touch of happy tears. Maybe text all your friends and tweet about it, post it on Instagram and Facebook. Let the world know of your success! Don’t be afraid to reach out to the college admissions officer and thank them. Send a letter to your recommenders that added to your success. 

By Juliana Clifford