Early decision news: the wait will soon be over
December 11th, 2018December is here and while it is a glorious time filled with much anticipation of the holidays, it can also be filled with tension as students who applied Early Action or Early Decision anxiously await their college admission decisions.
While waiting is often the hardest part of this entire process, try not to worry too much. Many of you will receive just the news you are looking for. Yet no matter what happens, there are other excellent educational institutions around the country which might be the right fit and your applications are already well under way.
The article referenced below was written for the U. of Pennsylvania’s admission blog by Olivia O’Dwyer, a student at Penn, as an open letter to students who applied Early Decision. In this note, O’Dwyer tells about her experience on ED decision day and what she took away from this time. Her genuine and candid advice is a great reminder that the college admission process is a small stepping stone in your journey to become who you want to be. We believe everyone will find her words worth taking to heart.
We wish everyone the best possible outcome and while we hope for good news right alongside you, we are confident that you will be well placed in college whether or not the near-term news brings joy.
Article referenced below published on December 8, 2017 by University of Pennsylvania, written by Olivia O’Dwyer
Hello, readers!
If you’re reading this and you applied Early Decision to Penn, or to any other university – I know exactly how you feel. Even though it was almost exactly a year ago now, I can still be brought back in a second to those final few weeks, then days, then hours of anxiously awaiting my decision. Everything seemed to hinge on that moment, opening my email to a confirmation or rejection.
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