WAHOO!

Dearest Darling Readers,
SO. Yesterday, Geek and I got into our first choice colleges! Yays! Also note--Freak got into her first choice school a couple of weeks ago! More yays! Now we are just waiting on Bimbo. But the school that I think is her first choice (not totally sure which is actually her FIRST), she will definitely get into cause she is just too awesome. And then more yays!

But for now, I just want to talk about yesterday. Geek and I are SO euphoric, but at the same time, we can't really process it. It still seems fairly unreal. I think this might because the schools we got into were both reaches for us and we weren't necessarily sure that we'd get in, unlike Freak who is just too smart :P. I mean, when I look at the stats for my school, I see an average unweighted GPA of around 3.95 and SAT about 2250 and ACT 33. It's insane. Though my test scores are slightly above the average (not by very much at all though), my unweighted GPA falls VERY short. I was CONVINCED that I would be deferred, and would end up applying to another school EDII. But now I don't have to apply to any more schools for the next four years! YAYAYAY!

Now, this college is literally my dream school. I think it's amazing. But what makes this acceptance feel so much better is that I know that I got in on my own. What I mean is, I didn't have anything like a legacy or a summer program helping me. I think that everyone in my school thinks that University of Notre Dame is my top choice, because for a long time, it was (I am also a huge ND football fan). But getting into Notre Dame, though awesome, wouldn't feel AS fantastic, because I would know that my dad and uncle being active legacies would have really helped my chances. This is the same for Geek--she didn't have any hooks at the school she was accepted to. Snaps for Geek! And also, my school is ranked in the top 10 for most selectivity. So I have to say that I am very proud of myself. I apologize if this comes off as bragging--but is it so wrong that I am proud of getting into a school that I never thought I would get into? I don't really think so.

The only thing is that I really don't feel like I DESERVED to get in. I keep wondering what exactly they saw in my application that made them take me when they deferred 4.0/2400 students with extra-curriculars. I also continue to think of the myriad of ways in which my online acceptance could have been a mistake. Did I log onto someone else's account? Did they make a mistake? Actually, when I opened up the decision and saw the word "Congratulations!" my first thought was "why are they congratulating me for being deferred?" I hope that it eventually sinks in.

ALSO--Geek and I are going to school only 3 hours (driving) apart from each other! 2 hours if you drive like me! So, since our schools are pretty far away from HERE, we might be able to visit each other for long weekends, short breaks, etc. How awesome would that be?!?! Granted, we'll both be SUPER busy with all of our college stuff, but knowing that she'll be close by is still nice. Plus, I would feel SO inferior on her campus, since her school is ranked 2 spots higher than mine :P but then again, hers, mine, and one other school are three that are very very commonly grouped together as peer institutions. Not that rankings matter at all. I'm going to the best school for me, and she's going to the best school for her. And THAT'S what matters.

HA and we are SO visiting Freak for spring break. :P

So, I am very proud of myself and also of Geek and Freak and Bimbo. We've all worked really hard and now it's beginning to pay off :)

I just hope that when we all go to different regions of the country next year, we'll still remain the crazy friends that we are now <3

~Book