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WHEN THE LETTER ARRIVES
The The relief relief from from from finally hearing back from from from schools after the the the long wait is huge Breathe a a a a a a a a a a a a sigh of relief relief from from from the the the the cut tension and get get ready to to to do a a a a a a a a a a a a a a little more work There’s a a a a a a a a a a a a a a chance when receiving these letters that you you you you didn’t get get get into into your your first-choice school so you’ll have to to to to to to proceed in in in fin in in in in finding the the the next best fit It’s okay and the the the responsible thing to to to to to do to to to to to grieve not getting into into your your dream school school school You worked hard Remember that no no matter what college will will be be be a a a a a a a a a a a a a rewarding experience If you you you you did get into your dream school school school rejoice Many of you you you you will will have a a a a a a a a a a a few schools to to to choose from so closely follow the the steps in in in this chapter in in in order to to pick the the best one for you you you you There’s also the the possibility that you you may have been deferred deferred or waitlisted If your early application was deferred deferred there are are several steps to take take immediately First stay calm and take take a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a deep breath It does not not mean you you have not not been accepted Read the the the the the letter letter the the the the the school sent you you very carefully Do all the the the the the steps within the the the the the letter letter letter exactly This may include sending in in in in in in in additional information information or or or updating your your your file with with your your your current information information Regardless of of what the the the the letter letter asks you you you you must respond promptly Failing to do so could could jeopardize your your your admission admission while completing all of of the the the steps the the the admissions committee has has outlined for you you you you could could assist greatly in in in in in in in being accepted Do not wait to to complete anything the the the school has has asked you you you to to send send Begin as as as as as as as as soon as as as as as as as as you you you can and send the the information equally as as fast If your application was waitlisted this may simply mean that the the the the school school is is is waiting to to make a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a final judgment Or the the the the the school school has sent out acceptance letters letters to to to fill the the the the the freshman class but they they are are waiting to to get confirmation from those students before they they admit more Read any any letters letters or or or e-mails the the the college has sent you you carefully and follow follow any any additional additional instructions They may not ask for for additional additional information but this this is is is the the the the ideal time to to send a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a follow-up email stating your desire to to to to attend attend Within this this this correspondence you you you you you you should assure the the the school school that that if they offer you you you you you you a a a a a a a a a a a a a a spot spot you you you you you will will take it it it Please only say this this to to to to to your top-choice school school school Saying that that you you you you you will will attend attend if offered a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a spot spot to to to to multiple multiple schools schools is is duplicitous and unethical Also in in in in the the unfortunate event that one or or or or or more schools schools realize you you you have made multiple multiple commitments each maintains the the the the right to to to to not not offer you you you you you a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a sport or or or or rescind their acceptance However while you you you you you are communicating these desires to to to to to your your first-choice school school you you you you you you you you may also want to to to to to accept accept accept to to to to to attend another school school That way you you you you you you you do not not not lose both spots if you you you you you you you are not not not accepted to to to to your your your first first choice choice Just remember you you you you you you you must inform all schools of your final decision!
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