December is a long awaited month for everyone. There is so much to look forward to after all! From snow days and Winter break to tree decorating and Christmas dinner, there is always something to enjoy. You, on the other hand, have been a bit more stressed out this holiday because the only present you really want to see under the tree is your college acceptance letter.
But all stress is relieved from your body when you spot the “big envelope” in the mailbox because…YOU’RE IN! Let me be the first to say, “Congrats Grad!” because you may not be graduating for another 6 months or so, but you DO in fact have a future, which I know you doubted some nights pacing the floor teetering on the brink of sanity because you just could not take the anticipation anymore of whether or not your first choice school accepted you. Yet, here you are, all of that worrying for nothing, and all of that hard work for something. I say again, congratulations, and as a fellow accepted Early Decision applicant, I lived the post-acceptance phases that you are most likely encountering now.
Stage One: Excitement
Stage Two: Curiosity
Once the excitement settles in, you remember you can use technology to do more than post about your college…you can research it! Whether or not you already know your major, you have probably taken advantage of Rate My Professor to sleuth for the best teachers available to you in an attempt to avoid taking the wrong class for you.
Stage Three: Self Doubt
Stage Four: Determination