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for those of us still waiting on acceptance letters, i thought we could use a good laugh to lighten the mood. so, feel free to join in and post the worst things about waiting for the letter, i'll start:

1. i am stalking my mail man...and i think he's into it

2. compulsively checking the mailbox and walkway, just to make sure you haven't dropped anything.

3. waiting!!!

4. compulsively checking allnurses.com from every computer/phone, and getting pe'd when there is no internet connection.

5. not being able to focus on my current semester because i cant wait to leave class to check my mail box.

6. being paranoid that someone took the letter/package.

7. annoying everyone in your life...daily.

any more?:coollook:

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hahaha goingthere!! You forget some!!

8) Staring at the ceiling until 4am wondering if you forgot to send something in

9) Waking up at 8 in the morning, and putting the flag up on your mailbox so you will know EXACTLY when the letter is dropped off!

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ha! you are both right on! at least i know i'm not the only person going through this... thanks for sharing. :D

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Yay! Im not alone...Ive got another one

10. Practicing what you will do when the letter comes, with good news(ofcourse) in the mirror, then feeling guilty because maybe you've now jinxed yourself.

11. When there is not a large admissions envolpe that you can spot from a coupe of yards in your mailbox, you refuse to get the mail....

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Yay! Im not alone...Ive got another one

10. Practicing what you will do when the letter comes, with good news(ofcourse) in the mirror, then feeling guilty because maybe you've now jinxed yourself.

11. When there is not a large admissions envolpe that you can spot from a coupe of yards in your mailbox, you refuse to get the mail....

lolol! The feeling guilty that you jinx yourself is right on!! Everytime I would tell people I was going to go to Stony Brook I'd be like omg now I jinxed myself :(

12. Deciding ahead of time if you get a letter, whether you will open it right away... or wait to delay any bad news that may be inside

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Lol on # 12, I have already decided that if anything comes in a non admission packet, im not

opening it until after christmas...I could be a wait list letter or a denial letter which would

completely ruin the holidays......oh the waiting.

Does anyone else have anything to add, I know that we all have some strange ritual so feel

free to chyme in.

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Just be careful because my letter came in a regular envelope....with the big one to follow! :) Good luck to all.

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Just be careful because my letter came in a regular envelope....with the big one to follow! :) Good luck to all.

What school was that? And congrats!

13. Not trusting anything the admission office personell tell you.

14. Getting frustrated that they just won't send a email, I mean do I really need an admissions package?? lol

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Love this thread.....! I'm waiting right now and trying not to have that crazed, bug-eyed frantic look all the time. I'm trying to concentrate on this semester, and I haven't found that too hard. Actually, it's encouraged me, because GOD FORBID, I don't get accepted, I know I need to get back up at bat and apply in again in January.

In my head, I do go thru what I will do when I get the letter (hopefully, an acceptance). I'm realizing that it has become almost an Academy Award acceptance speech! Last time I even pictured myself in full evening gown attire!:) Scary, isn't it? I guess I'm border line nut-so because at my age (over 40, under 50) I've wanted this since I'm 14 years old. I feel so honored just to be able to apply!

One thing bothering me, though, I feel resentful of how the medical field is now the focus of the "place to go" as far as careers. I feel that this is what I've wanted to do in my heart, all my life. I resent the fact that I now have to compete for admission with others that feel it's a place to "get a job".

Call me naieve, but I've always felt a part of me was missing, and that I wasn't quite complete -- even though I'm blessed with a husband and 2 beautiful, young boys. They've brought me more love and happiness than I ever dreamed possible. But, deep down inside, I've always known that I've needed this journey -- I guess you could call it a "calling". I just hope that I get my chance at getting accepted to school so I can achieve my dream of obtaining my RN. I'd hate to lose that chance to a larger application pool.

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Thanks for listening, I needed to vent.

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Even though this thread seems to be a couple weeks old....its good to know Im not the only hopeful nursing school applicant awaiting response and going crazy! Living with 4 roomies, I think Ive annoyed them all atleast several times about an NYU Letter/Package in the mailbox. Ive even made my poor bf go all the way down to the mailbox and check for me sometimes....poor guy! four flights of stairs!! Being a second degree/transfer student is getting me super nervous, and I dont even want to think of what I will do if I get denied. So Im crossing my fingers and reading posts like this to keep me smiling.

Thanks guys and good luck to all!

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Glad you posted....no you're not alone! I'm so preoccupied with getting the mail lately! I've been told responses for my school come out mid to end of April. Good luck to you!

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

15. Fearing that some loony nursing school secretary is getting married soon and in her Cloud-9 elation mixes your name up on the letter with someone who really was accepted, or even denied (If anyone saw the I Love Lucy episode where she writes a novel, y'all know what I am talking about). :D

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