When I started the application process I warned my parents of the possibility that I wouldn't get in. At first, they thought I must have messed around and didn't take my classes seriously. Once I gave them my stats and explained that although they are good, they aren't excellent, and there are so many people out there with 4.0 GPAs, they started to come around. Now that they've seen how much I have been stressing out the last few months, they have been so supportive.
Speaking of stressing out..... I still don't know if it was good for me to have found this website, since I check the admissions thread MANY times each day along with my email. Anyone else thing that this site is both a blessing and a curse??