thomasantony

That I underestimat myself a little too much at times. This is possibly a defense against getting too disappointed in case of a reject. I was even thinking up contingencies as to what to do in case I didn't get in anywhere. I have this habit of building up expectations, which may end up disappointing me a lot. So I was only expecting an admitting the school I considered "safe". And my first admit came within 2 weeks of finishing my applications, and that too one of my dreams schools. Needless to say, I was ecstatic . I also became more confident about my chances at the other schools ... ( not that I really care anymore.)

I don't mind .

Undergrad Institution: Little known ( I think ) state university in India Major(s): Mechanical Engineering Overall GPA: 76% Length of Degree: 4 years Position in Class: 2nd in class of 63 Type of Student: International, male GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 800, 94% V: 670, 95% W: 5.0, 84% TOEFL Total: 115 Research Experience: None Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Entrepreneurship - Founded startup company that quite a few regional awards in its 1 year of existence. But the company works in another field entirely, not related to my academic major in any way. Applying to Where: Stanford University - M.S Aeronautics and Astronautics - Astrodynamics & Space Systems Design Georgia Insitute of Technology - M.S Aerospace Engineering - Astrodynamics & Space Systems Design Purdue University - M.S Aeronautics and Astronautics - Astrodynamics & Space Systems Design (Received an admit already) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - M.S Aerospace Engineering - Astrodynamics & Space Systems Design University of Florida - Gainsville - M.S Aerospace Engineering - Astrodynamics & Space Systems Design TU Delft, The Netherlands - M.Sc Aerospace Engineering - Astrodynamics & Space Systems Design Arizona State University - School of Earth and Space Exploration - PhD Exploration Systems Design

And let me add that I got like ... 120 likes or something on it .. and around an equal number of comments as well .. I was pleasantly surprised.

When I came to know of my admit to one of my dream schools (at 2 in the morning, during a random check on the app status site), I was so damn excited I couldn't stop jumping around . I posted a big "FUCK YEA" on Facebook. Only once I got the actual admit letter almost a month later (thanks to international snail mail), did I simply post a photo of the envelope with the university logo and address on it. Along with a simple caption. I don't think it is wrong in any way to celebrate your achievements. If anyone on my list has any issues with it, I suppose they can tell me and I can tell then where they can shove it..