The Excitement of Emails

[MoJuiced]

Never before has my email been so exciting.

 

I feel like I have an insight into what it feels like to be a gambler -- every chime on my phone, with the slight delay to my inbox (I work online all day), sets my nerves on edge and leaves me breath held, heart in throat, clutching whatever I have in hand, thinking IS THIS IT?!

 

I had the misfortune last week of a site I'm a moderator on adopting a new format for the forums and then spamming all mods with dozens of emails that you had to opt out of, and this happened just 20 minutes after I saw a friend announce on facebook that they had been accepted to a program I've also applied to. That just about wrecked me. Every other second I get a heart-stopping false alarm. Needless to say, I had to go opt out of that ASAmf'nP. 

[thenewgirl10]

I know the feeling. I feel like I'll never know!

[reinhard]

Lol actually I got an email today and I thought it was from School C, which was my last resort and I didn't care because I already got into a top program (was still deciding if it was the right place for me) and only wanted to go into School B.

 

Then I read the email from detailedly and I found that it was from School B who wanted to let me know heads up that I got accepted.

 

This was followed by a decision dream to maybe attend the top program instead and ignore everyone else. How random huh?

[*Jenny*]

I've actually unsubscribed from so many automated emails because it's driving me insane! Every time the mail alert dings on my phone (which is umpteen times per day) I get so excited, only to find it's another damn email from Best Buy or Walmart or some other chain my husband has signed us up for. I'm always hoping the next "ding" will be it!

[skyentist]

I got an email last night rejecting me from a safety school, and I was still really bummed. Even though I got accepted to my third choice already. Seeing my notification saying UCSD admission decision really got my blood pumping! Then opened it and was totally crushed for no reason..