Admitted to My "Safety" School

[Unimpressed3D]

So I got accepted into my "safety" school, which is the only domestic MA program I applied to. I'm still waiting to hear back from 8 others, plus the international applications I'm working on at the moment.

I was shocked to hear back so early (though, of course, very pleased). I sent an email thanking the adcomm member, saying I'm honored to be nominated for the fellowship, etc. But I've been brain-dead with sickness since Thursday, and I also added that I couldn't give a definite response of acceptance this early, since I haven't heard back from any other school yet.

Now I'm a little nervous that he might read that as "great!...if I don't get in anywhere else, I'll trot right over!" It's actually not the bottom school on my totem pole, but it's not the highest, either. I applied to four Ivies and four other really good schools, not to mention the ones abroad.

I'm also trying not to get nervous about not having heard from the other schools yet. It's only January 23rd, for crying out loud. Every one of them said they notified people in February or later. And I've heard of people being notified of admits very late, too. I should be heartened and relieved, and I am. I think my brain has just gotten into this pattern of worst-case scenario thinking through this whole process. It's nerve-wracking!

[Pink Fuzzy Bunny]

What they will think: "Wow! This student is serious enough about his education to apply to many different schools (like everyone else), and is also mature enough that they won't accept the first offer they get."

What they won't think: "Wow, he didn't accept our offer 0.00005 seconds after we gave it to him? Fine, we don't want him anyway!"

[Unimpressed3D]

Thanks, Pink Fuzzy Bunny! Your reasoning makes perfect sense. I know adcomms must be used to this kind of thing, but it's all new to me.

Oh, and I'm a she. But thanks all the same.