Smaudge Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) For me, it's always that instrumental portion of (2:35) by Coldplay. Picture me opening the envelope, then slow-motion running down a street waving the flapping piece of paper in my outstretched hand. Around "lights will guide you home," I'll probably end in a freeze frame fist pump into the air, a la Breakfast Club. Bliss. Does anyone else have a mental soundtrack in case you get accepted? Edited February 1, 2010 by Smaudge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLamar Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 For Berkeley or (to a slightly lesser extent) Stanford, the obvious choice is: It's funny actually that that has become my anthem for high hopes for grad school admissions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazelle Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 UCSD--"California" by Phantom Planet Columbia--"Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocker Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 every stranger's eye ( waters) for any admit and for each rejection fix you ( Cold Play ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luar de ouro Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) Kanye West - "Good Life" I'll be dancing around my room to this, if I get into one of seven schools I applied for. Oh, and also Fort Minor's "Remember the Name", the number one song used for badass martial arts showreels on Youtube. This song makes me want to throw on a wifebeater and giant bling and yell "F^ck yeah!!" out my window. Edited February 1, 2010 by luar de ouro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melusine Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Irene Cara's Fame! *I'm gonna live foreeeever!!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobe36 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 ditto on "empire state of mind" if i get into any of the NY schools I applied to..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focused Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Irene Cara's Fame! *I'm gonna live foreeeever!!* Ever since I read your post earlier today, this song has been stuck in my head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serric Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 "Square Nothing" by In Flames. Seemed like a good way to kick out the nagging doubts before my first acceptance today "Spent some quality time with the demon of mine: I said, 'I like the way you struggled but you KNOW I'm here to win.' " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey825 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) Supergirl (Saving Jane) Defying Gravity (Wicked) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EelAwaits Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I've been dancing to it every night anyway to help dispel my nervous energy. If I get in, I'll probably loop it and just keep going! The greatest groove of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piccgeek Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 "Already Gone" by Kelly Clarkson...because I'll be leaving my current program! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poco_puffs Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Ditto on "Fame" for the first post-acceptance freak-out dance. However, "Damn It Feels Good to Be A Gangsta" will be playing during my slow motion montage where I'm walking through the airport, arriving for visitation weekends, and slow-bounce walking through my new campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamphilia Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 "Damn It Feels Good to Be A Gangsta" will be playing during my slow motion montage where I'm walking through the airport, arriving for visitation weekends, and slow-bounce walking through my new campus. Yes, this exactly. Ha! When I got my good news, I found myself listing to "Be Somebody" by the Kings of Leon (not "Use Somebody," different song) over and over: "Given the chance, I'm gonna beeeeeee somebody!" Then yesterday at work, while I was watching more and more acceptances for programs I'd applied to go up on the results page (and being bummed because I was not hearing anything myself), my boss was blasting "Tuesday's Gone" on repeat. Seemed appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smaudge Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 I love slow-motion montages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey825 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 For rejections, a very good song would be That Thing You Do. You...doing that thing you do...breaking my heart into a million pieces...You don't need to be cruel...I tried and tried to forget [your school] but it's just so hard to do... However, I am hoping that it does not come to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tem11 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I definitely played the above-mentioned "Empire State of Mind" when I heard back from NYU and Columbia Too bad they're both crazy expensive and probably won't offer me any funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Kanye West - "Good Life" I'll be dancing around my room to this, if I get into one of seven schools I applied for. Oh, and also Fort Minor's "Remember the Name", the number one song used for badass martial arts showreels on Youtube. This song makes me want to throw on a wifebeater and giant bling and yell "F^ck yeah!!" out my window. Remember the Name!! Yes!! I was just about to post that, too!!!! Regardless of your feelings towards rap music, this song fits the application and graduate school processes, perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeeintotheorems Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Brahms Violin Concerto, third movement. MoJingly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimilarlyDifferent Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrettyVacant Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I'm gonna have to second "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen. Then again, it's more of a fighting zombies song, a la Shaun of the Dead. My ultimate celebratory song would be "Walking The Dog" by fun. snes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heelsoverhead Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Definitely "Defying Gravity" by Wicked! "To those who ground me, take a message back from me. Tell them hello, I am Defying Gravity. I'm flying high, Defying Gravity!" heelsoverhead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatshewrote Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Haha - this is ultra cheesy, but when I received my first acceptance, the first song I listened to (driving home from work, singing at the top of my lungs) was Katy Perry's "Firework." That's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner24 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Simon & Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (aka, Feelin' Groovy ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJingly Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Tiny Tim "Living in the Sunlight." Because with great happiness, I like a little pain. snes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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