<p>I understand your predicament, bella89, but I think you would be better off being bitter in a less public forum.</p>
<p>If you were at the Bard open house a few weeks ago, you probably saw the lecture by Bard President Botstein (a brilliant orator, by the way). One of the parents in the audience asked him, “What if my daughter, who was accepted into Bard, decides to attend a different college, but after the first year she doesn’t like it and decides she wants to attend Bard, after all. Is her acceptance from the year before still valid?”</p>
<p>Botstein first answered by repeating the question and making sure he understood what the parent was asking. When the parent confirmed he understood it correctly, he answered with a curt “No.” But he then went on to say how if the parent’s daughter isn’t happy at her first college, she probably won’t be happy at any college. He referred to what the daughter would be doing as “speculative college leasing,” and explained how this person would not be seen as a pleasant candidate for re-admission.</p>
<p>So, if there is any point to this story, it’s to be happy where you go to college–even if it wasn’t your #1 choice. In the end, it’s what you make of your college career that matters, and you won’t make it far with your current attitude. There will be many setbacks in your life–try to not let them keep you from accomplishing your goals.</p>