Being Rejected Sucks

[LNSebastian]

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“Why not just assume you’re rejected right now? Sure you can’t be 100% certain, but just convince yourself that you won’t be accepted. That shouldn’t be too hard. Then, should you be rejected for reals, it will obviously be disappointing but you’ve been rejected for three months so you’re used to it.”</p>

<p>Seems simple and obvious, but this is the mind set every college applicant needs to have! It’s humble thinking, and an approach that makes you work harder. Assume that you’ve put your best face forward with you application but that the chances are so slim you’ll have better luck with Lotto.

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<p>I agree!! I always plan for the worst-case scenario (such as preparing for 7 other applications) and look at the statistics. Statistically, everyone who isn’t a strong legacy or signed athlete should assume they’ll be rejected!
Having a pessimistic outlook helps students accept the reality and make the best of their situation if they do get rejected.</p>

[sk8mom]

<p>Don’t be too hard on yourself. It is not the end of the world. IMO, it is nice to go to an Ivy League school only if you can do well there for the rest of your 4 years (no one can predict the future). My friend’s D got accepted to Stanford during RD last year and was very excited and happy. She only did so so for her first quarter there. She plans to apply to med school within the next four years. But with the first quarter GPA is kind of low, they are not sure if she still can maintain the good GPA to apply to top med schools. There are schools will accept you, and trust me you will like the school you end up choosing. It is part of life to be accepted, deferred, and rejected when applying for college. Just make sure that you are happy to go to whatever schools you get accepted from your list of schools. My D got deferred then rejected from her dream school, but she is now a very happy camper at her in-state school with Full-Ride scholarships and is now studying abroad in England for her winter term.</p>

<p>Like SunDiego said, try again to their grad school, if you really like Stanford.</p>

[zenkoan]

<p>Good point, sk8mom. BTW, Stanford isn’t a member of the Ivy League, which is a sports league of northeastern colleges. Stanford’s in A League of Its Own (though for sports purposes it’s in the Pac-12).</p>