Can anyone make me feel any better.....

2forcollege
Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:32:17 +0000

So many kids we know didn’t get into their “dream”, first choice schools this year. You are not alone in that and you can’t second guess that anything you could have done would have changed the outcome. Essays are important, but I don’t think it’s probably the final determining factor with admissions. Sometimes it can be other things you have no control over, like the number of qualified applicants applying and the school’s desire to have a more geographically diverse class. None of us will ever know why one uber student is rejected from almost all top schools or why one who works so hard to be the perfect applicant at xyz school, is turned down there, but accepted to one that’s even better.

From what I’ve seen, I think the school you end up going to is ultimately the best one for you. Things have a strange way of working out for the best and years from now you’ll see that. And if it doesn’t, you can always apply again to the dream school as a transfer.

Astrophsicsmom is right, move on and start finding out about all the wonderful things going on at the school you will be attending. I’m sure there will be a club, academic opportunity or something to do in the community you’ll be happy with.