<p>A recent Wall Street Journal article profiled about 10 notables who ended up at second choice schools and ultimately thrived (Warren Buffet, Ted Turner, Harold Varmus, etc.).</p>
<p>Relevent to the poster’s question, there’s an interesting perspective offered by John Schlifske, now president of Northwestern Mutual Insurance, back then a rejected Yalie who ended up at Carleton:</p>
<p>“Yet he believes he had a deeper, richer experience at Carleton College in Minnesota. He says he received a “phenomenal” education”</p>
<p>[When</a> Success Follows the College Rejection Letter - WSJ.com](<a href=“When Success Follows the College Rejection Letter - WSJ”>When Success Follows the College Rejection Letter - WSJ)</p>
<p>Worthwhile article just to gain perspective when those thin envelopes arrive.</p>