On the OP’s other thread, I see that they have top stats and a long list of EC;s. They are a superior applicant! They state that they have applied EA to Northeastern. Based on past results posted on the Northeastern thread here on CC I would predict that the decision will be a rejection or at best admission to one of the alternative entry locations. The adcoms will judge that you are using Northeastern as a “safety”, which from the other schools on their list appears to be the case.
If they had applied ED there would be a good chance of acceptance,
I’ve had kids in musical theater and competitive Irish dance (arguably the most subjective activity, dancers compete on stage with other dancers, there are no rules about judging, just whatever the judges fancy that day, lots of cheating scandals), I think they helped with dealing with rejection (and my kids developed a love for xc/t&f and the objectivity).
Wow, people are very opinionated on here. I can see how it could seem personal to some people. TBH, there’s really nothing wrong with that. People are entitled to feel how they feel. Many kids work really hard to get to this point, and I’m not talking about just the past couple months…literally worked their whole high school lives for this moment (grades, ECs, test scores, etc.). These kids have earned feeling however they want to feel and they’re entitled to grieve how they want to grieve. Just because it’s not personal to you/other people, doesn’t make it less valid.
BTW, it reminds me of the Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks scene in You’ve Got Mail.
[Joe Fox]: It wasn’t… personal.
[Kathleen Kelly]: What is that supposed to mean? I am so sick of that. All that means is that it wasn’t personal to you. But it was personal to me. It’s personal to a lot of people. And what’s so wrong with being personal, anyway?
There’s a book that came out quite a while Go called Thank You for the Feedback. It’s really more intended for asking for, processing, and giving feedback in the workplace. But there’s quite a bit of useful info in it.
It highlights how one person, who gets 99 stellar patient reviews and one negative one, will fixate on the negative one while another person will brush off, or even ignore, negative feedback. So yes, one person might feel the weight of it differently.
I do think, in situations like this, it helps to think about how you’re feeling and why. It’s also worthwhile to see if there is any "learning " to be had. Could you have understood the requirements and odds better? Could you have prepared yourself better for the outcome? Often, those answers are no. But sometimes, you might learn that you wished you’d been more private or had planned a fun weekend when the news came, etc. That’s something you can use in life. Heck, I’m many decades into life and still learning how to manage myself! It’s a journey…