Coping with depression caused by the college selection process...

FredFredBurger
Tue, 15 May 2007 20:06:08 +0000

“I made a 35 on the ACT, was very involved with extracurriculars, and was third in my class, yet I got rejected by 12 out of 15 schools.”

To be perfectly honest…you had a really good shot at getting into a few of these schools stats wise. (As long as your school doesnt have like 6 ppl) I think part of the reason these schools rejected you might have been a letter of rec. On the letter of rec, you are asked to check how a student reacts to failure. I’m sure this is not the first time you’ve encountered failure AND I’m sure this is not the first time you acted like this when confronting failure. If a teacher or gc took note of it-that could have killed your chances. I’m not saying that you are a bad person but chances are there was a huge gaping hole in your app-to be rejected from many schools with a 35 ACT and rank 3-while in theory is possible, is not highly likely. I think you should see a psychiatrist or some other professional. Good luck with the rest of your life…you are obviously an intelligent individual who can go forward in life if you can get your issues sorted out.