Denied at almost every school...

KandKsmom
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:16:24 +0000

OK KochandPepsi, so in your eyes you’ve been knocked down, it is time to get up, dust yourself off and take charge of what you can control. This is a killer time for a big life learning experience and what you do now after your disappointment will a. make you look back on it with pride or b. wish you had made a better choice at the time.

If you got into Virginia Tech, a school that has what you want and is very good at what you want, you have the means to make it yours. It isn’t going to come to you like originally planned, but it can, if you MAKE it come to you. Do whatever you need to do with cc, summer school, etc., and make it happen.

I have a kid at VT who at first had his heart set on another school. Because of finances, he decided to head to Blacksburg and never looked back. Absolutely loves it. If you give it a fair shot, I’ll bet you will, too. If not, do well academically and then transfer to UVA. There is a poster on the UVA forum, shoebox, who is a female engineering grad and did just that.

Be disappointed; it is OK. For today. Tomorrow start your new journey on the path that you chart.