<p>well, 6:30 for Brown for me</p>
<p>OMG, I can’t stand it…</p>
<p>Thanks to all who shared their personal experiences. It’s tremendously helpful to know that good things have come of being sent in a different direction! My son has been accepted at Bennington, his number two school, but he was crushed to get a skinny envelope from Kenyon, his first choice. They really seemed interested, and I thought it was a good fit. Ugh. FWIW, they did get a record number of applications this year, but that hardly eases the sting of rejection. Funny that they encouraged him to reapply in a year or two as a transfer- he didn’t get this from Hampshire, who also rejected him. Do schools have different kinds of thanks but no thanks letters?</p>
<p>Don’t worry about your rejections! Three years ago, I was devastated after being rejected by MIT. I went to UC Berkeley instead, and everything has turned out wonderfully. I recommend you read my post on the MIT forum:</p>
<p>Rejected? It’s Alright!: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=317064[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=317064</a></p>
<p>As I mentioned in the above post, the point is that college will change you, and it’s an amazing thing to change and mature. Your rejection didn’t screw up your path through life. It is a <em>part of it</em>!</p>
<p>My daughter has applied to 11 schools. She got into 5 right off the bat, all with awesome merit scholarships. She held out, since three of her “favorites” had not yet responded. Spring break came. She and I decided to visit three schools that she had been accepted to, but didn’t know too much about. All three are respectable, “well-known-yet-hidden-gem-non-Ivy” LACs. One of them she actually had emailed earlier before her application was complete to tell them “nevermind”. I suggested she finish the application process with that one, too, since she had already started it. On our visit, she loved different things about all three. We returned home today, to a mailbox with three waitlists…one from her original “favorite”. She cried for a few minutes (sobbed, actually). When she calmed down, she explained that it was more of an “ego thing”, and that one of the three we visited is where she wants to go. She doesn’t even really care what her other two favorites’ decisions are. Colleges begin as names in books, ranking in magazines, reputations, web sites, etc. But, when you walk onto a campus and feel like you’re “home”, well - that’s what really matters. After the stings you guys are feeling subside, you’ll pick one (maybe one you least expected to attend), and you’ll have an awesome experience! My apologies if this isn’t a coherent post - we woke up at 2:30 AM to get to the airport for our flight home, and I am a bit worn out! Best of luck, everyone, and know that YOU weren’t rejected, a piece of paper with your name on it was randomly rejected - and getting admitted to your dream school may be the best thing that NEVER happened to you. 
Life takes us down interesting pathways…</p>
<p>I’ll be here for moral support to those disappointed with the results. </p>
<p>I’ve been there and done that–got into only 7 of 15 schools I applied to back in the day–and have still ended up accomplishing everything else on my list of goals thus far (now 2 years out of college), including a top MA program under my belt and a PhD program to look forward to in the fall.</p>
<p>College is a wonderful opportunity to shine, to learn about yourself, and to forge meaningful relationships with others. Look forward to it! Whether you’re at Harvard or South Dakota State, you are about to embark on what will likely be some of the best, most exciting years of your lives. Mourn the rejections for a time, but don’t lose sight of when to let go and look forward.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>just got rejected from Brown. What a surprise.</p>
<p>Rejected, darmouth. I’m expecting rejections from the rest of the schools I applied to as well.</p>
<p>Just got rejected from Yale and Princeton. Basically this obliterates 100% of my dreams of going out of state. Ready to die now. Die die die.</p>
<p>Just got rejected from Brown. It was my second choice, so I’m a bit hurt.</p>
<p>And… Yale and Penn too. Fantastic. </p>
<p>My mom just came into my room and was saying stuff like, “These are some of the hardest schools in the country…” and while I realize that, it doesn’t make it hurt any less. I guess I’ll have to get used to GW or Michigan.</p>
<p>Yeah, rejected from Brown. It hurts, not gonna lie…I was in love with that school.</p>
<p>My waitlist at WashU hurt a lot, too. I cried for like, a day with that one. That won’t happen with Brown though, I was kinda expecting to not be good enough.</p>
<p>Whatever…state school 15 minutes away from my house, here I come. Sigh.</p>
<p>Rejected from Brown and UPenn.
Expected UPenn, but not Brown.
Brown was tied for first with Georgetown…now the wait is on.</p>
<p>Damn Harvard and Brown reject. I’m definitely going to be a Stanford reject tomorrow then</p>
<p>rejected from brown. :(</p>
<p>Why Did I Get Rejected From Brown! Did Not See That Coming!</p>
<p>Rejected from MIT…</p>
<p>I cared for the day and then let it go…</p>
<p>there goes my self-esteem</p>
<p>^agreed…</p>
<p>waitlisted at 3 schools?</p>
<p>Any ideas?</p>
<p>Rejected from Brown, Dartmouth and Yale. Woohoo! I’ve applied to eight schools and so far, have been accepted to two. I’m not expecting any more fat envelopes so that means I have a 25% acceptance rate. Excellent. I could qualify to be my own competitive college.</p>