<p>This is part two of a three part post i have done, and I hope you all find it relieving, I too have suffered through this process, but I have chosen to draw strength from my deferral, not harbor weakness and spite…</p>
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<p>Faith isn’t faith until it’s all you’re holding on to; only once you have lost all, and have nothing to strive for, does the light begin to glimmer. But do not let loss justify your anger, do not draw contempt from catastrophe - everything happens for a reason, and the pieces of our lives, more often then not, fall together to form a beautiful mosaic. </p>
<p>So now that we have been judged, and now as we sit and watch as others gloat in success, be happy for them. Each obstacle we face is nothing but a test, and only once we prove ourselves under pressure can we succeed. </p>
<p>Look at your rejection/deferral this way;
With all the pain it has brought you in the past fourteen or so hours, it has restored within you a quality that you once lost - humility. </p>
<p>In the months that face us before we hear back from Stanford, or any other school for that matter, continue to be humble, continue to work hard, and continue to be hungry. And no matter how much you may wish you got in, no matter how hard you may struggle with rejection, you can relax - knowing faith will lead you all the way. </p>
<p>-PS</p>
<p>Btw: I do not think it was any coincidence that at precisely the moment i was saying my prayers and asking for admission that I got deferred - this was just a test, and everyone gets tested - it’s what we make of these tests that defines us as human beings.</p>