Happy you chose Mac?

Plainsman
Sun, 16 May 2010 16:21:18 +0000

Am grappling with whether or not to take a gap year to reapply to the school where I was rejected.



OMG, what makes you think you would be anymore successful next year? You could wind up blowing a year of your life only to experience massive disappointment. Don’t forget: it’s easier to transfer into a school that has rejected you.

Go to Macalester for a year. Do well. Try to transfer to your dream school. You might like Macalester so much that you’ll change your mind.

And remember, it’s a mistake to become fixated on one school. That’s just not healthy. Unless your dream school is HYPS, I wouldn’t consider Macalester a “consolation prize.” Besides, the fact that you took the trouble to apply to schools other than your dream school implies that you are mature enough to accept the initial verdict from your dream school.

Accept it.