<p>When you and a close friend both applied to a top school, but you got in and he didn’t. This happened to me the other day, and I had no idea what to say…</p>
<p>What about the opposite situation? What do you say to make things less awkward for both parties?</p>
<p>don’t mention it. if he asks, tell him and move on. it doesn’t have to be a big thing. just act like it’s no big deal, like you just told him a new coffee shop opened up or something</p>
<p>in the opposite situation you could just congratulate him and leave it at that. it’s really not a big deal</p>