How to prepare for a rejection...

Colleges & Universities Williams College
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<p>I don’t know if it is a good thing, but one way I avoid disappointment is by expecting the worst situation. I always estimate my performance as worse, that way I can’t feel any worse when I actually see the results. Except with this Williams application, I haven’t really prepared for a rejection letter though that could very well come in a few days. (Though I hope not!)</p>

<p>Anyway, for the heck of it, I’m wondering what you guys do to prepare yourself for the possible rejection. </p>

<p>My second choice school, Macalester, is one sort of distraction from wanting to go to Williams. I was so awed by Macalester until I went to Williams where I felt everything was up a notch.</p>

<p>So while I wait to see if I got in or not, I think I might try to prepare psychologically by picky apart the school or why I should not go there. </p>

<p>One of my concerns is that the workload will be TOO much. I am a hardworker but I do not really want to be CONSTANTLY stressed out. I guess it is okay if the campus has plenty of support and the students are not too competitive. </p>

<p>Next, the small town location is a bit of a down compared to say Macalester (St. Paul, MN). There isn’t a possibility of going to dance clubs and all the stuff a city offers.</p>

<p>Lastly, there seems to be a concern about the drinking scene and dating scene at Williams. I’m not too worried about the drinking as long as it is not too obsessive. I mean I’m pretty open-minded and don’t mind partying to a degree, but I just don’t want it to be the focus of social fun I guess. Then with the dating, I’ve just heard people complain about it.</p>

<p>Okay guys, I’m doing this to prepare for the possible rejection, that way if it happens I’ll be okay and can focus on Macalester. If it doesn’t that I’ll probably rationalize away all my complaints and realize there are going to be faults with every college, la di da. Anyway, I guess I can see what everyone’s responses are. I’m just taking off some ED stress and rambling…</p>

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<p>Leonesa, I totally agree with you. Right now I’m trying this reverse psychology thing where I tell myself I’m going to be flat out rejected, that way, when the rejection letter does come, it won’t hurt as much. :frowning: Tick-tock, tick-tock. Judgement day in a few more days!</p>

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<p>Don’t like stress.
Stay away.
Say bye bye A and hello to the rest of the alphabet.
But if you’re willing to put up with it, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
Of course, if you’re really really smart i wouldn’t worry about it.
If you get in it shows that admissions thinks you can handle the load.
Their record shows that they do an excellent job at it. But, depending on what you want to achieve in college, this may or may not be the place for you. If you’re looking for some place that’s going to challenge and push you academically, then I promise Williams will not fail in that aspect. If you want to continue to get your 7-8hrs of sleep every night and keep that nice pretty GPA then you prob. shouldn’t try it. You’ll learn a lot more than you thought you could a lot faster than you thought you could. There will be many, MANY days when you’ll wake up feeling like you want to toss in the towel becuase you got 10 hrs sleep in the last 3 days, or you got a bad grade on a paper, bombed an exam, or because there seems to be no end to the work. Deadlines will rain on you. There are good times, few mind you, that you don’t have much to do besides maybe a problem set or short paper. On a positive note, most students bring this stress on themselves because they do time consuming extra curriculars, or decided not to do work on saturday. All in all, it’s challenging, rewarding and you’ll feel like a champion at the end of each semester. Social life isn’t bad. The town is kind of suffocating at times. Athletics is the vibe of the campus on weekends, plus maybe some parties. I think Williams would be a great experience if you can find a way to tolerate the stress. It’s really not as bad as I make it sound. Just make sure you don’t pick the wrong combination of courses and you’ll be fine. If you end up in troubles, there are TA’s and writing tutors to help you out. They really support us. The Junior Advisor system is excellent for encouraging a good social atmosphere. The college does offer support academically and even socially.</p>