<p>insertname, I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with you. You know, a few weeks ago, I stuck a quote on my wardrobe that says, “Repeatedly picture yourself doing whatever it is that seems most difficult at this time and you will succeed beyond your expectations when the time comes”. I know what it’s like to have a dream school and to do everything possible and even the impossible to get in. But every time I feel like I am not good enough for my dream school, I think about these words and just focus, and those are the words that make me keep writing my papers at 3 am in the morning. Those are the words that make me pay attention in classes, when I’m almost falling asleep, or to stay for a practice after school, even though I’m totally incapable of. Those are the words that keep reminding me that the sacrifice with my personal life that I make now, will be useful in the future, and I do know that if I focus, do everything that I need to do and have faith, I will succeed. Or at least I hope I will.
I am sure you were an excellent candidate for Stanford, but there could be millions of reasons why you got rejected. Maybe it wasn’t meant to be. Maybe you’ll find out that Berkeley or UCLA or wherever you decide to enroll, is going to be your place. I am really sorry, I can only imagine what you are feeling, because I feel like I’m going to be devastated a couple of years from now, if this happened to me. But keep your head up, you will find your place, and it’s going to be a hundred times better than Stanford. </p>
<p>PS Congratulations on your acceptance to Berkeley, it is an awesome university!</p>