Is it really that hard to get in?

je_ne_sais_quoi
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:00 +0000

OK, beefs and ohiomom you can stop ganging up on me now. ohiomom: the college counselor knows me fairly well, but she did not read my essays. I am inferring from your comment that you think she’s incompetent if she thought I would get in EA, and I didn’t, or she should have helped me more with my essays. My teachers, peers, some current college students and a UC alum read them, and liked them.

Sorry if I’m coming off so poorly. I’m really hurt and disappointed, and feeling a little (lot) bitter. It is hard to “come in second” to someone who I perceive to be less deserving, especially after working so hard for 3 1/2 years for this, knowing someone else hasn’t, but “got” what I wanted. Not that you’ll change your opinion of me now, but this college application experience has brought out a side of me that even I don’t like. I’m trying to use humor to cope, but apparently I should leave that to the experts. Once again, I’m sorry. I probably don’t deserve UC, and that’s why I didn’t get in. Bad karma. Thanks for putting me in my place. Now that I’m crying and feel like crap, I have to go do about three hours of homework.