please show me why i'm rejected

oldfort
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:35:05 +0000

I wrote on a thread where a parent said her daughter a double legacy at Columbia with 800s SAT was rejected, not deferred yesterday. My daughter was deferred from Columbia 3 years ago. This is what I wrote.

Last night she told me (she is already home for the holidays), “Before the college rejection, I thought everything about me was tied into that acceptance, everything I did in high school was to gain that acceptance. But now I know I am still who I am, I am no better or less of a person because I didn’t get into Columbia.” If Columbia’s rejection made D1 stronger and more confident then it was well worth it.



She also believes in things happen for a reason. She is very happy she is not at Columbia now. In her case, there was also no reason why she shouldn’t have been accepted. Her GC was so confident, her school didn’t even bother to prepare packets for other schools.

Cornell is not the only school for people. Many of you didn’t get rejected because there was something wrong with your applications (GPA, SATs or essays). You got rejected because there were too many of good applicants like like. Could adcoms have made a mistake? Maybe. It is not a perfect science.

Don’t doubt yourself now. We have heard so many applicants being rejected by Cornell, but got into a higher ranking schools. Why? Who knows. I hope all of you would allow yourself a few days to be upset. If you haven’t finished your applications yet, get going on it. Keep up your grades because that’s what’s going to help you during the RD round. I bet most of you are going to have a lot more options come April, and all accepted EDers are going to be jealous of your options.