<p>Re: rejections – some key points to keep in mind. We heard statistics last year that a caucasian girl of a “normal size” (meaning not super tall, super short, super heavy or super thin) would be accepted on average to 2 MT programs for every 15 she applied to. Those aren’t great odds. The odds for boys are better. And some said the odds for those of different ethnicities is better too. I have no official statistics for any of that - just what we’ve seen and heard. But it did seem to bear true for most people we know.<br>
The other thing to keep in mind is you only need 1 acceptance to end up where you are supposed to be! We have friends who did not get in anywhere – and I mean no other school - except their dream school, NYU. We know kids who got in to 8 or more programs and had lots of choices. We know many who got into 2-3 programs. We know some who are now completely happy in schools that were not in their list of top choices but now they can’t imagine studying anywhere else – so keep an open mind!<br>
Rejections are no fun - but they don’t mean you are not talented. It just means that that school at that time did not have a need for someone of your type and skills. But there will be a school that is thrilled to have you on board. Don’t take rejections too personally. Easy to say…hard to do.</p>