Students who aren't admitted anywhere

chimerical96
Sat, 08 Mar 2014 18:03:12 +0000

A wonderful story, Camean02! It’s so nice to see that you seem so self-aware. I think it’s very hard, speaking as a high schooler, for teenagers to really peg where they belong. Like, it’s so easy to have a distorted view of yourself that ultimately just leads you to applying to schools where you might not ‘fit.’ I remember my sophomore year, this was the case with one of the kids in my school’s drama club. He was our co-president, always the male lead, and totally talented. He also just happened to audition for only extremely selective schools, and ended up with no options. He ended up applying to Columbia College Chicago kind of last-minute, and he’s there now. He LOVES it! It’s a perfect fit for him, and whenever he comes home, he has some really funny stories.
There are TONS of options for the seemingly option-less. Whether it’s finding a non-audition school with a far-off deadline, taking a gap year, getting involved in internship opportunities, whatever. It’s amazing how creative people are in the face of difficulty!