<p>I was recently rejected from my dream school (Northwestern), and now I feel like there isn’t anything left to look forward to. I only applied to 4 schools. At first, I had a long list but I narrowed it down to these four as I felt that they were the only schools that I’d wanna go to.</p>
<p>Northwestern- rejection
UMiami- accepted but have to pay 5k a year. Also heard that the college of engineering is only OK. I’ve visited the campus many times and I’m not too thrilled about going there, and a lot of that has to do with the fact that I’ve lived in South Florida all my life.
University of Florida- accepted, but they didn’t give me anything. I applied cause their engineering school is strong and it’s not extremely far from home. Would go but I would have to pay about 15k a year.
Florida International U- my safety. Basically have a full ride here.</p>
<p>Idk if I should go to UM and pay 5k a year, go to FIU for free, or pay a lot for UF (nice engineering school). Right now I’m leaning towards UM, because it’s a nice balance between the two other options.</p>
<p>I feel as though all the hard work I put into high school wasn’t really worth it. I’m valedictorian of my school, 2200+ SAT, nice ECs, had glowing letters of rec, nice community service, IB candidate/toughest course rigor, etc. But I was rejected from my dream school, got no money to go to UF, and am now stuck between two other options. Anyone else feel this way after rejection, or am I just overreacting?</p>
<p>Don’t feel that way. The work you poured in set a firm foundation for the rest of your life, even if you don’t get into your choice schools. And even if you go to FIU, just remind yourself that you’re the smartest guy on campus.</p>
<p>I just don’t have any excitement to look forward to. Everyone around me tells me how excited they are for college. The options I have don’t seem exciting at all for me…=/</p>
<p>don’t be a downer. seriously valedictorian is pretty impressed.
right now u are at the point of life where i called borderline. life is too short. u probably hear this before but i think u have a great future ahead of u. smile and look forward to something. u can do a study aboard program in Europe or Asia. hey u work too hard don’t let one thing stop u now. keep going.</p>
<p>Think of it this way. You won’t have to deal with the snow and cold air. But seriously, don’t look down at this. I would try to visit each campus one last time and go with my guts feeling if I were you.</p>
<p>I was looking forward to cold air/snow. As crazy as that sounds. Yeah I probably would’ve gotten sick of it after the first year, but after living in South Florida’s warm winters all my life, it would’ve been a nice change. </p>
<p>Sounds like a good idea, I’ll try to visit UF, although I still need to find 15k a year.</p>
<p>“I feel as though all the hard work I put into high school wasn’t really worth it.”</p>
<p>Remember that you are much more than a mere college admissions decision, wrongbelief. Having those impressive statistics has already put you on the right track, and combined with the right attitude (that is, something along the lines of: “I can be successful and happy regardless of where I go to college”), you’ll surely end up somewhere good down the road.</p>
<p>And to answer your question, I agree with Descuff. Go with your gut feeling. Best wishes for the future, wrongbelief!</p>
<p>Yeah I’m Asian, and there are about 600 people in our senior class. </p>
<p>My main ECs were religious. I’m Muslim and have been involved in a youth group since 9th grade, I started a Muslim Students Association at my school to teach people about Islam and dispel misconceptions about the religion. I also like Spanish; I’ve taken the language for 4 years and am president of Spanish Honor Society, starting shoe donations and toy drives. In NHS, I took over the Brain Brawl team and led them to district semifinals for the first time in our chapter’s history as the Brain Brawl captain. We also won many district awards for the first time in chapter history for projects that we completed, projects that I helped start as secretary of NHS. I also ran a math tutoring session during lunch at school and started a Spanish tutoring committee within SHS in my junior year.</p>
<p>I guess my ECs weren’t WOW, but I enjoyed doing them and showed passion.</p>
<p>Some of the colleges I wanted to apply to (like Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, UPenn) required physics SAT IIs, and I hadn’t taken physics before because of IB scheduling (our school doesn’t offer IB physics). Some I didn’t like the location, like Cornell (in the middle of nowhere). Basically, there was a problem with every school on this long list I had during the beginning of senior year, so I was left with these 4. My parents actually made me apply to UM.</p>
<p>I think you have great options. I understand that you’re upset though. I know this hasn’t been mentioned and it definitely isn’t something you have to do, because you’ve been accepted to great schools, but have you considered a gap year? You could further explore an interest, work to save money, or take some time off, then reapply anywhere you want next year. </p>
<p>If you don’t want a gap year though, I wonder if this feeling will pass once the initial feeling of rejection passes or when you settle into your new school. I wish you the best!</p>
