What will you do once you get rejected?

etondad
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:15:35 +0000

Also remember that if you didn’t get in to somewhere you want to go there is always a gap year–don’t just go somewhere because you need SOMEWHERE for September. It is highly (although not unheard of) unlikely that you will be able to turn a NO to a Yes after a gap year–unless that Noble or National Book Award comes through–but you can take stock, calmly and cast your net more widely-- you will discover that there are a host of colleges and universities that in most cases you probably hadn’t even seriously considered and that you would have a great college experience if you attended.

The gap year will also give you some maturity-- a chance to work in the “real world”, perhaps travel, perhaps do some work in a lab, or on an academic project. You will(the data is very clear about this) a better student regardless where you attend if you gap-- of course don’t become like “Orlando” in the YouTube video “Gap Yah” (which has gone viral in the UK where there are large number of gap yearers each class…)