Why did I get rejected? Are there anyone like me?

mathboy98
Mon, 14 May 2012 02:21:25 +0000

I think the biggest contributing factor to feeling entitled is for whatever reason asking why on earth not admit you as opposed to why it is clear that you should be admitted. I say this because frequently, a rejected applicant will have a lot of the same traits as an accepted one, and really may have been top of the list for at least someone on the committee. Things don’t always work out the way any given committee member wants.

However, it can be easy to see people who got accepted in the past and feel (perhaps even rightfully) that one is up to snuff, and feel bad if rejection still happens. Something that can help is to realize that there are others with just as impressive resumes who didn’t make it.



Hmm ok then. Is there any reason why the quota is much lower for undergrads than for grad students?



I wonder this too. Perhaps the role of say, a PhD student, is seen more as the role of a professional than of someone getting educated, and the same obligation to use the money to educate the nation’s people is not as much in place.

It could be interesting to see the percentage of postdocs who are in the international category.