You'll Get Over it- I Did

Debater1996
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:02:21 +0000

After being crushed by being deferred back in December, I was ultimately denied admission at U Chicago. I managed to accept this fact by my ultimate denial in March, but I truly was crushed by being deferred. U Chicago was my dream school since at least freshman year, and for a while, I was unable to picture myself anywhere else. I was fairly active on these forums before the EA release, and I became online friends with several of you. Being deferred and then rejected not only meant not getting into the physical school, but also missing out on the unique culture of the school, something that I was very sad about. It took me a while to get over my deferral and then rejection, and I am happy to say that I am officially over it, and am excited about my prospects for next year.

In the fall, I will be attending the University of Virginia, a prospect that I am very happy about. Although U Chicago has held a special place in my heart, and will probably continue to do so, Mr. Jefferson’s University fulfills all of my dreams in a school, and is somewhere that I will be happy to call home.

Many of you will probably be questioning why I am writing this post, and I assure you that this is not an advertisement for UVa. Rather, it is my attempt to portray to current juniors, and anyone else who will read this, that there is hope. Even if you are rejected from U Chicago, or whatever your top choice is, you are going to find somewhere else that you love, and you are going to get over your rejection. Rejection may seem like a dark prospect, one that you won’t recover from, but I assure you, there is light. Your future will be bright, no matter if you attend U Chicago or one of your state’s directionals. Your future success won’t be defined by where you go, but rather, by who you are and what you do.

It saddens me to be leaving the U Chicago community before I ever had the opportunity to enter into it, but I am proud to be going to UVa in the fall, and I want to assure anyone and everyone, that there is hope. I wish all of my peers in these forums --whether you are going to U Chicago or not-- the best of luck.