100 Tips for getting over an ivy/top college rejection.

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>21.
Remember that for the ones interested in medicine, law, pharmacy, it considerably matters less where you end up than how you perform in standardized tests/GPA required for such professions.</p>

<p>22.
Remember that going to an “easier” school (i.e. state schools) is the better choice, assuming you do want to become a doctor, lawyer, pharmacist, etc, because it’s easier to maintain a better gpa while having time for activities, parties, extra studying time for the respective standardized tests, etc.</p>

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Remember that one can do well and can go farther in real life than those who wound up at ivy leagues. Remember, the one who ended up at the ivy league doesn’t have the last laugh. It’s the one who goes farthest in life that does. An ivy league, for many respectable professions, is not necessarily a catalyst.</li>
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<li>Watch your favourite movie, one that doesn’t touch on HS or college</li>
<li>Research positive statistics/facts about the university you’ll go to</li>
<li>Remember the day in your childhood when you had fun</li>
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<li>Realize that the college rejected your application, not you. The essays, test scores, recommendations… all of them could have been different if you had spent a few extra hours writing, another Saturday retaking a test, chosen a different teacher. This is not something to despair over but to find solace in: unlike your application, you can’t be changed so easily. Rejected or not, you are still the same person you were yesterday. If you were proud of that person before, there is no reason not to be now. (Conversely, an acceptance shouldn’t trigger an ego boost…)</li>
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<p>28) Maybe the person who got in instead of you will wind up changing the world because of the opportunities provided to them by the college.</p>

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<p>^That would just make me feel more upset because what if I would have had those same resources that would’ve allowed for me to change the world. Rather they got these opportunities and not me.</p>

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<p>29) Reject their rejection and sent that college a letter informing it that you’ll be attending in the fall.</p>

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<p>The one day? :(</p>

<h1>firstworldproblems</h1>

<p>No but really, read something really depressing or watch a movie about something absolutely awful. You’ll feel tons better as you realize your life is actually awesome, considering you aren’t being tortured and haven’t witnessed your entire family being killed in front of you.</p>

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<p>22.
Remember that going to an “easier” school (i.e. state schools) is the better choice, assuming you do want to become a doctor, lawyer, pharmacist, etc, because it’s easier to maintain a better gpa while having time for activities, parties, extra studying time for the respective standardized tests, etc.</p>

<p>Is this really true?</p>

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<li> get into a school you like better</li>
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<p>Go to a different school become crazily rich and successful then do speeches at all the places you didn’t get in and pretend like you are going to make a very generous donation and then be like “psych should’ve let me in!!!”</p>

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<p>Isn’t there a whole forum for this?</p>

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<p>Completely understand that you weren’t good enough for the ivies.</p>

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<p>realize that it has been almost three months since rejections came out in march and if you’re still needing this thread, get the hell over it.</p>

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<p>Look up posts about people transferring out of and/or disliking your top choice school(s).</p>

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<p>Community College.</p>