<p>I applied to 13, and i got rejected from 4: SUNY Binghamton, Lehigh, Syracuse, SUNY Stony Brook....................what should i do? idk what to do....If i got rejected from Stony Brook and Binghamton, my too safeties, idk what to say....i got rejected from Lehigh and Syracuse, that means I am definitely getting rejectef from Rochester, and NYU........my parents are driving me crazy...they keep telling me how they sacrificed soo much to come to US and give me an education......they are constantly comparing me too my ivy league cousins...i just rejected from Syracuse....idk what will happen to me....i WILL MOST LIKELY GET rejected from NYU and Rochester.....while my friends are getting accepted to Carnegie Mellon, BU and other schools, i keep getting rejection letters......I TOTALLY FEEL LIKE I AM FAILURE AND I HAVE FAILED MY PARENTS AS A SON.....because i will get rejected from all NYU and Rochester, my last top colleges....and my parents cant bear to think that i have to go to a bad college and have to transfer....they believe in one shot chance....they are telling me how i failed them and what everyone is going to say..."oh how so and so's son is going to such a bad college, while my child goes to a ivy league college"................................the only reason i am this position is because of my sats......i got a 1540/2400.....i couldnt take timed tests.....i gave my heart out to do well in the sats, i simply couldnt do it.............IS THIS THE END OF MY CHANCE TO GO TO A GOOD COLLEGE.....also im in the IB program....all the kids are like me with really high gpas but i am seperated from them because of my sat scores.........i feel so embarassed to tell them that i got rejected from schools that they applied and got in.........what should i do :( ...... what did i deserve to have such A BAD LUCK.....I AM A JINX AMENT I???? why couldnt i be like acceptedalready or california kid? what crime did i do that i deserve this?</p>
<p>try applying to an easier but good school, and then with a high enough gpa, u can tansfer to a "good" school.
Don't give up!</p>
<p>It's just school...</p>
<p>BestMiler...I honestly don't know what to say, but I feel SO HARD for you. I give you my sincerest wishes of good luck.</p>
<p>you guys dont understand what im going through......my mind is about to burst out of tears.......i cant take it.....cant talk about it with my parents, all they are gonna do is blow me off, and tell me the same things........I HAVE TEARS ROLLING DOWN MY EYES....man i dont what to do!!!!!!!!!!!......rejected by own parents</p>
<p>Hey man, America is the one place in the world where your success doesn't depend on what school you come from. People who come out of HYPSM have failed at life or been generally disliked for being pricks, and some of the most genuine and successful people have come from schools that people don't know about! You are defined by your passion and who you are, so don't forget that. I'm sure that if you have the willpower, you can do whatever you want with your life, regardless of where you got your education. So if you go to a school that's not your top choice, keep your head up and learn more and better than all your peers and rise to the top, and that will define your future success. Then shove that in your parents face!</p>
<p>Don't let your parents bully you. I remember my parents started pressuring me and trying to do this and that.... I just said "Look, I'm going to do whatever I can and you're not dictating my life for me".... now they admit that they will support me in whatever I do, just that they want the best for me.</p>
<p>BestMiler,
first, your applications were rejected, not YOU as a person. Because the schools can't know YOU from an application form. They just see a little slice and make their decisions mostly on numbers. YOU are not a number.
second, if you talk to most people in the middle of their careers, they will tell you no one asks where they went to college. all that matters is how well/hard you work. what you contribute. a well-known college may open doors in the beginning, but if someone can't cut it out of school, that door will slam on their *ss.
Go to the best college you can get into. Work just as hard as you have always done. When you apply for a transfer, 90% of the schools do NOT count your SAT scores. They just look at your college gpa. So, if you work really hard, you will be able to get a transfer to any school you want.
And, after you junior/senior years, your diploma will look like everyone elses. It won't say you only went there 2 years. (And, you'll probably have saved a bundle of money).
Don't let anyone make you give up on yourself!!!!!!!!!! Timed tests don't exist in real life like the SAT. Take your anger at those schools, get good and mad, and PROVE THEM WRONG!</p>
<p>i tried telling that lots of times.....its how my parents raised to be....they want me to be this golden child.............I HAVE NEVER EXPRESSED ANYONE MY PAIN NOT EVEN MY OWN PARENTS.....but after today, i just cant hold it in anymore.............</p>
<p>You applied to 13, you've still got some left. Be hopeful.</p>
<p>yea according to my parents those are not even worth talking about..........i have 5 days till i find out about NYU....ITS GOING TO SAY I GOT REJECTED.....i dont know i can take it</p>
<p>Don't freak out just yet, don't give up hope. You can get into NYU...crazier things have happened.</p>
<p>today, we were talking about colleges in eng and my teacher said something that really stuck- "these colleges dont know you like i know you . dont let the colleges decide how great you're gonna be." and i think you should think about this hard. don't let the name of the college affect the rest of your life. it's really inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. you can be successful and prove everyone wrong and make your parents proud, regardless of what college you go to. realize that you're amazing no matter where you end up. i'm rooting for you man.</p>
<p>oh californiakid.....what wouldnt i do to have our sat scores....i cant believe adcoms couldnt look past one thing</p>
<p>dude, my dad is a doctor and he knows this one guy who works with him. he started out as a technician with just a high school education. he worked really hard and he worked and took classes at a university at the same time. Now, he's going to medical school and is on his way to becoming a successful doctor. There's still hope.</p>
<p>Also, I know what it feels like to feel like your parents don't want you...go to your room and listen to music that's good for a long time and read magazines that you like. Killing yourself is completely not worth it; not only is it really painful, but you're also just giving up, something that somebody in your position should not be doing!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>don't worry. u never know what can happen..college admissions can be random sometimes. i'm sure you'll be OK.</p>
<p>This kid's acting like a 6 year old when they can't get a toy at the store. What a pathetic cry for attention.</p>
<p>Check out this thread about a student who was rejected everywhere last year, took a gap year, did some productive activities and then got some nice acceptances this year including merit aid at several colleges and acceptance to MIT: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=47867%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=47867</a></p>
<p>Instead of being so desperate, start and think in a practical way what you should do in the unfortunate (and unlikely) situation that you will be rejected from all of your choice schools.</p>
<p>Maybe you should pass again the SAT's to improve them considerably, maybe you have to do more volunteering in order to impress the admission board.</p>
<p>Don't regard the rejections as the end of the life because they are not.
And leave the parents alone. They are right pushing you, for your own interest, but they are wrong comparing you with your relatives or presenting you as a reason for their coming in USA. Every immigrant comes here FOR MANY MANY reasons, never for a single one.</p>
<p>AND STOP mentioning suicide !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is not an option.
Nothing in the world of the honest people do not justify it.</p>
<p>^^ yea dude......like i said no one would understand what i feel......i wish i get mad at you, but i dont even have the heart to do that because im so upsett</p>