<p>First of all, I want to acknowledge that I am not a troll and that I'm overjoyed for being accepted to one of the greatest universities of the nation.</p>
<p>I have not told anyone who is directly involved in my college process about the news, and those who do know (only 2 people) are keeping it a secret. Therefore, I hear what people who have unfortunately been rejected say about the accepted's back. It can be quite hostile. The accepted students deserved what they receive even though the rejected might not have. They then complain that the admitted students do not even care about UCLA and did it for the reputation and boasting rights, but having known them, I can presume that they partially felt the same way when applying. </p>
<p>When listening to them quietly, I feel as if I did not deserve my acceptance or that I should be ashamed of it. I am uncomfortable about discussing about my college process to anyone for various reasons, and hearing the other side does not help. </p>
<p>Have you guys felt this way or do you have opinions on this matter?</p>
<p>Try not to worry about it so much! These people are mostly jealous and insecure, and probably upset that they did not get in. That does not mean you don’t deserve it! If the admissions committee accepted you, it’s because they truly believe you have the potential to do well at UCLA. You deserve this; don’t let anyone make you think otherwise.</p>
<p>First off, congratulate yourself on your acceptance! You were just admitted to one of the hardest schools in California to get into, definitely not an easy accomplishment. I don’t care what your stats are: if you got in, you got in. No one “deserves” to be in this school more than you.</p>
<p>Seriously, I remember my senior year when college admissions came out. A lot of students wanted to get into their dreams schools (LA, CAL, Ivies, etc) but weren’t accepted. Obviously, they were initially bitter and in effort to justify the fact they didn’t get in, some even talked down on people who did get in. But now that they’ve entered a different college and settled in, they’ve all found that it wasn’t the end of the world and many are happy where they are now, even if it wasn’t their dream school.</p>
<p>Life isn’t fair, but like the quote goes “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Its not the end of the world for people who didn’t get in, and trust me in that they’ll be OK next year after they settle in. All my friends who didn’t get in to their dream schools are. Please read the thread by frijoles99, its a great story of a student who didn’t get in initially but had to the determination to keep going.</p>
<p>You can never please everyone, but what you CAN do is understand that at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter. Be happy with yourself and cut yourself some slack: you earned it. UCLA is a great school and if you come here i have no doubt you’ll have a great time and meet amazing people.</p>
<p>When you get out in the real world, you’ll find a strange, common occurrence – graduates of Harvard, when asked where they went to college, will typically say “in Boston”. And why do they do this? They have learned that when they reply “Harvard”, people tend, for no reason whatsoever, to consider them arrogant. It’s a no-win.</p>
<p>To be honest, you cant do anything about it. You cant transfer acceptance letters, so why not just chill and watch them.
Thankfully, I have a very supportive group of peers, which i consider myself blessed. Still, Ive only told 5 people about my admission decision which 4 are family. hahaha</p>