<p>I was REJECTED today. As I wrote on some other thread, think of all the people that are dying of starvation, think of those parents somewhere who don't know if they'll be able to give their children something to eat tomorrow, think of those who'll future can only be seen in poverty, etc.</p>
<p>To be honest, we are so pathetic. We can only be worried about getting into an elite school. Forget Georgetown and the Ivies, and be grateful because at least we had the opportunity to apply while others only dream of being able to go to the crappies state university.</p>
<p>By the way, Bill Gates is a Harvard dropout. He doesn't even have a degree, so........Why worry?</p>
<p>I was rejected, but I figured I was going to get rejected, so I'm not "coping" at all. Same goes for any other school I'll get rejected from, it's really not as big a deal as everyone is making it out to be. You're going to be receiving the same education anywhere you go regardless of whether it's considered an elite school or not.</p>
<p>My friend told me that above statement. . .he was accepted to Cornell and Columbia among others. He's #7 in our class, and the Boston Globe runner of the year for cross country (I'm sure you can find out who he is if you google it) but he's choosing to go to Stonehill in Easton, Massachusetts because, as he put it, "I'm gonna get the same education there that I'll get at Cornell and I'll be saving myself money for grad school." At the same time, his family is very wealthy and it's not a matter of not being able to afford the school, it's a matter of his interests, and they lie in graduate school.</p>
<p>In conclusion, whether you wind up at Georgetown or East Bum**** University (where I'm headed), the material will be the same - calculus is calculus - so fret not, and remember that you can still get into a great grad school.</p>
<p>The whole process... the obsession with admission conveyed on this board... is ridiculous. Kids are now only seeking a good on-paper description...
Board member three clubs, one varsity sport, a 3.7 unweighted gpa, top 10-15% and a 1400 seem to be the only things that matter any more to the nations kids. It's all a numbers game. Who cares if we really want to learn... nor if we really care about school. When we have 3 or 4 of the aforementioned qualities... we're in somewhere great, right?</p>
<p>I have been rejected from Georgetown. I am not upset.</p>