<p>Hello all! I know everybody here is nervously anticipating their decision e-mails! I would just like to know how you dealt with being denied from a school. How did it effect you? What did you tell people? How about the opposite? How did you deal with the excitement of being accepted? </p>
<p>Thanks and good luck! :)</p>
<p>Well, I think I’ve already posted on CC about what would happen if I were accepted…</p>
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<p>But, if I got rejected, I would probably start laughing because I’ve already planned out what I would do at my local public high school. I would smile because, “It’s over! The waiting game is finally over!” </p>
<p>Because frankly, what matters is not the acceptance or rejection, but the journey that got you there. And even though I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in this application cycle, I’m okay with it. I’ve learned a lot about myself, my preferences, and my personality. I’ve had a great time talking to all my fellow applicants. I’ve seen the schools, and know the world outside my door just a bit better.</p>
<p>And when tomorrow comes, I’ll be ready.</p>
<p>@horseflyer: Good luck to you as well! :)</p>
<p>^ Pretty much exactly what @GoldenRatio said. Being able to attend a boarding school would be an amazing experience, but there’s always next year. Even then, anyone can succeed at their local high school if they take the initiative to do things on their own without the help of their high school.
This journey has been one heck of a ride. After interviews, you wish you had said something extra, but it’s too late. I do think that the application process will help everyone in a few years when they apply for their dream college. It’s great that all of us were able to learn from our mistakes this round, so in the future, when that is not optional, we’ll know what to do. Applying was like a lab rat experiment for college, whether you decide to attend a boarding school or not.
Everyone should be proud of themselves whether or not they make it, because this was not an easy process. We all worked extremely hard, and decided to apply, while some people don’t even want to attend a school where they actually HAVE to work.
I don’t think I’ll be too upset if I don’t make it in.
Just a tip, everyone should make sure that they are planning at their local high school as if you were actually going to attend, and don’t miss events, because you never know what the results will be. However, don’t be pessimistic, but don’t be over optimistic. Anyways, sorry for rambling. Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>THANK YOU SO MUCH! You both just made me feel so much better about everything! I feel so much less nervous! Good luck to you both!</p>
<p>Thinking about what keisha404 said, I realize that the application cycle is a lot of going out and exploring on your own. You might have stumbled over that lump in the road, or been jostled out of that bus seat. The loud noises and scathing remarks might have haunted you late into the night, “What more could I have done?”</p>
<p>But in your heart, you know that back home, back over that crackled road and under that arching bridge, is home. And you know that the doors are always open there. There’s an achingly familiar community, filled with people you know. That old school is nearby; although it might not be the best, the world of online courses is just waiting for you to seize it. “What more can I do?”</p>
<p>My family has made sure that we have all out options open. We’re currently debating with our guidance counselor about making my schedule harder-adding a double in academics and bumping down Orchestra from a class to an EC. Now is the time to start thinking about your other options; the door is still open! There is still time!</p>
<p>I’m going to quote a saying I’ve encountered on these forums: “When one door closes, it might be because a better door is waiting.” It’s not the end of the world; instead, it is the dawn. The sky is misty pink and orange, with a hint of fire. The sun is about to rise, majestic in its blazing glory. A new day will begin. Will you take action? </p>
<p>Don’t mope in the past! It can do nothing for you now. Rather, move forward, take initiative, and make the school of your dreams. These schools are all very good, but it is the student that makes them better. It is the student who exploits the opportunities that thrives.</p>
<p>So seize the day, and never, ever let go!</p>
<p>@horseflyer: Haha, glad to be of any help! ;)</p>
<p>@GoldenRatio, you said it all. Regretting isn’t going to change anything, so just move on!</p>
<p>And you’re welcome @horseflyer!</p>
<p>cry, it’s alright to let the feelings out, but you have to move on eventually. That’s my plan at least</p>
<p>@Archswimcreate: Agreed. It’s better to let your feelings out, than to bottle them up, only to have them erupt and spew out like a volcano later.</p>
<p>By the way, are you by any chance an archer/swimmer/artist? Your username sure is interesting!</p>
<p>To be honest, I’m expecting a rejection. I don’t think I’m a better candidate than 86% of the applicant pool (Andover’s admission rate is 14%). But I was accepted into a local private day school that’s pretty sweet so if worst comes to worst, it’s still pretty good.</p>
<p>@PxAlaska: Congrats on the private school admission!</p>
<p>Haha, and do you think that I’m better than 86% of the application pool? Certainly not! We’re all in the same boat.</p>
<p>@GoldenRatio, thanks man 
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<p>to be honest, I believe you have a better chance than I do. I wasn’t selected as a finalist for the SPS Ross scholarship so now I don’t even think I got in. Last Friday they announced the finalists. The finalists are already guaranteed acceptance letters.</p>
<p>@PxAlaska: We all think everyone else is going to get in-except for us. I think you have a chance! Not many apply as a 11th grader; there’s still hope. :)</p>
<p>@PxAlaska You ,now it’s funny, because I told my dad the same thing a couple weeks ago. I was worried that with my SSAT score, no school would accept me. He threatened to ground me for “even thinking such things.” He said that “We, as humans, always think we always know what’s going to happen, but if you think about it, we don’t. You are smart, and capable of anything. A school rejecting you isn’t the ened of the world.” Then he goes on to list the successful inventors who encountered problems through there life, but ended up becoming some of the most important people to us in our everyday lives. There is something unique about all of us. It doesn’t matter how great someone else might be compared to you. The admissions officers might see something special in you, that they don’t see in someone who makes all As, a 99th percentile on testing, and takes part in every extracurricular and community service activity offered. You can’t change who you are, and if the admissions officers don’t accept you or think you’re not quite ready, then so be it.</p>
<p>You got accepted to that private school, so you might even get into Andover! As long as you stay humble, everything will work out for you in the future, whether Andover accepts you or not.</p>
<p>@keisha404: Humble? I believe that as long as you keep faith in your abilities, then you will persevere! 
And think-everyone has their highs and lows. Your high (haha, in the most normal and not weird way) points will come soon enough!</p>
<p>I don’t know if this might make anyone feel better, but here you go:</p>
<p>[Big</a> failure, big success. 12 people to keep you going. | Danielle LaPorte: white hot truth + sermons on life](<a href=“http://www.daniellelaporte.com/inspiration-spirituality-articles/big-failure-big-success-12-people-to-keep-you-going/]Big”>http://www.daniellelaporte.com/inspiration-spirituality-articles/big-failure-big-success-12-people-to-keep-you-going/)</p>
<p>@GoldenRatio By humble, I mean not thinking you’re better than everyone else. That attitude will not get you anywhere in life. There’s a difference between having faith/ being confident, and being cocky.</p>
<p>@keisha404: Good point. But on the flip side, you cannot be too humble, or else no one will believe that you have the ability to be successful.</p>
<p>If you look at great achievers, they are resilient, hard-working, humble, positive and not necessailry BS graduates ^*^. </p>
<p>I think you have already learned a lot from the journey up to this point. Cherish it and stay positive. </p>
<p>You may be disappointed, but when the door closes, there is always another door open for you.</p>