<p>I applied ED to Dickinson. I have a 2200 in SAT I, 2130 in SAT II, 3.93 GPA, good EC's, essays and recs. My problem is FA as I had stated above; I need almost a full ride. And yeah, I am an international applicant and so that kinda ruined my chances of FA I guess.</p>
<p>TT.TT
i'm deathly frightened of being rejected to my dream school...
but i guess i'll have to face it, i'm probably not going to get accepted to USC..
even as a junior i know... :[
but i have a feeling that no matter where i go, i will be able to be successful...
keep your chin up, things'll get better :]</p>
<p>Did you dislike U. of Arizona and if so, why? Do think it would be better if you had stayed there over your current choices?</p>
<p>Yeah. I am waiting for the light at the end of this tunnel lol. :)</p>
<p>me too</p>
<p>let there be light</p>
<p>that is UCs motto!</p>
<p>Guys, chill out. If you panic and think it's the end of the world if your top choice uni won't accept you, then the rejection will definitely hurt.</p>
<p>As I've told myself, I'll be even more surprised if they accept me, rather than reject me.</p>
<p>I believe many students who attend a school other than their top choice(s) end up very happy eventually. Give it a year or two and then look back - you will probably have gotten over your depression.
Secondly, if you hadn't applied to those top schools you might have gone through life wondering if you would have gotten in. At least you know now.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Well, I got accepted in my safety school (Purdue) back in December. Then the UIUC decision came out and and everyone was really confident that i will get in, even my councellor was pretty confident. But when the decision came I got denied but my best friend got in with a way lower score then mine and a lesser GPA then mine. I was totally broken down, even my councellor couldn't believe that i got denied admission. I am still dissapointed that I didn't get in and often feel that I won't get in into any other school too. </p>
<p>I just sit and hope for the best.</p>
<p>Abraham Lincoln lost numerous elections early in his political career.</p>
<p>Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.</p>
<p>Rejections are inevitable and everyone experiences them. Do the universities really know what you're capable of? Do they even claim that they can ascertain who you are based on your application? If you really have dreams and burning passions, no ridiculous decision by a university thousands of miles away is going to stop you.</p>
<p>As cliche, as this may sound everything does happen for a reason esp. when you did the best that you could. I'm not saying doing stupid stuff per se, but I mean giving it your all and nothing goes your way. When you give your best but you have a setback maybe it was suppose to happen because something better is coming along your way. You may not realize this now and of course you're not going to see the results just yet but give it a couple of more years and you'll see that maybe in the way it was meant to happen for you and it was better for you in that way. That's what I mean everything happens for a reason. I think there'll be a better outcome in the end for you. If you don't believe me PM me I have stories to share :D!</p>
<p>Yeah, like me being rejected a bunch of times from a bunch of things</p>
<p>Failure is a common thing in life</p>
<p>but it makes you stronger!</p>
<p>For those of you who don't know </p>
<p>I got rejected to all the UCs I applied to because I didnt send my SAT IIs on time</p>
<p>This year's different, and surely I hope everything goes well!</p>
<p>I can see the truth behind all your words. However, I am past the stage where I was worrying about getting rejected from my top choice college, I am worried as to whether I would get into any college at all. :(</p>
<p>I applied to a lot of top LACs (including Swarthmore ED) and was rejected from Swat and waitlisted by several others- got into Bryn Mawr and even though it was one of my safer choices, I am SO SO SO SO GLAD that I am here. Really. It's especially weird to be in such close proximity with Swat- I've realized that BMC is a much better fit for me, and I wouldn't go anywhere else.</p>
<p>it's always hard to predict top schools decisions</p>
<p>Ugh, got wait-listed at first choice Harvard.</p>
<p>got rejected from my top likely choice (UF, UM is my top choice but a financial reach)</p>
<p>I didn't feel like a failure until I saw that I was the only one from my school to be rejected.</p>
<p>You just have to pick yourself up and try again or accept that x-school might not be a fit for you. </p>
<p>I know people who are doing worst off than I am: one 28-year old I know dropped out of high school in 10th grade, lives in his mother's basement with his girlfriend who regularly steals thousands of dollars in watches from her parents' store and he was just fired from his job as the evening shift manager at CVS.</p>
<p>I'd say that might classify as a failure.</p>
<p>rejection builds character...</p>
<p>which is why i have none</p>
<p>^ you, sir, raise the doosh quotient</p>
<p>^ I do what I can</p>