<p>hey pmvd, i was in your position last year when i got rejected from brown. I took a year off and did A LOT so that i could get in this year but it didn't work. Liek, you, last year i was uber depressed and felt really bad about myself but this year i was pretty indifferent. I thought that if they didn't want me, whats the point in my crying over them? Its not worth it. I also got rejected from most of my schools last year, which were all top 10 national universities. this year, i applied mainly to lib.arts college and I applied to Wesleyan ED II because i knew it was a long shot. I was shocked because all the top LACs i applied to showed a lot of interest in me and last week, i got accepted by Wes! Considering i gave Brown everything i had and worked painstakingly over 2 years whereas i was honest and natural with Wes, a very highly regarded uni and i got in is testament to the fact that Brown just wasn't the college for me, and Wes could see that i was the student for them. don't feel bogged down at all! I was superneurotic last year and nothing came of it, i was optimistic and just myself this year and it started off pretty damn good.
for everyone out there in this problem, don't feel bad. its the college's loss, not yours. do i feel like i'm inferior to brown studentS? hell, no! for all you know, a college you didnt think of at one point in time could be your favorite now, like Wes is now mine.</p>
<p>In october 2007 I found my dream school(olin college). I did everything that I could to get in, even taking a math course independently to accelerate, and was certain I would get in. But, come May 5th I received that horrible letter. I was devastated, and cried for the first time in years(I'm a guy so this was a bog deal). But, I had fun shooting the rejection letter with a pellet-gun, blasting it with a potato cannon, folding it into a paper crane, and casting it in over catalyzed resin to give it that permanently destroyed look. I got over the ordeal in a week, and was happy to receive a supplemental questionnaire from Berkeley for fencing. Now, I'm stoked to hear back from the rest of colleges, over the ordeal with Olin, and crossing my fingers for Berkeley and Duke.</p>
<p>I already feel like a failure - even though I am headed towards SF State. I've applied to CPSLO a few years ago and I've gotten rejected. I just feel the whole college admissions process is flawed - and high school is the academic equivalent of the Smog Check II program cars in California need to go through every 2 years and if you "pass" that you're going to a great school and if not you go to a community college and try again - just like how a clunker will see the State referee if it fails its second smog check. I'll just drop out of school and give up on myself if I end up hating SFSU - in which I will. </p>
<p>Why do the schools with "open door" policies like SFSU/Cal State East Bay/San Jose State seem like schools that people would hate to attend - even though their marketing teams have done one hell of a job glamorizing them?</p>
<p>Why are the more "top tier" schools more selective?</p>
<p>rejection is temporary. it's staying focused and looking ahead that's important.</p>
<p>as a senior in 2006 i was rejected at:
UCB
UCLA
UCI
UCSD
UCD
UCSB
UCSC</p>
<p>basically all the UC's outside of UCR and UCM (which I didn't apply to, but qualified for b/c of minimum eligibility)</p>
<p>my safe options were to either stop trying, or go to school in india--neither of which i wanted. so i worked my butt off for 2 years and applied to UCB, UCLA, UCSD, and UCI as an econ major (pretty competitive if you look up the stats, <20% admission at UCB and UCLA), and I was admitted into all 4 schools. now I go to uc berkeley.</p>
<p>they key is to not give up and strive for your wildest dream. don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't. when i told people i wanted to go to berkeley people regularly told me that i wasn't smart enough (to my face). a couple of extended family members were even rude enough to say that there's no way that the son of two uneducated people could get into a top tier university, again: to my face. even after i got in, rumors were going around that i got in through some backdoor kind of way. </p>
<p>point is: people will talk, and jealousy really has no logic--you just gotta push through. simple as that.</p>
<p>why weren't u admitted back then?</p>
<p>I was accepted into my first school since my standards were low. It was also a state school so it was much easier to get in with my average grades. Though I do feel like a failure for not being motivated during my high school years enough to make a difference in my future.</p>
<p>I no longer go to the school I was accepted to due to moving out of state. It's hard for me to look at being accepted into any other school because of my poor record. I don't handle academic rejection well, which I know that I'll face in a few years of transferring. One nice thing about transferring is that they aren't harsh on admissions for sophomore and junior students as they are incoming freshmen.</p>
<p>I already feel like a failure since I've been told by mostly everyone that I would never succeed in college so I feel that trying may be not worth my time. My own parents refuse to support me in any higher education because they feel that their money is wasted since I'm not smart enough to be educated.</p>
<p>I'm expecting to be rejected from my #1 (MIT) come mid-March, and fully expecting rejection (which in my mind I completely honestly do) is setting me up for either great happiness or a very small sense of disappointment.</p>
<p>Though, honestly, I don't know how I'll pay for MIT even if I do get in, and whether I'll fit in well there. My backups (UW-Madison and UM-Twin Cities) aren't half-bad and are looking more and more tempting (even if I get into MIT).</p>
<p>Im preparing to appeal right away if I get rejected to UCLA or UCB</p>
<p>(I have an essay, 2 letter of recs, and other docs)</p>
<p>I got into one of the schools although I did get rejections from my first choice. Now I'm sorta glad I'm not there because I feel much better at where I am... especially after that ridiculous thing happening over there. :) And I got into the best school for this sort of program in the country so no complaints!! I applied to 6, got into 3 rejected from 3. 2 were total safeties though so I'm glad i got in where I am.</p>
<p>I was rejected by Stanford when I applied early action. At the time, Stanford was my first choice by a long shot. </p>
<p>I used my rejection to fuel myself for my other applications. I re-did nearly everything and and gave it my all. Recently I got a likely letter from Columbia, so I am actually pretty thankful I was rejected, since it gave me a chance to rework my application.</p>
<p>I think everyone who gets rejected from a first choice school should just use that rejection to spur themselves on to bigger and better things :)</p>
<p>yeah, i definitely should have stayed at arizona, but it was not my decision</p>
<p>Even though you didn't want to go to Arizona initially, in hind sight....what did you like about it?</p>
<p>i will tell you that in 1 month!!....to be continue!!</p>
<p>ntach- I went to SF State years ago for my BA and then went back to get my MA. It's a great school. My husband went to Notre Dame and when we compare notes, I definitely had the better college experience. It's all about what you make it- good and bad teachers are at every school, nice and mean students are at every school, etc. The great part for me is I had no debt coming out, have succeeded in my profession, and life is good. Don't write off a CSU school just because of the snob factor- there's something to be said for a school where teachers and admin believe that everyone deserves a good college experience, not just the privileged few!</p>
<p>Don't give up on yourself just yet. I had no real emotional support from my parents either, and had to work full time, so it took me a few years longer. But nothing builds self-esteem like accoomplishing something, and a college degree is pretty darn impressive, no matter where you attend. Even if you ahve to take one course a semester at a public university- try to get it done. You'll learn alot about yourself and about life, and you can wave that diploma in their faces when you're done!</p>
<p>I've gotten one rejection and one "unlikely" indication, so I totally understand where the OP is coming from. Getting the finger from colleges you love/aspire to go to blooowwssss. I'm sure we'll all gain some perspective once this is over, but for now.... :(</p>
<p>how on earth do you get an "unlikely" indication?</p>
<p>westernhillsmom-</p>
<p>I'm sure SFSU is a decent school. But, I hate San Francisco with a burning passion - the city's too liberal for my taste, it's overrun by Prius-driving ******bags, and SFSU is a BIG time commuter school - and my friends there got sucked into the frat vacuum. Not to mention I know of people who graduated from there that are working some mediocre jobs such as selling cars or babysitting teenagers as managers at the mall. I don't want to become any of that.</p>
<p>lol no i don't feel like a failure at all. i applied to northwestern early decision on a whim and i was actually hoping to get rejected so i could go to a warmer and more fun university. if i got into northwestern i probably would have been a little upset since it's not where my heart is.</p>
<p>I chose my safety over all my choices, including my number one. I really do like it here. Sure, I wonder a little what would happen if I went to my #1 choice. But, I'm content here and I'm doing well.</p>