<p>A lot of my friends get really excited when they hear that one of our friends got into a certain school. A boy I know had gotten into Brown last month and all of his friends were tweeting about how excited they were - which seems odd to me. I don't really feel anything when it comes to other people getting into schools. I don't feel excitement or pride, nor do I feel envy, jealousy, or resentment. It's mostly like "he got into Brown? cool." I think it might have to do with how invested I am in my own college process that Ive lost all consideration for what others are doing but yeah. I feel next to nothing when it comes to where my friends are getting in... :/ </p>
<p>Is this the same for you? Do you feel second hand excitement at the news that your friend got into their dream school?</p>
<p>I really don’t get involved with other people’s affairs; therefore, I don’t feel anything when they are happy/sad, whatever. I kind of detach myself from the world.</p>
<p>I get so excited for my friends, and I’m not even a senior yet. One of my friends got into Yale, and literally everyone in school was talking about how proud they are of her. I think it depends on your community. In my small private school, everyone loves hearing about other people’s accomplishments.
I think next year, when I’m a senior, I’ll be even more excited for all my friends (unless I get rejected from a school that accepts one of them - then I might be jealous :D)</p>
<p>I get really anxious and genuinely excited for my friends, but (I feel so crappy saying this) I also get envious. I don’t wish that they won’t get into their dream school, I just wish I had more of a chance per se.</p>
<p>I really only get excited for my friends that I’m VERY close to (there’s only like, 2 of them). It happens more when I’m invested into the process leading up to their success.</p>
<p>I’m excited for my best friends when they get into good schools or if they get a scholarship, but I don’t necessarily get excited for any student in my school.</p>
<p>Yup, pride, it brings good reputation to what my school has done and I might even brag for you and enjoy what you have accomplished. I took math tests seriously and if you got a higher score, congratulations. If you do better than me in mathletes, you’re helping the team as a whole win.</p>
<p>What I do not like is: Getting put down over SAT scores, GPA, or college acceptances.
I feel I spent better time not focusing on the SAT
GPA system can be abused
I only applied to two colleges because I had a safety in mind.</p>
<p>I get excited for my close friends, but if we’re not close, I just get really jealous, then determined to trump whatever they did, which leads to over-scheduling, then stress, then feelings of failure, etc. The perils of being competitive.</p>
<p>Err, yeah? I almost cried (in a good way) when a number of my friends got into MIT because I knew that it meant so much to them. I’m generally happy when my friends are able to achieve their dreams… & I’m not competitive, so I don’t really get envious.</p>
<p>I think even when it comes to older friends who get into good schools, I really try to mimic what they did to get in. Like, I figure if they got in, I have a shot too. So I guess being excited for them makes me improve myself, because I want to be proud of my own accomplishments eventually.</p>
<p>I find other people’s feelings contagious…if someone is off-the-wall thrilled because they got into a school, I’m going to be happy too. Otherwise I won’t feel anything.</p>