<p>Owlice!!!! Loved your post! Made me laugh hard and you are absolutely right.</p>
<p>I just got rejected from Notre Dame. Pathetically some may argue, but honestly what makes me feel best about it is being very bitter. I know for instance South Bend is a dump, and I wouldn't want to live there. Furthermore, I know this is kind of pathetic as well because Notre Dame could care less about this, but I am really, really hoping I get into a rival school of ND like Boston College where I think from what I've read have a pretty good chance at. Also, I have another EA decision coming up on Saturday, and the pain of today will be quickly wiped out and forgotten.</p>
<p>I remember 6 years ago my brother got rejected from all eight schools he applied to. The strange part was that he had decent SAT scores 1230/1600 had a 3.6 GPA and played some sports. He applied to three CSU's and five UC's, nothing too difficult to get into, yet he got rejected from all 8. He was incredibly disheartened, although he sucked it up and went to the community college and transferred to UC Berkeley two years later. He got a master's in civil engineering and now he is making a large six figure salary with only one year of experience. </p>
<p>The point of the story is, no matter what happens, you can still achieve your goals and be successful. Getting rejected from your dream college is only a minor hurdle that one can easily pass.</p>
<p>wow, great stories and good advice. I'm going to get "Accepted" on the way home, we have "It's a Wonderful Life", some baklava and mint chocolate chip and make a total love and acceptance speech before we look.
I seriously considered working it so I could find out first to prepare, but, in the end, she is 18 now and this is her journey. So I'll be in the co-pilot seat tonight.
Her ED school only takes 25% ED so I'm sure lots of qualified and great people get rejected and there's a good chance she may be one. I have to admit I'd like her to get in for MY sake as well as her own so it will all be over; this is stressful!
But either way, this will be the last super tense day forever or until April so I'll give her a couple of days to wallow if she wants but she will need to put in some more apps before 1/1 so that can only last a few days.</p>
<p>I know things will be OK in the long run but it the short run; the next 48 hours after 5 PM Pacific that I have to deal with!</p>
<p>Idk. :P It wasn't the rejection that got me, it was the reality that I still have more apps to finish. TT_TT</p>
<p>The worst part is seeing others' enthusiastic Facebook statuses. I was a mess when I found out that I was rejected, but I'm building off of those ashes. I nearly doubled my list over the course of the day (13 colleges now) and really diligent with these new apps. It's a bummer, but I'm using it as a drive. Albeit, I'll probably have a stress-induced ulcer by tomorrow, but at least I'll be in college somewhere good.</p>
<p>TheiMan, my daughter was deferred from Vassar ED three years ago. Her guidance counselor and IB director were very surprised, since they considered her a match. It was a blow.</p>
<p>Today she's at another top LAC - and loving it. (Oddly enough, her GC thought it was a more of a reach for her - go figure) Getting deferred was the best thing that could have happened to her, and those are her words. The only bad part was having to deal with all the other apps before the holidays. </p>
<p>So trust me, you will be upset for a while, it's only natural, and in a year you will wonder how it meant so much to you at the time.</p>
<p>my daughter and some of her friends are using CAPS (CAPS</a> - Demonstrate Interest to the Colleges of Your Choice from nysenior2009's post) as well. her counselor sent it out last week in an e-mail with advice to get it in before the application deadlines, and better if earlier.</p>
<p>I got rejected from Oberlin, as an international applicants, now I dont even want to apply other LACs in America. I hope there are good alternatives at different parts of the world.</p>
<p>TV Marathons and chocolate. Great for any kind of disappoint.</p>
<p>i also got rejected from washington univ. i did everything... but... nothing worked...</p>
<p>I am a spring transfer to NYU (always wanted to attend NYU), however I was rejected on b-day. I cried the whole night.</p>
<p>However, after crying I feel better and is looking forward to Parsons.</p>
<p>Thanks OWLICE. That laugh was what I needed !!!!! It helps me to think that they just do not know what they are in for with the one they took !!</p>
<p>Is anyone a QuestBridge Finalist trying for regular decision?</p>
<p>If my husband had gotten into his first choice, he'd have never met <em>me</em>...!</p>
<p>aibarr! That is an EXCELLENT POINT. Not that people go to college to "find a match", but its a significant likelihood they can meet that special person. EVERYTHING happens for a reason, painful as it is when we get rejected (or deferred). </p>
<p>My D got deferred and waitlisted at her DREAM SCHOOL. She is now at Fordham in New York and is very happy, thriving and dating a very nice young man and doesnt even refer to "THAT" school which dumped on her. Her boyfriend was dumped by Notre Dame and was devastated..in a funk for months. Then they met first week of freshmen year (Fordham) and are happy as clams. Notre Dame even wrote back and said, "we want you to apply next year". He said, "Nope, you had your chance at me. Have a nice day." LOL.</p>
<p>Everybody here WILL get into college. Its hard not knowing precisely where and that its out of your control at this point. But life goes on and you have to look forward.</p>
<p>just got rejected at dream school. i had already imagined my entire life there, and how exactly i was going to tell my friends and fam that i was IN. it wasnt even a huge reach. and everybody thought i was getting in. this sucks.</p>
<p>Listen to what the others are saying. Admissions do seem to be random. There is nothing wrong with you, that just wasn't the right fit and you will end up at a school that has something better to offer you. Maybe the friend you make freshman year will start a business with you that nets you both millions, maybe a teacher at the new school will change the way you look at things. You will end up in the best place for you. And also, it seems to important to tell people that great school you got into, but you realize it really isn't as important as it seems to you. You'll do great.</p>
<p>I was deferred from Amherst Saturday. The biggest thing for me is not being disappointed- I have plenty of schools that I'll be really happy at (Amherst is just the most competitive). It's when I feel like OTHER people are more disappointed then I am. I wish my parents and friends didn't care, I don't want pity, I don't want to be consoled, I just want everyone to move on- because I already have.</p>
<p>i got deferred*, but pretty much the same thing just happened to me. i mean, when people saw me at school they always mentioned this college...now i'm simultaneously embarrassed and horrified and depressed and i don't know what i'm going to do. this was the only place i wanted to go.</p>
<p>*which means that RD i will be rejected</p>