<p>Got into Bard. Case and Point that ED isn't everything. I also got into Fordham and received a legacy scholarship from Howard U. I'm waiting on NYU and USC but I've no regrets, with ED you either go big or go home and I knew from the start that Columbia was a crapshoot, but I would have regretted not doing it. I mean you have to know. It really just goes to show how things change. I truely thought Columbia was everything and completely dispelled the notion that I could go anywhere else, but now given the change to reflect on things, maaaaybe Columbia wasn't the perfect choice for me.</p>
<p>I agree! I think that if they deny you then something else that is better is coming along and it just wasn't meant to be that you go there, even if you wanted to or not.
I haven't received a rejection letter yet and I hope not to, but when and if I receive one I'll just think of the letters I have received acceptance for.</p>
<p>I was rejected ED at Cornell. My parents basically left me alone all night. I had school the next day (disasterous) but my best friend brought me (several) donuts at 11 PM when she got off of work. Then I got the peptalk in the morning, and my dad was saying how he secretly hoped that I wouldn't get in, because he didn't think Cornell was the place for me.</p>
<p>Then, they took me out to a "Rejection Dinner" two nights later. They bought me All-U-Can-Eat ribs and we talked about the rest of my applications.</p>
<p>I was rejected ED Cornell, but transfered two semesters later. It went by so fast - I didn't miss a thing!</p>
<p>I bet telling people with similar situations will give them more hope.</p>
<p>Columbia ED - deferred. I'm still not over it. The problem is that now I don't really care about any other applications. I'd rather go nowhere than not to go to Columbia (how childish does that sound lol). I think I just need a few more days/weeks then I'll be over it.</p>
<p>Feel better after ED? Time heals (I got rejected ED and was devastated... for about 3 days, it doesnt take that long to get over it).</p>
<p>But most importantly: Knowing that you have regular admissions to look forward to and that your future doesnt ride on what college you make.</p>
<p>Watch "Life is Beautiful", that will make you realize that things aren't really that bad.</p>
<p>i was deferred, which at some schools, is basically rejection.
anyway i'm really looking forward to sending in my other apps! hopefully i'll have a few choices in april....</p>
<p>yupp i didn't really feel down about my rejection/deferral. think of all the possibilities now!</p>
<p>Here's what happened to me last year...</p>
<p>I spent my heart and soul applying ED to Johns Hopkins. It really was the only place I wanted to go. I did interviews and spent so much time preparing my essays and applications. I was deferred in December and finally rejected in April. By then I was accepted into UCLA.</p>
<p>To make a long story short, I never in my life dreamt nor even thought about attending UCLA and have always wanted to go to Johns Hopkins. After spending my first quarter at UCLA I can safely say that I would not attend Johns Hopkins even if given a second chance. I absolutely ended up loving UCLA and everything about it.</p>
<p>In the end I think the most consoling thing is to realize that things happen for a reason, and just because you didn't get in to your first choice doesn't mean you'll be miserable with your 2nd choice. You may be just like me and find out that the college you never would have thought of attending was actually your dream school the whole time.</p>
<p>I was very lucky, and my mom made me start (and finish) all ten of my applications by mid-September. The first response I received (a Yes) was from Georgia Tech, my second choice (it came MUCH earlier than I thought it would). I applied Early Decision to Brown. I was 99% sure I would be rejected, but I was actually deferred. Since then, I have received two more acceptances.</p>
<p>I am very confident (negatively) that I will be rejected from Brown by the time RD rolls around in late March, but I'm so happy that I heard from Tech early, and I'm almost positive I am going there. I'm not even going to care what happens with the 6 other colleges I haven't heard from yet, because I got in where I want to go, even though it wasn't my absolute dream school.</p>
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My best friend is. I know she got deferred from UChicago. Not sure about the others yet.</p>
<p>am i the only one here that didnt cry or get upset after being rejected from ed?</p>
<p>i did ed dartmouth and got rejected and i didnt feel bad at all. is this normal? seeing all these kids cry for hours after being rejected makes me feel like a robot.</p>
<p>hang out with some friends and drink a lot to forget all pains and disappointment in life :D</p>
<p>jkaufman, I just finished Life is Beautiful, actually. One of my favorites, REALLY puts things into perspective.</p>
<p>I`m basically bookmarking this thread in case I need to come back and vent in the next couple of weeks. But hopefully that won't be the case. lol. </p>
<p>So I was rejected ED from BYU in high school. I was setting my sights high there, mostly for the amazing animation program there. (if you're in animation you know how even non-LDS peeps apply in hopes of being a part of that). I didn't really hope to get in that first time, since my ACT was very low. But I was still pretty devasted because even though my other choice schools accepted me I couldn't go to those for family reasons and for how expensive they were. </p>
<p>Then I heard I could apply again as a transfer student and get an associates degree from my current school. So for the last two years I've been working my butt off to get the grades I never thought of getting during college at some school just 30 minutes away from my parents' house (it wasn't my 2nd choice school, certainly not my 3rd, it was my last! considering how close I am to my folks). I haven't enjoyed it here and feel that I did not get the best out of my college experience. I keep thinking I should be somewhere else because being rejected motivated me to be better and to realize I could do so much in my life. I was even getting better college grades than the top 5% of my high school graduating class. (I was in the low 50s).</p>
<p>So I am applying again with strong competitive grades (hopefully) this time around. And it would be really (and I mean really) disapointing if all that hard work didn't pay off and got rejected again. ---but I guess that would be God's way of saying "this place is not for you, my daughter". lol. </p>
<p>But yeah I guess I could apply to other schools, BUT it most likely would cause me to choose another major and I don't want to do that....ANIMATION is my life! I guess it could be much worse (like in "Life is Beautiful" hehe). Will just hope for the best. :)</p>
<p>I'm a Yale SCEA reject.</p>
<p>It's been two weeks and im still a little uneasy about getting rejected.
The actually rejection from Yale didnt even hit for about 2 days and it was absolutely horrible. However, the rejection...just being rejected...crushed me the most. I didn't want sympathy, so I told maybe 3 people that I got rejected in the next 24 hours (my family found out 4 days later) All I wanted was someone to rant and complain with...but I didnt get it. NO ONE...NO ONE i talked to the next day got rejected. (obviously some people did, but like me, they didnt mention it). 18 acceptances to Notre Dame w/ 1 deferral, 1 for MIT, 1 for Yale, 1 Stanford, 1 princteton, and a number got into Georgetown and UChicago. All everyone talked about for days was how our class had become the most successful graduating class in the school's history. I took the rejectance hard even after being about 90% sure I was getting rejected from the start.</p>
<p>What I did to feel better:
1) sent a long message to the accepted Yale student
2) skipped all my homework and listened to music
2) read about other rejectanced students
3) wrote a letter to the editor for the school's weekly newspaper
4) looked at the websites of other schools</p>
<p>What did NOT help ME: (advice to familys/friends)
1) Bashing the school-naturally i just started to defend the school and this made me feel absolutely horrible
2) TALK ABOUT COLLEGE-Everyone has been asking me about where I want to go to college next year especially in the last month. People have told me I'm crazy to wait until April to make my decision!?!? I dont even get 6/9 letters until april.
3) "You wouldn't want to go there anyway"-I did want to go there. And this was an informed decision.
4) "Awwww. Thats so sad."-being pitied never makes you feel better
(obviously there are a lot more, but these are just a few that really bothered me personally)</p>
<p>In any of your positions I would lock myself in my room and play blues solos all day. It helps!</p>
<p>I can completely relate to you. I felt completely horrible afterwards. I think the worst part was all of the people who didn't understand say "aww i'm so sorry" then telling everyone was also terrible.<br>
Maybe it was the feeling of not being "worthy" that made so disappointed in myself... which is totally stupid because i'm awesome (my friends say this to cheer me up)</p>
<p>I think i want to apply there as a transfer next year because of how much i loved the school. i mean really i've loved it since i was born and my mom was getting her PhD there</p>
<p>peanut butter sandwiches.</p>