<p>Didn't happen to me, but im curious. Is this common or uncommon?</p>
<p>Getting into higher ranked schools/more selective schools, but getting rejected by "lower level" schools.</p>
<p>it does happen, especially if the school thinks your using them as a safety</p>
<p>Yep, if they reject me -- that is going to my excuse! But seriously, I do know someone who was rejected by UVA but accepted at Harvard. </p>
<p>And yes -- I applied to UVA not as a safety but more like a back-up.</p>
<p>That's a bit strange. I mean, UVA is a selective school and all, but getting into Penn and not there? Sounds a bit fishy...</p>
<p>uva is a yield protecting pos</p>
<p>it happens sometimes..
my friend(at least someone i know) got into stanford and rejected from ucd</p>
<p>You serious? Accepted into stanford and rejected from the UC Davis? Wow...that's really...really...weird...</p>
<p>not really, the UCs and Stanford have pretty different philosophies on admission</p>
<p>It's uncommon but it happens.</p>
<p>well uva oos admissions is just as selective as penn so, i wouldn't really be surprised about the situation. if the person was from virginia, then thats strange.</p>
<p>i got rejected from my safety school...SUNY STONYBROOK... and they took a kid who has a lower gpa and sats than me and he has 1 EC...what the hell?</p>
<p>its simple
U get into Penn and get rejected in even a 4th tier school. Shut up and be happy...</p>
<p>One acceptance is a good school is good enuf</p>
<p>true.....................</p>
<p>my best friend was accepted to princeton early decision but rejected from u georgia. (he sent highly sardonic/ offensive essays to uga, mocking the university, that he thought the adcoms "wouldnt catch" because of its subtle and ornate nature--- but still haha come on 36, 2400, valedictorian).</p>
<p>Pirt, no offense, but mocking an innocent university who's done no harm? Your friend had no life.</p>
<p>Making fun of a university? That's just a waste of time.</p>