How can I prepare for rejection?

I’d check after the event…before you know a decision, even the most pessimistic of us hold our hope…it’s the human condition…and that glow of excitement will pay off during the competition.

Hope is good, but be realistic. Thousands of kids will be rejected and life will go on for all of them. MIT isn’t the only school out there. You wiill be admitted to colleges that want your particular attributes while others will get rejected. Keep perspective and don’t forget you are the same person no matter where you go. The college does not define you.
Good luck to you.

I would definitely check after the event! One thing at a time :slight_smile:

Aaaaaand the site crashed :neutral_face:

It’s back up and handing out decisions! :slight_smile:

Yeah, got rejected (was deferred EA). Not really upset about that, but about waiting almost an hour to get them. It just seems unprofessional. Not as bad as giving false acceptances, but still pretty bad.

@sjsprint‌ I guess you asked the wrong question here. Congrats on the waitlist. Not an acceptance, but not a rejection either. You are in good company, at least that’s what I told my daughter.

Experiencing technical difficulties is not “unprofessional,” lol. Anything can break at any time, and apparently they fixed it fairly quickly?

Congrats to anyone who got in!!

Darn this is kinda late but my tip: try asking some girls out.

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@ormdad Doubt I’ll get off the waitlist though! I ended up choosing Berkeley! <3