<p>I am going to be applying to colleges starting in the fall since I am a senior now and since rejection is a normal part of life, i was wondering how everyone here deals with it.</p>
<p>Im sure we've all gotten rejected from things in the past that range from asking boy/girl out on a date to job applications or to colleges (for those who have already done so). </p>
<p>I actually just got rejected from a new thing my school is doing where they basically divide all the classes up into three different categories and when you graduate you get a different, fancy diploma for each that you get accepted to. I applied, along with many others. Basically, they look at your app which has an essay, name, a bit about you etc.. and they look at your grades and stuff.</p>
<p>I didnt get formally rejected, I just didnt get accepted haha (no letter saying HEY YOU GOT IN!!! or HEY GTFO) A kid at the bottom of my grade got accepted....and i didnt =(</p>
<p>Since this is a pretty minor form of rejection, I was wondering how do you deal with college rejection since that is a major major thing in a students life.</p>
<p>Oh man I’m wondering this as well, I too will be applying to colleges in the fall as a senior. I’d like to know how post highschool graduates dealt with theirs in this community</p>
<p>Move this to the college admissions thread, 99% of the people in this particular board are probably freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors lol.</p>
<p>Wow… I’m scared to think about how I would deal with rejection… especially since I’m only applying to 7-9 colleges. And this Common App writer’s block isn’t helping <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>I’m applying to Cornell Early Decision. If I get rejected, I wont be too sad or mad at all because Ill just keep reminding myself that it’s an extremely selective school and that I can get a just as good education elsewhere. </p>
<p>If i get in though, I would seriously run around outside in the streets yelling.</p>
<p>But I got the RPI medal and thats my number 2 choice, so im totally fine with going there :D</p>
<p>Applying to Stanford EA. If I get rejected, I would say “they reject 93% of applicants anyway”. Also, come to CC and look at the 2400s who got rejected. I also know people from school who got rejected at Stanford but accepted at Yale, Harvard, Princeton…etc. I won’t lie…I will cry for a few minutes or so. I would say something like “California has earthquakes anyway”. Of course a few days ago we got hit with an earthquake in MD but whatever lol. Also, there is always a second try with grad school.</p>
<p>I plan on applying to NYU ED and possibly BU ED, havent made up my mind which. But NYU is like my dream school and my number 1 shot. If i get rejected im probably gonna take a long walk…in the cold…listening to sad songs over and over again while the snow falls down the dead end street…</p>
<p>I just have to get my SAT score up but honestly, I just have this fear of getting rejected from everywhere and going to a school i really dont want to…or a community college.</p>
<p>It’s tough. Especially when you set your sights on certain colleges and even think you have a decent shot at getting in. As you said, rejection is a pretty big part of our lives (take them as learning experiences), but that doesn’t make it any less painful. But you’ll soon realize that college apps are nowhere near the most important things in your lives. Focus on the choices you have, and try to make the most out of them.</p>
<p>For me, I took my first and only rejection hard. I had spent way too much time thinking it was the school I was going to go to, and I cried, got mad, became a little depressed. Then I got into my dream school, which I had spent so much time trying not to think about. It’s funny how things work out sometimes.</p>
<p>I suggest checking out the “Admissions Hindsight and Lessons Learned” forum–there are quite a few reflective stories and threads on college app outcomes.</p>
<p>I’m applying to Cornell EA , this university has been everything for me that I kept thinking about since my Freshmen year . I know I will really get depressed if I didn’t get in since this is the only really good school that Iam applying to . Since my freshmen year i kept planning my life in there (( what clubs i’ll join , where i’ll stay , etc )) .
I can’t not get really upset for few days , possibly weeks , i know i will get really really sad . But i remember that everytime I enter the English language classroom in school I find a paper saying : (( time is the greatest healer )) that is hanged in the back of the class , so I guess time is all what i need .</p>
<p>I’m planning to put my Video camera next to me the moment I open my decision Email , so in case I get accepted I’ll keep watching the video every now and then so that I laugh at myself . but if I didn’t get accepted i guess i’ll just delete the vedio :p</p>
<p>When I got high-school rejection, I cried few hours and I wasn’t able to think logically for the month, resulting in AWFUL grades almost every day for the month etc.
I dunno what I’ll do if I get college rejection; it’ll be just before my final exams, so there’s a possibility I’ll screw them. If so, I won’t be able to go to college in my home country, so I will be left with no college option.
I hate rejections :(</p>
<p>hahhaha! I have a 1680 superscore as of 2 sit-ins and before i ever took any test by the collegeboard i was like…Im gonna go to JHU! Then when i took the SAT, i aimed downwards…like reasonably…</p>