<p>In the coming days many of you will receive rejection letters from universities you wanted to attend your whole academic career. While I wish everyone good luck, this will inevitably happen. How will you deal with a rejection, assuming it happens? Will you accept defeat and go down with dignity? Or will you go out kicking and screaming while trying to appeal the rejection. </p>
<p>Ohhh man. I would be very sad to get one from Cal, but I would recover. What I honestly haven’t decided is if I would wait another year and reapply or not. I would definitely consider it.</p>
<p>How about you?</p>
<p>@Music1990 I wouldn’t feel so down if UCLA rejected. I am thinking of spending another year at my CC anyway.</p>
<p>Oh yeah that makes it easier to accept. I tell myself not to care so much about one school, but I just really want to go to Berkeley. It’s like the first thing I think about every morning when I wake up. I know I would get over it if it doesn’t work out, but I just really hope that doesn’t happen.</p>
<p>Harsh original post, but true nonetheless.
Unless we all end up like that young man who got accepted to all of the Ivy Leauges.</p>
<p>I never really had a dream school, heck I didn’t even want to go to university a few years ago.
Though UCLA has managed to be the first and only uni to have a real stronghold on my sentiments. If I get rejected there I will probably cry, eat a lot of cinnamon rolls, and find a way to get over it so I can go to whatever other uni accepted me.</p>
<p>But, I would rather not focus on nor expel negative thoughts/energy.
Good luck to us all! May we all end up at the right university, where we will (hopefully) have an incredible experience. </p>
<p>I don’t think I have ever heard anyone so passionate about their desired university @music1990.
Best of luck to you and your admissions to Cal.</p>
<p>The trick of it is to not be so dead set on one university. Remember that all 4-year universities have merit, and you shouldn’t disregard the ones giving you an opportunity.</p>
<p>So what if you don’t get into your #1. It’s really not the end of he world. Going to a lower tier school has it’s advantages, especially if you plan on going you graduate school. You GPA will be a little easier to keep up, and then maybe you’ll get to go to your #1 as a grad student.</p>
<p>I think I will pbb sulk in bed for…I don’t know how long. I’ve always been rejected so I should pbb used to it by now but nooooo. I hope I get in somewhere. </p>
<p>Probably feel a little sad, and then maybe relieved because the school that rejected me is making my choice of which school to go to easier by eliminating itself. Unless I get rejected from all three schools, in which case I’ll probably go live in the mountains and grow vegetables </p>
<p>Suicide.</p>
<p>Lol at the two above me. Hope you guys are kidding though.</p>
<p>@AnthroFlo
Yeah I just am so set on it, but at least I know if I get rejected I did everything I can, so I would be able to accept it. You and anavera seem to have the right mindset, so I will try to learn something from you guys. I should really just feel fortunate I’ve already gotten into UCSD, so at least I know somewhere will take me. It’s just hard to explain why I’m so set on Cal, perhaps because I’m not entirely sure. Thanks for the good luck. Good luck to you with UCLA.</p>
<p>Lie to myself, and others, proclaiming I was not only admitted, but as a Regents Scholar. Travel to the school take photos of myself around the town, in class, on campus, etc. Post them on Facebook as needed throughout the year to keep up the facade. Meanwhile I will actually attend the school that does accept me, but when Graduation comes I would sneak into my dream schools ceremony and steal someone’s spot, happily accepting some other dudes empty diploma case. This will all happen as I cry every single night as the truth slowly eats away at me until I find myself at rock bottom, with a beer belly, ripped jeans, unkept beard and chest hair, sitting in a jail cell after attempting to drown myself in a display model bath tub at the local Home Depot. </p>
<p>No, in all seriousness I won’t care. I will go to the place that has accepted me, and never look back. Why waste time being upset when I could be making progress, I will also become extremely motivated to make that dream school regret rejecting me by becoming extremely successful.</p>
<p>LOL.</p>
<p>@TheUnderdog1
You could have a future in writing dude. Just saying. That first part reminded me of this really funny author David Sadaris.</p>
<p>@music1990 </p>
<p>Appreciate the compliment. Haha. I’m far too bad with punctuation, and other things to say that about myself. I suppose I could hire an editor? Hmm… Lol</p>
<p>I’m gonna look this guy up. Sounds like something I’d get a kick out of.
Any suggestions as far as his work is concerned?</p>
<p>@TheUnderdog1</p>
<p>No problem I was cracking up reading your post. Oh don’t worry about punctuation and stuff like that, that’s what spell check and editors are for.</p>
<p>Yeah you should read Me Talk Pretty One Day. It’s like short stories about his life. They probably have it at the library or something like that.</p>
<p>Its wierd this time last year i couldnt care less where i went i was planning on going to CSUDH because they have a program with my schoool and accept everyone with a 2.0 gpa. Than during the summer i had some extra time in between classes and went to the transfer center were i had a chance to make an appointment with a UCLA rep that same day. After class I went and pretty much became obessed with the idea of going there. Ill go to any school that accepts me and gives me good aid, but deep down ill probably always be bitter if i dont get into UCLA lol. My plan was to perhaps try next year if i get rejected, but im ready to move on and out of my city and CC </p>
<p>So far I have no rejections, and have been accepted to UCSB and UCSD. I am waiting on Berkeley, UCLA, and USC. If I get rejected from Berkeley I probably would not really care, because I just applied there to see if I would get in lol. UCLA would be a different story, because that has always been my dream school and all of my effort in school has been motivated by my dream of going to UCLA. None the less, I would be completely disappointed and upset if I was rejected. USC if sort of my second choice, but I would still be a disappointed (but not as much as UCLA). Considering I have a 3.94 GPA and have completed the required pre requisites I would be surprised to be rejected from any of the schools, but I guess you never know. </p>
<p>Lie down
Try not to cry
Cry a lot</p>
<p>Just kidding, I got into my first choice so I’m extremely happy about that. I got rejected to two schools so far, and I was either a bit saddened or pissed off at the admissions process. But life goes on. </p>
<p>Well, I had my fair share of rejections coming out if high school and I was more worried about the Asian parent reaction than myself because I knew transferring is possible. Still, a bit sad but life goes on. If things don’t work out the first time, try again</p>
<p>id be sad. i probably wont be bitter about a rejection from UCLA though cause its super competitive and i am missing a pre-req i think, although its not entirely my fault why im missing it but still. as for Berkeley, id be really sad cause i really want to go their; but then again the main reason i do want to go there so bad is to one-up some people in my family who’ve been looking down on me all these years; lol i know its not such good reason for wanting to go but i still do genuinely would love to go to Berkeley and they do have a really good chemistry program; the vendetta makes it my #1 for sure though lol. Good luck to us all and hopefully we wont get rejected :)</p>