<p>If I dont get into Dartmouth I will be sad. Being admitted would probably be the happiest day of my life, but, in anticipation of that fated hour, I have these thoughts. Maybe the person that took my place disserves it more. Maybe h/s has to get up early and help on the farm, or dress and care for siblings. Maybe the parents dont support their kids dream of college. Maybe for the first time h/s will get regular meals, privacy, or an escape from abuse. Maybe h/s has very average tests scores but never had handlers (tutors, counselors etc) like so many have. Perhaps if this kid were plopped into my cushy situation h/s would kick my butt academically. I cant imagine not being able to do my homework or volunteer because I actually had to really work! I get up in a warm house to two parents that see the sun and moon in me. When I go to the store, I never check the price of milk. I dont live with the worry of screaming parents or how will I pay for school or the 100s of other realties that some kids face. Do I work hard in school? I work really hard but never will anyone look at me and second guess why I attend the college I do. If I get the reject letter, I really am going to try to visualize this persons face. Maybe for the first time h/s can imagine a different life, one filled with hope and possibilities .the one Ive always enjoyed..........</p>
<p>Maybe that is how it will be 5757, or maybe the person you describe and you both get in. Wherever you go, don't feel the slightest bit of guilt for your good fortune - just pay it forward - the world needs people whose strength is grounded in a solid background but with the ability to appreciate that, and it needs people whose strength comes from learning to succeed and excel despite all.</p>
<p>Very nice thoughts, 5757. I hope that before decisions come out, all of you applicants will thank your parents for even allowing you to TRY to go to a school as fine as Dartmouth. Take a moment to be grateful for all the opportunities that have taken you to this place. If you've gotten this far, there's no doubt you will land in a wonderful college, even if it's not Dartmouth. Best of luck to all!</p>
<p>Honest and poetic thoughts. Excellent way of pointing out that Dartmouth (or college admittance) is not the be all end all.</p>
<p>I do wish you the very best.</p>
<p>I am actually really glad I read that 5757... I think it will help me deal with a rejection alot more easily. Thanks</p>
<p>Beautifully said 5757, your parents have done well by you. I told my dtr that whether accepted or denied there was a reason (other than academics), and either way she should consider it a gift, sometimes fate steps in for reasons we won't soon know or might never know. I wish you (and everyone) much good luck, and I have no doubt you will succeed in wherever you go and whatever you do!</p>
<p>That's what my dad told me that if I don't get in then it just wasn't God's plan for me.. not to get all religious/spiritual or anything, but it still makes alot of sense that if any of us don't get in it just means that it's not meant to happen and there is something better that is gonna come along...</p>
<p>Those are good points 5757 but youre a bit over the top. Its just college. Where you get in doesnt determine how you will far in life--its just a leg up (at best). Its not about where you go to college, its about what you do once you get there.</p>