<p>Just wondering: has anyone experienced major disappointment in their high school career and found a good way to deal with it? I'm currently running for editor-in-chief of a school publication, and now that the race has come to the end, I've realized that realistically I'm almost guaranteed to lose. It's just that I wanted the position really badly, and I don't know how I'm going to handle the jealousy I'm going to feel towards the people who do end up getting it when I'm on staff again next year, in addition to the general blow this disappointment will have on my self esteem. So basically some life advice would be appreciated if y'all have any.</p>
<p>Bro if you think not winning a position in a school club is really disappointing, just wait until senior year when you start hearing back from colleges. The most frustrating thing is when a clearly inferior applicant (I’m talking about inferior in terms of essays, stats, ECs, you name it) from your HS gets into your dream school while you don’t.</p>
<p>Just move on and accept the fact that not everything will work out in your favor. Hell, learn to deal with your disappointment now so you’ll be better able to cope when things don’t work out with colleges during senior year. I’m still disappointed a little bitter about not getting in my top choice, but my feelings right now are a lot better than they were a couple days after I received the decision.</p>
<p>I have experienced almost the same exact pain as you. I ran for treasurer of my Key Club as a sophomore this year for next year. I had been a committee chair for my entire sophomore year and I was running unopposed. Then on election day, some girl who was like 10x more popular than me decided to run of the floor the day of the election, and I knew she only did so because she knew she could beat me. She was a junior with absolutely no involvment in Key Club except for a few words here an there and I definitely wanted it more than her. She ended up winning. Am I still heartbroken than her? Yes. Will I get over it? Yes. It will hurt at first, seeing the winner sitting where you feel you should be sitting. Just try to not think about it and consider what you could have done better to win, so that you can maybe win next year. If it was just a popularity contest, make more friends! Do whatever you need to do to ensure your success in the long run. Hope I helped!</p>
<p>I think one mode to take in such disappointment is to take in to account how much you could have done with the other factors in play. If you feel you have done everything in your capacity to attain the position, but other factors prevented you from doing so, then you shouldn’t feel bad. There’s nothing you could have done so the best thing is accepting that fact. If you didn’t do everything you could, then you can learn from your mistakes and have the drive to succeed the next time, in the next club.</p>
<p>omg @collegeluva101 I’m on the exact page as you. I too am running for a position on Key Club and have faced some unfair situations 
I was the first to have a divisional position and a department chair and I tied with this other popular girl and the presidents just gave the position to her cause she’s a senior. :(</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice guys. I’m sorry about all of the unfortunate events in your lives.
At our school being on a publication actually entails being in a class, so running for EIC has this scary official quality to it that makes it seem like a bigger deal than it really is, I guess. Maybe I just need to put things in perspective.</p>