Moving On After Rejection

Applying to College
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<p>Hi Everyone,</p>

<p>I received my first rejection letter in mail today, and honestly it made me feel pretty sad. I didn't have my heart set on the school or anything, so it wasn't a horrific loss, but it was certainly disappointing. I'm trying to stay positive though and hoping for acceptance letters from the schools I do really love in the coming months.</p>

<p>Opening the letter got me thinking though, and I thought I'd turn to CC to see how everyone else is dealing with rejection letters. What do you guys do when you receive them? Anyone want to vent? Tips on staying positive?</p>

<p>I just thought it would be nice to start a thread for us to speak to other kids opening letters (or opening them soon) and maybe people who have gone through the process of college admissions before and dealt with rejections.</p>

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<p>Well, I haven’t gotten any yet, but my older sister got quite a few. One she ripped, I think she burned one, the rest she just threw away. </p>

<p>It seems really trite to say this, but wherever you go you’ll be happy. My sister thought her dream school was Duke, but now she’s at Penn and she’s ridiculously happy. It’s almost sickening.</p>

<p>I plan on burning my rejection letters. It looked like it felt pretty darn good. Hope I’ve helped!</p>