<p>Im feeling a lot more depressed right now than when I found out I was rejected. I bet by tomorrow morning, Ill be even more depressed. <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>lol... PTS is when a family member dies or when you have near death experience, not when you get rejected from MIT</p>
<p>although i do feel you. i got rejected too =( and it was my first choice school</p>
<p>Edit: I removed something that I felt wasn't right to speak about.</p>
<p>I know this sounds harsh but get over it. The people that succeed in life are those that can withstand the barrage that life dishes out daily. There have been millions of geniuses in history, yet only a handful are remembered because they were the ones that were able to withstand the feeling of failure.</p>
<p>Simple example: Einstein was rejected from college when applying for electrical engineering.</p>
<p>Easy, for u to say, u got in. And it's not everyday that you get rejected from MIT.</p>
<p>I completely understand how you are feeling, although the comparison to trauma that war veterans undergo is just a little overblown. I'll be applying to grad school next year and I am scared stiff, although I've been through the undergrad process previously. </p>
<p>I was rejected by my top choice school three years ago and I picked Michigan with a large scholarship over a couple of Ivies and LAC's. All summer I was questioning my decision and secretly begrudging friends who sported "Yale" or "Stanford" t-shirts that were handed out on campus preview weekends. I felt that I was a lesser person because I saw that acceptance letter as a validation of who I was and recognition of my potential instead of what it really was-just a piece of paper informing me that they didn't have enough room for me that year.</p>
<p>Now I look back on my rejection letter from that Ivy as quite possibly the best thing that ever happened to me. I went to Ann Arbor, made the best friends of my life, learned from awe-inspiring faculty and had great research and academic opportunities. All of those seemingly consolatory adages fit. You do make your own college experience and a silly rejection will never bring a good man down. As long as you maintain your work ethic and a positive attitude, you'll get wherever you want in life. There is no need to be depressed unless you've already given up on the many opportunities that await you in the next four years. Best of luck.</p>
<p>yeah sephiroth... you're really not in the position to speak. the MIT decisions came out today and it's sorta hard to digest something like that, especially if MIT was his first choice.</p>
<p>Whats been done has been done. No one can change the past. So you are only going to hurt your self by thinking about it. There are many great schools, besides MIT that will want to accept you guys. Move on and make the best out of your last year at High School!</p>
<p>Sephiroth -- I think what you said was pretty shallow and thoughtless. It hasn't been more than a day since decisions were posted, so you must be more understanding. In addition, the fact that you were accepted makes your statement even more arrogant, IMO. Are you aboslutely sure that if you weren't accepted, you would have the same view? Who are you to ask someone to "get over it"? </p>
<p>Several students (although I dont agree with this) have worked persistently throughout their entire lives with the vision of a school like MIT motivating them. When such students are dnied what they have struggeled so hard for, it is only natural to feel stressed/depressed/traumatic.</p>
<p>Of course, I do believe that a student should accept it eventually. I agree with you that part of being sucessful is the ability to accept and deal with failure. However, the manner,circumstance, and time with which your advice was given was not appropriate. (Almost reminds me of Job and his "comforters".)</p>
<p>"Simple example: Einstein was rejected from college when applying for electrical engineering."</p>
<p>i really like this quote, it is indeed to effort and strive that will make one successsful. another example: my 8th grade alg 1 teacher said i wasn't smart enough when i 1st transfered into the class but i didn't believer her and ended up getting and A and 4 years later an acceptance. But i know yall will get into some great places!</p>
<p>Whether I was accepted or not doesn't matter. Sure, I don't know how he feels, but I do know this. My friend was rejected from princeton, and she worked her whole life to go there (2340 SAT, valedictorian, etc). My other friend was rejected from MIT (his first choice) and is REALLY upset about it.</p>
<p>Fact is THERE IS MUCH MORE TO LIFE THAN STUDYING. Although some of you may not understand this, I have felt similar pains. I spent about a year going after a girl I loved only to be completely pushed away over and over again. No I wasn't a creepy stalker or anything. She just doesn't know what she wants in a guy and didn't wanna give me a chance.</p>
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<p>To be honest, I really didn't care too much about getting into MIT because I have a lot of other things on my mind at the moment. I know this sounds harsh for those of you who are enamored with MIT, but it is the truth--I would have been fine either way. In my life I have gone through A LOT of disappointments, and the only way to deal with them is to get over it. It is the best advice I can give.</p>
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<p>join the club, bro</p>
<p>girls don't like stalkers fyi</p>
<p>I know, I wasn't a stalker. I just didn't want other girls, but I gave up on her obviously because it was a waste of my time.</p>
<p>Anyways, the best thing I can say is get over it.</p>
<p>awww, sephiroth, that is sweet ... and creepy at the same time</p>
<p>lol jk</p>
<p>success cannot occur without failure :-)</p>
<p>Yeah, I guess Ill have to get over it. I did feel bad this morning, but now my depression is has lessened a bit. Time heals all wounds, doesnt it?</p>
<p><a href="http://expage.com/ididntgetin%5B/url%5D">http://expage.com/ididntgetin</a></p>
<p>An Original Poem: Reflections of Rejectee
I took the time
I tried my best
Putting all of my skills to the test</p>
<p>I kept up my grades
Got the four point oh
8 AP classes and Im ready to go</p>
<p>With all-night cramming
And projects galore
Working til my whole body was sore</p>
<p>I won my awards
I played on the teams
Clearly this wasnt enough, it seems</p>
<p>I took SATs and SAT IIs
I knew the stuff, I had nothing to lose</p>
<p>I wasnt convicted of any crimes
Besides a speeding ticket, and that was just one time</p>
<p>I visited the campus
It was love at first sight
I never thought that anything could feel so right</p>
<p>To get to my interview, I drove for an hour
It was right after winning the big game
I didnt even have time to shower</p>
<p>I poured out my mind, my heart and my soul
Trying to show you me as a whole</p>
<p>It took me three weeks to fill out the application
I wanted everything to be perfect
For one of the best schools in the nation</p>
<p>My essays had passion and humor and style
I tried so hard to go the extra mile</p>
<p>I sent off the big envelope
But whats this in return?
A small thin envelope that Im going to burn</p>
<p>Dear So-and-so
We know that you tried
But this years applicant pool has intensified.</p>
<p>Youre such a smart kid
And we feel your strife
But it just wasnt enough.
Have a nice life</p>
<p>Whats just happened?
How can this be?
Maybe my eyes have deceived me</p>
<p>Nope, I was right
Rejection, its here
One of my most terrifying fears</p>
<p>Thank you, admissions
For pretending to care
For wrenching my heart
And leaving it bare</p>
<p>Just a note to you all:
You can never truly see
Through the saddened eyes of a rejectee</p>
<p>Hard feelings and pain on any level are best taken care of expressed to others. (That's why we're here ;) ) Here's what I would suggest:</p>
<p>1) Go down to the local gym or karate dojo
2) Put on a pair of gloves
3) Punch a punching bag until your face turns blue
4) Repeat ad nauseum.</p>
<p>When you put your heart into something like we did, it's okay to feel betrayed or hurt (see brian-mc) when rejected. It just means you have the capacity and the potential to be entirely dedicated and committed to something so much that you feel as if your life depends on it. It's a good characteristic to have- its what helps keeps marriages and relationships together.</p>
<p>So here's what we know:
We are human
We are not perfect
We're still reaching.</p>
<p>I think that this might almost give us an early advantage in <em>life</em> over some of these people who got into MIT and have never faced such an intense and shattering realization before, because they have always been successful; the sooner one can learn to deal with being broken, the sooner you can grow to be a fully matured and realized human being.</p>
<p>I'm not going to lie; I cried myself to sleep last night when I read the decision: but it was cathartic in a way. I'm still not over it, its still in the back of my mind, but there's a strange sort of peace in knowing that things are going to be all right in life anyway- we're the sort of people who will always ensure our tommorow will be better than our yesterday.</p>
<p>Stay strong buddy, we're here for ya ^_^</p>
<p>that was probably the most sincere, heartfelt, and best poem I have ever read in my life.</p>
<p>You are too good for MIT.</p>
<p>I didn't even apply to MIT(I am not even a math person), but I really like this part of Dragon45's post.</p>
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