<p>lesson: dont invest too much emotional energy in something that is out of your control. i had to learn this after getting rejected early from stanford, and it definitely helped yesterday, when i got rejected from MIT and caltech.</p>
<p>if you know you are awesome, you don't need MIT to tell you you are. given all the BS politics and completely whimsical preferences that go into the process, you shouldnt take this as a reflection of your worth.</p>
<p>if you are a talented person, you will suceed in life. i'm not going to BS you with stories of how someone later came to view the rejection as the best thing that ever happened to them, because, yes, this does truly suck. however, if life were never tough, weak people would make it to the top. you guys are strong, and you will persevere.</p>