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Gracie- it is all part of the learning and maturation process, these stages of grief/regret/whatever people feel... It's just not right to ask someone to put so much of themselves into an application, have it been for nothing and then just say "Grow Up"... everyone has different things they value differently in their lives, and what might be trivial for some people could be important for others. I respect the fact that you attend CalTech, but please be more positive in the future in regards to the responses of all these students (myself one of them) who didn't make it to somewhere they truly had their hearts set on.</p>
<p>We'll all get over this, just some faster than others- and that's okay </p>
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<p>Your post is a brilliant example of what I'm talking about. People who just don't get it. </p>
<p>While you basically concede that everything I've said is accurate, you still have a problem with my post. Why? Because you don't like confronting the truth? Because you can't handle the fact that your present problems are ultimately minute and trivial? </p>
<p>Because accepting the truth would actually entail losing your victim mentality and not complaining incessantly about your problems? </p>
<p>Is that so difficult?</p>
<p>The best part of your post is where you say that you respect me since I'm a Caltech student. </p>
<p>That's terrible. You should never respect or disrespect anyone because of the college they attend(ed). It's a horrible measure of an individual's true character or worth. </p>
<p>Trust me, a few months after you enter college, you'll completely forget about this.</p>