<p>Why do actors feel good if they win an Oscar? Why do employees feel good if they get promoted and/or get a raise? Why do students feel good if they get an A grade for a course? Why do athletes feel good if they win the Big Game?</p>
<p>It’s no big mystery. You are competing against the other applicants for the limited number of slots available in a selective college. And thus getting in is simply a form of winning and of achieving a big goal. And it is also a recognition of and payback for all your talent and hard work and in getting to that point. Wanting to win and achieve goals are very normal human behaviors and emotions.</p>