<p>i got my first rejection letter today. it was not for the college itself but for those ba/md programs. i feel ashamed. my borther and sister were both in the porgram, both graduating top of their classes and onto medical school. everyone kept saying that i wud get in, people who knew me very well and people who didn't. i thought i was going to get in too. but i didn't. i feel embarrassed to tell all those people who thought i wud get in that i got rejected. i feel ashamed of myself that i thought that i was "so good" that i was going to get in for sure. i am just sad now because i really wanted to get accepted, not for those other people, but mostly for myself. i havent told my parents or siblings yet. it just hurts. i just wanna cry and drop out of school, because it really isn't worth it anymore. </p>
<p>on a brighter note, i got into USC (presidential scholarship) and Rice...too bad i'll never be able to go because we can't dish out that much money. :(</p>
<p>anyone else feeling this way or any insights?</p>
<p>They deny the application, not the applicant. It is naive to think that adcoms who look at a standardized form for perhaps an hour or two can really know anything about you as a person, even if you did include a short essay. Also, these programs are so competitive that luck is involved when they choose between the super-qualified applicants at the top.</p>
<p>I'm sorry for you that you didn't get in, but don't take it as some kind of personal rejection or as something serious as if these people know something about you. Probably, people you know have been encouraging you about your chances, but don't worry about telling them that you didn't make it. They know how difficult it is. Just make a statement that you got a letter in the mail and didn't make it. Something better will come along later.</p>
<p>There is a great thing I love about the British, and the way they say "Right". You see it in the movies. The British battleship will be hit by torpedoes and after the Captain gets the report that the ship has had it, he'll say something like "Right, abandon ship then." The important thing is to just deal with it. Character is not how you react to success, but how you react to failure. It isn't all good, but good stuff is probably on the way.</p>
<p>USC and Rice are top tier colleges. If your family has 'financial need',
there's always a way to make it work there. To supplement grants
and scholarships, you can work study, borrow money, apply for more
scholarships and grants! Perhaps you'll get more by April.</p>
<p>Also, USC has an amazing medical school!</p>
<p>"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall"
-- Confucius</p>
<p>Please remember that admissions this year is the most competitive that it has ever been. That's because of the large cohort of students who are applying to colleges, the largest and best prepared in history.</p>
<p>Consequently, do not expect the same results that your siblings got. If they were applying now, they might have gotten the same rejection notice that you got.</p>
<p>Congratulations on the scholarships that you have gotten. Check the financial aid board and archives here and check on other sites for info about how you might get supplementary scholarships or might be able to use your scholarships and acceptances to "negotiate" (just don't use that word with the colleges) for better financial offers.</p>
<p>You must be a very strong student to even consider applying for the programs you have applied to. Consequently, you have decent chances for outside scholarships (if you get careful applications in on time) and for good merit aid. Best of luck!</p>