<p>Today I got my rejection letter from Notre Dame. I cannot understand why they rejected me. I had a 3.9 high school gpa, a 3.99 college gpa, a 1950 SAT, and I took all the right classes. I spent a year believing that if I studied hard enough and took classes that bore me and drove me crazy, Notre Dame would want me. Apparantly I was wrong. I have invested several years, wasted so much time, and prepared and dreamed about getting into Notre Dame all for nothing. After I was rejected out of high school, I went to a public Big Ten school that I absolutely abhore thinking I would spend only one year there and then move on to Notre Dame. I was really stupid. I would be even stupider if I put myself through another semester or two of having the same thoughts and fitting my academic schedule just to please a school that will no doubt reject me once again. </p>
<p>I don't know what to do now. I will have to go through at least another semester of being miserable at a school where drunk people ridicule my red hair and point and laugh at my forehead on Ash Wednesday. I hate this school so much that I can't make any friends here and I don't really want to. I'll spend all my free time in the darkest, quietest corner of the library reading 92 books next year like I did last year and get A's just by occasionally showing up to class which won't mean anything to me or to transfer committees at other schools. </p>
<p>My undergraduate career would be over, but it never really began. I'm wasting the best years of my life at a college that doesn't suit me and believing that some college that constantly rejects me is where I should be. Notre Dame was the only place I ever wanted to go, but I cannot mend myself into what Notre Dame looks for since I don't even know what they want. If I ever figure that out, I'd have two years tops at that school, which makes me wonder what the point of trying to transfer again would be. </p>
<p>So I'm stuck here dejected, alone, and squandering what should be fun times. I feel out of place, but no other place wants me. Time to prep for law school.</p>
<p>Is there anything left of my college experience? How can I go forward without becoming an arrogant, warped cynic for the rest of my life?</p>
<p>Notre Dame is just one school and you have to expand your definition of success if you ever want to be happy. That’s just the reality of the situation…</p>
<p>What is it about Notre Dame that attracted you? Was it that it was a Catholic school? There are a lot of very good Catholic universities throughout the country that you could look at instead. Next admissions cycle, I would apply to Notre Dame again, but also keep my options open and look at other similar schools.</p>
<p>Look, I know how it feels to be going to a school that you absolutely loathe. For me, I hate my current school because the location SUCKS, and so do the opportunities for jobs/internships within its approximation. And because of how isolated it is, the people in the town tend to lean toward the racist and overtly conservative side (not that being conservative is wrong, but the people in my town push it onto others). Being a minority myself, too, doesn’t help.</p>
<p>I applied to transfer after one year of hard work, but I only applied to one school. I still haven’t heard back yet, so there is a good chance I will be going back for an additional year if I don’t get in. It’s not too big of a deal if I have to go back because it will mean less tuition costs with more credits. Plus, most universities will not even allow me to apply unless I’m a sophomore.</p>
<p>My point is is that you’ve worked too hard to beat yourself over the rejection. Who knows, maybe ND may not be fit for you and this is a sign that you’re better off at perhaps a “better” university? Don’t get too discouraged and apply yourself to school for another year and apply to more universities so you have the option. I totally regret not applying to more universities as a transfer student, but doubt and costs kind of held me back. I know if I don’t get into USC for Fall/Spring, I’m going to apply again next year. </p>
<p>And the people who make fun of you, forget them. They’re clearly immature if they make fun of you because of your hair color. I go to a Big Ten school, too, and there’s like almost no Asians here, so I sometimes get weird looks from the sheltered country bumpkins in the town. But I’ve met some really great people here after looking hard and just being really social around everybody. Ignore the haters and don’t let them ruin the experience for you.</p>
<p>I’m sorry about your predicament. Join some clubs, you may make friends there.</p>
<p>It was most likely your SAT score, retake?</p>
<p>why didnt you retake SATS…a 2250 + would mean alot to ND and shouldnt be hard after handling college coursework</p>
<p>why would you only apply to one school notre dame? there are plenty of other schools just as prestigious… always have a back up</p>
<p>You see, this is the risk you take when you enter freshman year with the sole intention of transferring into a more prestigious college. You get accepted, and everybody is happy. You get rejected, and your whole life comes to an end.</p>
<p>You overestimated your chances. You should learn from your mistakes and apply to less selective schools next year, like everyone else said. </p>
<p>Your life will continue at your current college. You should continue to make efforts in finding friends, because you sure will be miserable without any.</p>
<p>I’m sorry to say that by putting such a high value into one school, you set yourself up for devastation. I liked all the schools I applied to, safety middle and reach, and was accepted and rejected by several, and I’m ok. It’s kind of your own attitude that puts you in this position. If life has taught me anything, it’s that you create your own happiness</p>
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