Rejected and Waitlisted to most of the colleges I applied. What can I do? Advises please

@happy1, I’m looking at having to pay 17,000 a year which I’m not sure if I can afford. The waitlists is making me ask myself questions like “is this really worth it.” I won’t rely on my waitlist schools and focus on my state school and Bryn Mawr instead. The main part of my sulking isn’t about the fact I didn’t get in but the fact that I spent four years of my high school not building my resume like other kids. I only pursued Chinese which interests me a lot. This is my first ever post so I’m sorry if its hard to see. Thank you for the response!