<p>I was supposed to be the top student, I skipped 2 grade after all, I started college early, at 16. I'm getting my first degree at 18. I speak two fluent languages. I gave up my entire high school exsperince to learn. No prom, no sports games on weekends, nothing. I took extra classes at night to get my degrees. I drove hours on the weekends to take extra classes, so I could keep up my religious studies. I fought anti-semetism and other problems at my school, and everything that has come my way. </p>
<p>And so far, 2 rejections, and I am sure the others are on the way, because those were my safty schools. (I got waitlisted at one so far). I applied smart, but no luck thus far. I cry everyday, for hours because all this work for nothing. Rejection, after rejection, after rejection. I was supposed to be getting in to places, and now, I know the truth, I will end up with no place to go next year. How is this possible? I mean i know this is the year of the super student, but I am 18, and I have an assoicates degree damnit! a 3.9 college unweighted GPA. And I really can't stop crying, my heart goes out to everyone whose getting rejections, espically those who are getting rejected from everywhere.</p>
<p>And on top of all this, I have serious health problems and I will probably be spending my summer recovering from brain surgery. It's as if I have nothing to look forward too, I had such a bright future, and I am an oppimistic person, but it feels like my future has been crushed, like a milk carton in the garbage disposal.</p>
<p>Trust me..you will go far in life...that is if you stop thinking like that...many state schools you can still apply to and you woulld be automatically accpeted with merit money. there is still time so do not worry..go to a state school and then a great grad school. trust me..you will be fine!!!!</p>
<p>Fine the truth, i got rejected from UPitt, and 3 Mass. State Schools...I am just to embarrased to admit it...I'm seriously crying as I write this</p>
<p>And on top of that, I have been at a state school for 2+ years already. I want to go to a good place, that is selective, I don't care what people say, there is a real difference, between a competitve state school and school with rolling admission. I don't want that. State schools have a lot of partying..I don't party. I want to hang out with people that loving reading, and politics, who watch the History CHannel. I want to be with other NERDS, who are smart and well-versed.</p>
<p>I don't know what is wrong with me. I just want to be with other people like me, I want a top grade, education..How hard is that to ask for.</p>
<p>Brown, Georgetown, Harvard <- My reaches..Georgetown is my #1 choice.
Emerson, Clark, Fordham <- My match schools I havn't heard from.
George Mason, and Manhattan College <-- My Safties</p>
<p>I got rejected from 3 massachusetts public schools, and I have no clue, why. I was too upset to bother to look in to</p>
<p>I got waitlisted at Syracuse. And denied at Villanova and Providence College</p>
<p>Not to sound mean or anything, but colleges don't really want nerds you know? They want well rounded people who can contribute BACK to the university and its atmosphere. A super studious person just can't compete with a lesser-studious person that has a life outside of school.</p>
<p>Have you considered taking a "break year" and working or interning somewhere? You can still mingle with intellectuals (say if you intern for your local representative in Congress for example) and you can foster your social side, which, from your explanation, has seriously been lacking. Furthermore, that internship will probably look really good for colleges when you apply next year.</p>
<p>Sorry all of this is happening to you and I hope things work out.</p>
<p>First of all, all the top schools have plenty of drinking and partying on the weekends; the only school I know of that is purely for intellectuals is St. Johns College in Annapolis with their Great Books curriculum. But first you need to get a grip on what is truly important in life, namely your physical AND mental health. Get off the fast track and get healthy with the support of your family and friends. Take a year off from academics and just be a kid for a change. Do some community service, work a little, get healthy. Life is a ton more than going to a brand name school, I assure you. Don't burn out just out of the starting gate. Get help if you need it...You will be fine. Make a list of all the good things in your life and tack it up on the fridge to refer to daily. Talk to real people, not cyber people. Get a good night's sleep. Every tomorrow is a fresh start....=)</p>
<p>Don't Sweat it.. you will be fine.. the only thing is that you aplpied as atransfer correct???? VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IN AS A TRANSFER!!!!! like for Harvard it goes from 10% admission to like 3 or 4 percent admission...</p>
<p>Well, I am exstremly socially invovled.. I have volentered and made phone calls for many political campagins, I am an active member of NOW, and I have already done internships, at Law Offices. I didn't mention that before, but I have done all these things.</p>
<p>And I am very-well rounded, the only thing I don't do is sports, and that's because I have medical problems.</p>
<p>Thank you CaRuth, for your kind words. The truth is I only have 3 friends, really. The last 2 years, have been tough, people in community colleges, don't like that a 16 year old is smarter than them, I got laughed at and made fun of for caring and asking questions, what I really want is a place where it's okay to ask questions and LIKE to learn.</p>
<p>well, you can always try a different school. did you consider the claremont colleges of california? or berkely? or ucla? those are good schools, too</p>
<p>Thanks, VertigoFrog, I'll have to look into it. I never gave it much thought, I just heard that it was a business school and ridicliously hard to get into.</p>
<p>California is kind of far for me, I am in Massachusetts</p>
<p>don't worry, u might not actually get rejected from your other schools. Some of the lower schools don't admit applicants they think are way out of their league because they KNOW they won't attend if accepted, keep your head up. Think good and good things will come.</p>
<p>We're both in the same situation. I am 17 years old and expecting to receive my AA this May. I have a 3.8 GPA. I speak three languages, four if you include sign language. I am a part time work study student in my school and also a part time receptionist in a local physician's office. I am also a volunteer assistant in my school's planetarium. I am in the school's honors program, science club and math club. I also take piano and violin lessons, an hour on Saturdays and do some babysitting in the weekends too. Obviously, I have no social life.</p>
<p>I was just rejected by one of my top choices (UC-Santa Cruz). </p>
<p>I am still keeping my hopes up that I will be accepted at berkeley, ucla or ucsd. </p>
<p>There are other schools you can apply to.. or probably you can apply for the next term.</p>
<p>MusicLover, glad to see someone in the same boat! Yeah it sucks so badly. I thought I was going to have to this super awesome luck, but so far, nothing.</p>
<p>I am 17 and almost have my AA as well.. my state has the HOPE scholarship, which means i havent had to pay for a dime of the classes I have taken through dual-enrollment.. for that reason, i decided to apply to top schools as a freshman instead of a transfer bc it is sooo freaking hard to get in as a transfer.. while having an AA this young is impressive, schools are very impressed wiht your choosing to give up your credits and apply as a freshman anyway.. just somethign to think about.. however, as it was said earlier, you probably will get in somewhere-- if the schools you were denied to werent that selective, they prob igured you wouldnt want to go there nayway, so y waste a spot on you?</p>