<p>How did you cope with being rejected from your dream school? I find it very hard to imagine myself one day opening a letter from my dream school only to be fed a rejection, even though i know that my dream school accepts very few applicants.</p>
<p>It’s honestly not as bad as you would think initially.</p>
<p>Trust me, I pondered and analyzed this incessantly. I’d dream about the imminent rejection; dreams in which my entire world would literally fall apart and I was absolutely miserable… all at the hands of a college rejection.</p>
<p>But one day, approximately 1 month ago, a thin letter came from my top choice school, signifying my rejection. My reaction? I laughed and figured you can’t always get what you want in life. It didn’t affect me one bit. I had other schools to choose from and I didn’t look back…</p>
<p>The moral here is that the prospect of the rejection is usually MUCH worse than the actual rejection itself. You will get over it, especially if you apply to other schools that you know you’ll love and have a good chance of getting into.</p>
<p>^ Wow, I kind of admire your ability to get over that. Can I ask you what college it was?</p>
<p>“The moral here is that the prospect of the rejection is usually MUCH worse than the actual rejection itself.”</p>
<p>This is true. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to handle it if I got rejected from Amherst, and the week before my decision I couldn’t keep much down. I was terrified.</p>
<p>After I got rejected, I had a bad three days - cried often, thought about it every morning, couldn’t deal with seeing the school colors anywhere, but eventually, it faded away. I bashed my dream school a lot for a few days, focussed on webstalking the school I plan to go to, made plans and got myself excited for Smith, distracted myself with friends and TV and books. It doesn’t hurt anymore.</p>
<p>You should have more than one dream school</p>
<p>I have one first choice and three very good choices, so there is a smaller probability that I will get rejected to them all.</p>
<p>I realized Cornell was still an awesome school and not some ‘ivy safety’ that people on CC claim it to be.</p>
<p>I don’t have one specific dream school so as long as one of the many accepts me, I’ll be happy.</p>
<p>It honestly helps if you don’t have a dream school, but rather a group of schools you’d love to go to.</p>
<p>Just keep a realistic mindset and you shouldn’t be disappointed.</p>
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What if I’m looking forward to being rejected?</p>
<p>^ Then you have nothing to lose</p>
<p>I coped really quickly. I was mad as hell when it happened but I got over it. My parents on the other hand didn’t, and probably never will.</p>
<p>The worst part is the 10-15 seconds of incessant staring at the computer screen when you see the word “denied.” You get really hot and feel like you’re dreaming.</p>
<p>I’d say I had three dream schools, and I didn’t exactly get into two of them, though I haven’t exactly been rejected.</p>
<p>I just realized, and I think I’m being honest with myself and with you guys, that the one which accepted me really was the best one for me. Not only do I feel “special” there (stop laughing at my sentimentality!!!), it’s honestly what I wanted more than the other ones and I think it will help me develop better into the person who I want to become.
I think a lot of people are caught up with their “dream” schools for the wrong reasons (eg: name). One of them, I had picked out as my dream in 8th grade. I’m not the person I was in 8th grade anymore. The other one was mostly my dream because it had been my grandfather’s for me.</p>
<p>^ What school was it (sorry for being nosy)?</p>