<p>what do you say to your friends if they get rejected?</p>
<p>what if they get rejected to schools you get into?</p>
<p>what if all of them get rejected to schools you got into early notification and got boatloads of money from?</p>
<p>i shouldn't be this upset...</p>
<p>Just don’t talk about yourself, problem solved. My parents don’t even know where I’ve been accepted, no less my friends, haha.</p>
<p>I have, unfortunately, dealt with this situation a couple times. </p>
<p>I have said “[name of friend] you’ll do great and do awesome things wherever you go to college.” or “You know what, you did everything you could, and sometimes this college stuff is just a toss up” or “I’m so sorry. But hey, at least you got (name of other school they have been accepted to), which is awesome too!” (trying to make it positive)</p>
<p>Best of luck, I know this can be hard…</p>
<p>^Those all sound pretty horrible, no offense. Be honest, don’t be annoying.</p>
<p>They all worked really well for me. Or at least, I assumed so seeing as they all said “Hey thanks man.” </p>
<p>Although I suppose it could also depend on your personality whether it works coming from you. As in, if you have an annoying personality, then yes, that would definitely be annoying.</p>
<p>P.S. @Pancaked. So do you just not say anything at all when your friends get rejected?</p>
<p>Guess so. If anyone said that stuff to me I’d just be annoyed (and yes I did pick up on the backhanded insult, well played).</p>
<p>Huh, okay. Well to each his own</p>
<p>I’m with Pancaked on this one (except the part about not telling parents - that’s a bit off to me). Saying nothing, or just saying “that sucks” is likely preferable to attempting to offer some clich</p>
<p>Okay sure. Although I still think it has something to do with the personality it’s coming/going to. (Obviously I’m stubborn 
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<p>My response is usually “F**k [school]. What to they know.”
Or something along these lines.
Other responses include insulting admission committees or making some witty joke about the situation. Maybe it’s just my personality but I’ve feel that positive encouragement is just utterly meaningless in the face of a stinging rejection.</p>
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<p>^Definitely has lots to do with personality its coming from and the relationship. I just meant as a general rule.</p>
<p>I got into two schools that one of my friends was rejected from. He congratulated me and when he told me he was rejected from them I just said “Sorry man” and we left it at that and discussed the rest of the schools we were waiting for.</p>
<p>Three very good friends of mine aren’t able to attend their dream school. Two were rejected, and one didn’t apply because he couldn’t afford it. Since we’re all friends, we’re pretty open with our discussions. Yes, I got in, and they’re inevitably jealous. I’ve tried not to bring it up in conversation, but word gets around and people ask questions. Some other people have made a big deal of my acceptance right in front of my friends, which is embarrassing because I know how they must feel. One friend actually asked me if I’d gotten in just as I assumed she hadn’t - she was in a really bad mood. I nodded yes and she gave me a look, but I told her that the admissions decision against her was the school’s loss. That seemed to make her feel at least a little bit better, especially since she knew that I genuinely meant it.</p>