It’s March and decisions come out this month or the beginning of April. I know that my chances are slim when it comes to being admitted to the more selective schools and I know that I will probably be opening a lot of rejection letters come March 31st. Even though I’m prepared to be rejected its still going to suck. A lot.
Can some current college students tell me about how they handled rejection i mean decision day? I can just see myself sitting infront of my computer too scared to open the email from the college. How do I suck it up and just click the email? Also how do you deal with the fact that some of your classmates were admitted and you weren’t? I know that admissions works in mysterious ways, but what are some things I can do to calm myself so I don’t have a nervous breakdown?
Like honestly I about got sick when I got my SAT test scores back. I can only imagine what will happen when I get my admissions decision.
If you have some self soothing tips for me I would very much appreciate it! I’m sure others would too!
I am going to answer this as if your worst case scenario comes true. First off, if you applied to match and/or safety
schools, you will be attending college in the fall! Congrats! There is nothing wrong with being the big fish in a smaller pond. In fact, some kids intentionally apply that way. I would quickly go and visit the schools that you were admitted into and you will probably see them in a different light knowing that they are your reality. For the kids that got into schools that you wanted, there is only one way to act–GRACIOUS! They had nothing to do with the decision to reject you. You may cry and feel sorry for yourself, but I guarantee you that you will get over it. And if you don’t, you can transfer. Unlike high school where you are normally limited by where your parents live, your college choice has a lot more flexibility. I’m a parent of a freshman and I saw that all of my daughters friends were genuinely excited about where they were attending and a lot of them had their fair share of rejection. Good luck!
Haha I feel so much better about this all
I only got accepted to my bottom two schools (I later got into Brown from the waitlist). It sucked initially of course but if the only bad thing that ever happens to you in life is attending your safety school you’ll have lived a damn good life. Negative results in some things are just part of life and learning ways to deal with that disappointment maturely is part of growing up. I’m guessing this won’t be the first time you’ve been denied something or lost to someone in something. How’d you get over those previous defeats/failures?