Who is keeping their Harvard rejection letter?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>I doubt I'll keep it around in the long term, but as of now, it's hanging on my "motivation" wall where I tack up important stuff.</p>

<p>Here's my true feelings: I applied to Harvard COMPLETELY because of the name. In terms of happiness/fit, I was really really really hoping for my ED choice of Wharton (deffered ED, but got in RD).</p>

<p>I got that, but seeing as Harvard was the only school to reject me, having that rejection letter is a nice reminder of the constant need to improve oneself to meet that higher bar no matter where it's set.</p>

<p>Anyone out there with me?</p>

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<p>I'm keeping my RSI rejection letter. Reminds me what I did wrong when I was applying to RSI and to not do it again when applying for college. It's like I have a second shot, and I'm grateful for that.</p>

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<p>haha have you guys seen the cornell rejection video? someone should make one of those for each college lol</p>

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<p>Speaking of Cornell and Harvard, have you heard THIS?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cayugaswaiters.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=65%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cayugaswaiters.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=65&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Move on kiddo.</p>

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<p>No, keep it. When I'm elected President I want to go back to Harvard and shout "Haha! You were wrong!" Well even if I don't physically do it, it will make for a great chapter in my autobiography. Overcoming failure is part of the American Dream. Then I can make a career selling motivational tapes and stuff like Anthony Robbins. So my advice-keep it.</p>

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<p>Exactly. So overcome "failure" and stop fixating on it. Shred them or burn them. That's what most high school councelors will advice.</p>

<p>If Harvard or whoever didn't think you were good enough for them, that's their loss in your eyes. </p>

<p>Don't just assume you'll be the biggest fish at Wharton. I'm sure you'll find people who are "better" than you at different things, or who have different perspectives. My guess is that should be enough to push you/keep learning, etc. ...Although the "different perspectives" part might be limited at Wharton.</p>

<p>When you're elected president, please remind me of this post.</p>

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<p>i am keeping it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on one hand i wanna do something big enough at UCLA to make harvard regret not accepting me.
On the other i wanna apply to harvard again as a transfer next year and for med school in four years.
but, also i think it will make me work harder since i have been too lazy for the past two years and not studying like at all.</p>

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<p>In life, if you want to know how quickly you'll be replaced simply place your arm all the way down in a 5 gallon bucket of water, when you pull your arm out of that bucket look quickly at how fast the space has been filled in. Nobody is going to miss you in the real wolrd except the one's you love. They are, after all, the one's that matter.</p>

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<p>mathwiz - what DID you do wrong (for RSI, that is)?</p>

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<p>My second H rejection letter made a beautiful decoration on the wall of my room in Leverett House. :)</p>

<p>There's been a lot of things that I didn't think I could do, that I went ahead and did because of that.</p>

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<p>Huh? How did you get 2 rejections and still attend?</p>

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<p>A successful transfer request culminating in a degree with honors!</p>