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[quote=Anonymous]Hi there,

Coming onto this forum late, but I wanted give some perspective as someone who graduated from college not too long ago.

One by one I was getting accepted to all of the colleges I applied to [UCSB, UCSD, UCI, UCD UIUC, Cal Poly SLO]. I was so happy-- but there was one in particular I was waiting for.

Opened the email from UCLA admissions and was rejected. I was CRUSHED. Heartbroken would be an understatement. We all work so hard in high school and it's never a guarantee we'll get into our 'dream' school. 4.5 gpa, 33 ACT, lots of leadership ec's. And this was in 2017 where it was a little easier to get in. I thought I had a fair shot. I also saw some of my friends who had worse stats than me, and at the time I was very envious of them. However, there were other students who had similar/better stats than me who also did not get in.

I cried it out and took a few days to sulk. I ultimately decided to attend my 2nd choice, UCSB. I had the BEST 4 years there, and no it wasn't perfect, but I really enjoyed my college experience and the friends I made.

My younger sibling just went through the college admissions process last year. Similar experience-- rejected from dream school Berkeley and decided to attend USC.

I think experiencing rejection is a good thing for young adults. It'll happen in relationships, jobs, everything. Life doesn't always work out the way you expect it to.

I kind of take solace in the fact that everyone on earth gets rejected from something at some point. It's part of the human experience. Most kids will not get into all of the schools they apply to. I'm really sorry about the rejection, I know it hurts. But I hope whichever school they pick they will end up loving.
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