“Why I’m Grateful I Got Rejected Early Decision From My Dream School”

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“Why I’m Grateful I Got Rejected Early Decision From My Dream School”

Three years ago in December I got rejected by the school I applied to Early Decision and I cried in the back of my friend’s car. But here I am, a junior at her third-choice University, who is SO grateful I took that big fat L. Here’s what I needed to hear after getting rejected from my dream school: it’s not the college that’s going to have an impact on your future, that’s all you.

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Admissions Officers Spend 12 Minutes On Your Application & More News You Need to Know

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Admissions Officers Spend 12 Minutes On Your Application & More News You Need to Know
  • Admissions officers spend 12 minutes reading your entire application. Make them count. [Business Insider]
  • How to prepare for the dreaded admissions interview. #1 tip: Don't forget to prepare thoughtful questions to ask them whose answers can't be found on the internet. [US News]
  • 20 insider do's & don'ts for getting into your dream college, from University of Rochester admissions officers themselves. Parents, no scrapbooking (!) or overbearing phone calls. Students, no rudeness or worn-out jeans in interviews. [Rochester.edu]
  • Student groups are protesting legacy admissions, which give a boost in accepting relatives of alumni—a practice that happens to about 75% of U.S. News & World Report’s top 100 universities.  [The Atlantic]
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