Career questions tagged disappointment
How do I continue to deal with rejection I feel like I’m being forced to settle for less than what I want every time I’m told no. ?
I’m a college sophomore who just got rejected from her dream school. For context, I have a 4.0 GPA, survived childhood cancer, and have been paying my own way through community college. I understand that I am not entitled to a yes from everyone. But I don’t understand how I could do everything I was supposed to do and more and still be pushed to the side. As a performer, I’ve grown to expect to be told no for any gig I audition for. Being rejected from my dream school is such a slap to the face and I don’t know why it’s hitting me so hard. I was accepted by a different school, and it doesn’t hold a candle to what I wanted and worked so hard for. It’s so minuscule in comparison to what I had dreamed for myself. The education is just as good, but I wanted a University experience and it doesn’t offer than at all. At this point, I don’t know if appealing my rejection is worth it. I’m exhausted from the bare minimum.
How do you cope with rejection in application process?
Some of the schools I will be applying to are really hard to get into, no matter the GPA or test scores, so I want to be prepared for the pain of seeing the word "DENIED". If you were rejected by a school, especially your top choice/s, how did you deal with the #disappointment?