[header] How to deal with college or university rejection [title] Allow yourself a day or two to feel disappointed. [step] You've worked hard to get to the point of submitting your application. As a result, reading that you weren't accepted at a desired college or university can understandably be devastating.
[header] How to deal with college or university rejection [title] Allow yourself a day or two to feel disappointed. [step] You've worked hard to get to the point of submitting your application. As a result, reading that you weren't accepted at a desired college or university can understandably be devastating.
Try to give yourself a day or so to process those hard feelings. [substeps] You don't need to expect that you will get a high-five no matter what school you apply to or where you choose to attend. Therefore, it's normal to feel upset for a day or two, but don't let yourself wallow. [title] Don't take an admissions rejection personally. It can also throw off your strategy for managing personal rejection. Get up, go to the restroom, and allow yourself to feel things like sadness, humiliation, and anger. To help yourself cope with this, allow yourself a day to grow impatient from the feeling. [substeps] The key to dealing with college rejection is spending time doing something productive to help yourself deal with the news.