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No one wants to be rejected, but if you are reading this blog, it happened. First off, sorry! Whether you applied ED or EA, the University of Chicago was important enough for you to apply early. Especially if you applied ED, this might feel like a major setback, but application season is far from over, and it's time to pivot! We want to help by telling you how.
Being rejected by a dream school is a serious punch to the gut. We know you鈥檙e smart, capable, and would thrive at Princeton. You got your application together to apply Early to and Ivy, after all. You were ahead of the pack, certain of your strongest path, and ready to move on to college and beyond. Princeton has kept their acceptance rate private in recent years, but it鈥檚 estimated to be between 4% and 6%. The Early acceptance rate is significantly higher, but not so high that Princeton can be treated as a target by, really, anyone. It鈥檚 a reach no matter how impressive you are. Unless you鈥檙e a recruited athlete (and really even then), there is no certainty with Princeton 鈥 as you鈥檝e now experienced.
Getting deferred is a bummer. Applying to Wesleyan early took time and effort, and this can feel like a major setback. However, try to see the silver lining here: you weren鈥檛 rejected. Make no mistake, Wesleyan鈥檚 admissions office is still seriously considering your application. And you still have time to get in. It might just take a little work.
Dream of becoming a doctor? A vet? A marine biologist? Or maybe you鈥檙e like, really into bugs. Or just really, really love Grey鈥檚 Anatomy. If you鈥檙e here, you鈥檙e most likely a) a freshman in high school and b) maybe interested in studying biology in college. Thankfully, we鈥檙e here, and we can help!
Rejection is never easy, and getting turned down by your ED school can really sting. While it may not help much at the moment, keep in mind that Barnard has an 8% acceptance rate. Single digits!! That鈥檚 crazy competitive, so you shouldn鈥檛 take this rejection personally. Not getting into Barnard ED doesn鈥檛 mean you won鈥檛 get into other great schools. In fact, we can confidently say that you will end up at a college, even if you don鈥檛 know where just yet.
USC. Amazing school. Excellent academics. Fun, big-school spots vibe. Sunshine for days! What鈥檚 not to love? For the 20,700 some undergraduates who go there, there鈥檚 lots! But you鈥檙e going to have to work hard if you want to join the ranks of Trojans who work hard so they can lounge on the beach on the weekends. USC has just a 12% acceptance rate. The SAT acceptance range is 1450-1550 and the ACT range is 32-35, per U.S. News & World Report.
If you鈥檙e here, we鈥檙e guessing you got rejected from Bowdoin. First of all, we want to say we鈥檙e sorry, we know rejection sucks, and it鈥檚 probably suckier when it鈥檚 from a school you were so excited about. We hope you don鈥檛 get too down on yourself because this rejection is not a reflection of who you are as a person, and you will go to a great school and go on to do great things!
If you applied to Vassar Early Decision, you were probably expecting to get in. That is sort of the point of applying ED to a competitive, but not supremely so, school. The acceptance rate is high enough that strong students approach it with confidence, and since it鈥檚 Early Decision the admissions office at the college knows that you are a serious applicant. Every year, though, most students who apply ED don鈥檛 get in. That is sort of obvious, we know, but it may not feel that way when you are deciding to ED, or even more so when you are on the receiving end of a deferral.
Maybe you want to run a hedge fund or the next unicorn startup. Maybe you want to start companies, or maybe, you want to rise in the ranks. MAYBE you want to be a finance whiz or a marketing maven. Or maybe, you don鈥檛 even know exactly what you want to do, but you know you鈥檙e interested in studying business in college. If you鈥檙e stuck on where to start, don鈥檛 worry, we鈥檙e here.
Dartmouth is an Ivy League university nestled in idyllic Hanover, New Hampshire. It鈥檚 a great school for the outdoorsy type who wants a superior academic experience with a little bit of classic collegiate shenanigans. Dartmouth is known, along with offering an exceptional education, for providing students with a lively social experience that includes a strong .