April 1st is just around the corner, but colleges and universities around the country are already posting online notifications. It's the time of the year where students from around the nation are either joyous or devastated.
I've had the opportunity to be on both ends of the spectrum. A rejection letter is painful, but a beautiful learning experience that I shall bring forth in all aspects of my life. An acceptance letter is a joyous occasion, but it makes me wonder how the rejected students must feel. Some could wonder how I, who may have not shown extensive enthusiasm towards the admissions process, could be accepted whereas they, who have done everything possible, who have wished and prayed and hoped and believed, was rejected. I wish to do everything in my power to comfort all these applicants because I know how it feels to want something so much yet be so distant.
Perhaps this outcome may be unfair. But an acceptance is not everything; it does not guarantee a life without worries or a successful future or even happiness. Know that those individuals who were offered an acceptance letter may not be any better; they are not of a higher rank nor do they have superhuman capabilities. We are all cut from the same cloth; we suffer from worries and stress and celebrate on occasions and break down from time to time; an acceptance letter does not make that any different.
Though it may not sound like it now, you will be okay. With the passage of time, any feelings of sadness or resentment will fade. That may take weeks, or possibly months, like it did for me, but soon this tide shall pass.
