When Your Dream College Says No

Seniors, in just 10 more days you will have received all your college decisions - accepted, denied and/or waitlisted. What if you're denied to the colleges you mentally and emotionally placed at the top of your list? It hurts. Grieve. Then, resolve that it is their loss. You were accepted to other colleges, and they were also on your list, and for good reasons. Examine their offers closely. Revisit their campuses. Being denied admission may have kept you from a bad situation of being in over your head academically, struggling to maintain a C average. Embrace the colleges that are eager to have you. You will do well there.