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navigating the college admissions process is a long, difficult journey. through filling out applications, writing essays, and listening to college application advice from every student, parent, and counselor alike, it\u2019s easy to feel drained. but luckily, the deadline is almost here, and your college decisions will be rolling in soon.<\/p>\n

however, with all of your friends and classmates receiving their responses at the same time, it\u2019s possible that you\u2019ll wind up feeling a wide range of emotions, from happiness to jealousy, all the way to anger and sadness. how, exactly, should you be preparing for your college decisions?<\/p>\n

if you\u2019re accepted\u2026<\/h2>\n

be happy!<\/strong> you did it – you got into college, and you\u2019ll be headed off on a huge adventure. regardless of whether you got into your reach school or safety school, you\u2019ve safely gotten in. don\u2019t forget how much of an accomplishment it is just to get into college in the first place, so celebrate what you\u2019ve achieved.
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\nbut don\u2019t rub it in.<\/strong> especially if you\u2019re opening emails at school, it\u2019s easy to be overcome with happiness. but remember to be controlled – it\u2019s likely that your friends and classmates didn\u2019t get into the schools that they wanted, and the last thing you should do is rub your success in their faces. be supportive.<\/p>\n

it ain\u2019t over yet.<\/strong> once you\u2019re finished celebrating, remember that the process isn\u2019t over yet. aside from having to make big decisions on where to attend, you have to continue to focus on the rest of your senior year. grades still matter, as does having fun. you\u2019ve earned relaxation, but the journey is just beginning.<\/p>\n

if you\u2019re rejected\u2026<\/h2>\n

take a deep breath.<\/strong> this isn\u2019t the end of the world, not by a long shot. didn\u2019t get into your dream school? that\u2019s okay too. with so many colleges out there, it\u2019s unlikely that that was the only school that\u2019s right for you. college is what you make of it, so it\u2019s important to head to college with an open mind, even if it wasn\u2019t where you expected to be.<\/p>\n

don\u2019t dwell on others.<\/strong> it\u2019s a big day for everyone, so don\u2019t get too upset if you find out that your friends and classmates got into your dream school. just as you should be supportive if you get in, you should be supportive if you don\u2019t. also, don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re not good enough – with so many applicants applying to colleges these days, there might be thousands of capable students applying for just a few hundred spots.<\/p>\n

look ahead.<\/strong> hopefully you have other schools to hear back from, so put one rejection behind you and focus on other schools. focus on the positives that other schools can offer, and look ahead to your other college decisions.<\/p>\n

remember: no matter where you end up, it\u2019s up to you to make the best of it. no matter if you\u2019re headed to your dream school in the fall or you\u2019re going to what you thought to be your safety school, you\u2019ll have a great time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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