College Rejection Letter: How to Get Over It

To my young friends who are dejectedly licking their wounds because they received a college rejection letter fromthe school of their choice, or from most of the schools of their choice, I have a few things to say to you.

None of this is personal. Colleges don’t love you or hate you. In fact, they have no feelings about you whatsoever. Colleges are businesses and they are influenced by those factors which will allow them to rise in the rankings. In any given year they may be looking for more...