How to Reject Your College Rejection

It’s that time of year again: seniors are receiving their college decisions back. It is an exciting and hopeful time for some. But it can also be a disheartening and distressing time for many. As stated in our Coping with College Rejections article in last month’s issue, there are multitudes of steps to be taken to pick yourself back up after a disheartening rejection. However, if those don’t work, here are some alternative ways to fight back against your college rejections.

You Are Your Own Person!

A common euphemism surrounding unwanted college decisions is: “rejection is redirection”. While this is true, some students do not find it very comforting. A better consoler is a plan of action; a direct path to rejuvenation. Instead of wallowing in your shortcomings and plunging into the dark depths of inadequacy and regret, choose to feel empowered and in control of your own destiny instead. Reject your rejection! Email the admission officers back and refuse their rejection—you won’t take no for an answer. Demand that you be granted acceptance. Officers will be glad to hear back from you and take you into their school.

Scam Them

Although it may seem unethical, it has worked many wonders for many students. Tell the school you want to attend that there was a mistake and that your dad is the CEO of Roblox. Many admission officers will be very impressed by your dad’s “work”, so they just have to let you in. Once they find out the lie, it will be too late for them to rescind their offer, and you can blackmail them, saying that they fell for one of the oldest tricks in the scamming book.

Create A New Identity For Yourself

No one can tell you who you are; you are who you want to be. If they reject you for lack of grades, sports, or extracurriculars, say they got the wrong person. Transform yourself into a new and improved version of you! Send them back your transformed transcript and activities of what the new you does, and they are bound to be very impressed with what you have. If they ever ask for proof of whatever things you did in your new resume, just say you are a low-key person; you don’t like showing personal things to a lot of people. 

Accept Yourself

This advice might take a bit more work, but the end result is worth it. You have to work yourself up to become an admissions officer. With enough community college credits and a bit of hard work, you can end up in a position of being an admissions officer. Get employed at the school you want to attend, and talk to the rest of the officers to give you another chance. After some convincing, take back the old offer that the school sent you. Email yourself (with your new work email) to congratulate yourself on getting in and send all the details. With a bit of self-love, you just landed yourself your dream college!

All of this advice is not guaranteed, but it has helped many students before with getting into the school they want. When getting rejected, it may seem a hard thing to process, but always keep in mind that it’s your body, your choice. Colleges can’t stop you from telling you where you should and shouldn’t go. So go out there, be strong, and be in the school of your dreams!