Comments | spinelli316: the feeling of rejection.

spinelli316

the feeling of rejection.

Feb 08, 2007 22:18

i applied for SUNY and was able to send in my application a few weeks ago. they got back to me right away with a reply. they said no. i was rejected before i even finished sending in the rest of my things, the rest of my recommendation letters, and i hadn't even taken the OAT yet ( Read more... )

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dily_dally February 9 2007, 14:59:14 UTC

i totally understand how you feel. i know i didn't study anything medical, but when i graduated from hs i "wanted" to major in engineering- biomedical engineering. I based this on all the great grades i got in hs on math and science. i got to RPI, and hated it in the first week. i didn't love math or science. those grades i did them for my dad, for my family. i re-evaluated everything and thought about what i did enjoy, and i thought about yearbook. i was co-editor, but the way things were going i pulled all the weight and i felt proud when it came out looking great. so then i decided to transfer and got into the best art school. and now, i don't want to do graphic design full time. after sophomore yr at SVA (art school) i was a counselor working with 3-4 yr old kids, and i loved it. the following summer they made me head counselor of one of the nursery groups. i look back now and realize thats where i belong, working with kids, helping them, and teaching them ( ... )

wow spinelli316 February 9 2007, 15:52:08 UTC

that just made me feel a whole lot better. i didn't get much of a response from anyone else i told, well i only told one other person, but he didn't give me any encouraging words to live by. made me feel kinda alone. but since i read your comment, i know that i can work at this and still strive to do the best. i have other options... i just don't know now if optometry is truly the thing i want to do. maybe being a doctor was all for them and not even for me. i need to re-evaluate myself. thank you for those words... and it's funny, cuz we both go through the same exact things even though it seems we're worlds apart. thanks again kit kat!

Re: wow dily_dally February 9 2007, 18:15:07 UTC

I am so glad I helped. It's hard differentiating what YOU want what they want. I just wanted so bad to succeed, and thought yeah I am interested in engineering, how things work, but ultimately I realize now I am more interested in connecting with people, especially kids. I have to figure out how I am going to do this, but at least now I can tell what I want ( ... )