The Sadness of Opening University Admission Results

  • March 19, 2022
  • It’s sad to see the future I had imagined slowly crumbling away, one by one.
    • I had imagined myself going through the process of choosing a university to apply to, writing the “why essay,” and picturing myself experiencing university life in various environments. I fantasized about how enjoyable it would be.
      • The liberal arts life at Swarthmore or the nerdy life at MIT, for example.
      • Daydreaming is liberating.
    • It’s a somewhat melancholic feeling to see these dreams being shattered, one by one.
    • I can no longer watch exciting campus life videos of Swarthmore with anticipation. That’s the sadness of it.
      • To put it bluntly, this tweet captures it:
      • Bluemo(@blu3mo)
      • Is there a sense of sadness in the process of opening rejection letters from American universities, thinking, “Will I no longer be able to feel excited about imagining life at this university?”

  • It’s not that I’m feeling down or mentally affected, but I do feel a vague sense of sadness.