Funny this got posted. These same thoughts have been passing through my mind for the past few days. I'm also a senior and have been getting decision letters ove

Funny this got posted. These same thoughts have been passing through my mind for the past few days. I'm also a senior and have been getting decision letters over the past few months. I also got accepted to many great schools but the best ones (my dream schools) sent me that same letter. The same feeling is also present for me. After years of taking a very hard class load and working hard on college applications, it is heart crushing to get that letter telling you that you aren't good enough. It's funny that they always make sure to say 'We had so many good applicants that we had to reject many quality applicants' but it just feels like I'm not good enough. I know I'm using that feeling as motivation in the future to push myself harder than other students from more elite schools to prove to them, and to myself really, that I am good enough. It's a tough feeling to get over but it'll get better, I know it.