University Admissions Decisions

University Admissions Decisions March 22, 2013 Dont be glued to the phone as you await word on university admissions decisions. Dont forget as you receive word of your university  admissions decisions to learn your fate alone. Alone as in with nobody else around. Its not a good idea to surround yourself with friends when you read the email that will tell you whether or not youve been admitted to the college of your dreams. What if that friend didnt get in? What if theyre jealous? What if theyre resentful because they had better grades and scores than you and didnt get in? These just arent good emotions to surround yourself with as you find out where you might be spending the next four years of your life. If youre someone who has been refreshing your email inbox constantly in class, or on spring break, or in the shower, or in between laps in the pool (your phone is bound to get wet), its time to stop. Turn off your phone. Your admissions decisions arent going to be overturned because you didnt receive the email the second it was sent. Seriously. College admissions counselors arent monitoring how quickly it took you to read your decision. And, frankly, the ball isnt in their court when they send out their decisions. Its in yours whether or not you were admitted. We cant tell you how many high school seniors we see who are glued to their phones around this time waiting on their admissions decisions. They all look absolutely miserable. Theres no need to be miserable at this time. If youre on spring break, enjoy it. Soak in some sun. Read books. Yes, you read that correctly. Read books for pleasure. Does that seem foreign to you? Oy vey. Just get off the phone. Theres no need to constantly click refresh, Mark Zuckerberg.