I received my first college rejection letter while standing in the TSA line at Logan Airport. It was March of my senior year, and after months of crafting the perfect Common App essay and laboring ...
“Rejection is redirection,” my friends reassure me. Yet, I’ve found it difficult to grasp a full understanding of what these three words mean. When I initially enrolled at my then institution, it was ...
Rejection is universal, yet the way it hits us can feel personal, almost like a wound that never quite heals. It doesn’t matter if it's professional, romantic, or social; being told "no" can leave you ...
Most people say rejection hurts because it feels personal. That is only half the truth. Rejection hurts because it threatens ...