I received my first rejection letter today, and I have to admit I’m feeling very depressed. I know not everyone gets accepted on their first try, but it’s still a severe blow to my self-esteem, especially when you have to recalculate your entire goals. On top of that, it really hits you how much money I spent on the application (I’m from another country, so the cost was higher than usual due to currency differences).
I was on a waitlist for a few weeks, and although I had a professor willing to supervise me and he mentioned that my application had been very well received, unfortunately I couldn’t be accepted due to a lack of available spots in the program (apparently there were very few openings). I applied to another program and haven’t received a response yet, but honestly, that remaining bit of confidence is gone.
How do you deal with this feeling of frustration and uncertainty? Sorry for the long post.