Not giving up hope

Just got rejected from my alma mater today after three months of brutal waiting with zero communication from them. This is my 7th rejection. It feels like shit.

But I’ve got two more schools left in this cycle (one of which is my dream program), and even if they’re both a no, I’m not giving up. I’ll try as many times as it takes me to get into a PhD program, preferably the dream program. I know I’ve got this in me.

For anyone out there feeling like shit right now, just know you’re not alone, and you’ve got this. We just have to have faith in our own qualifications, do whatever we can to make ourselves even stronger candidates, and eventually we’ll get a school to see our potential. Don’t give up, and don’t let this shitty application cycle break your self-esteem. I needed to hear this today, and maybe you do too.