Posts Tagged ‘handling rejection’
She’s not leading you on — you’re doing it to yourself
During my first year at Pitt, I went on a date with a total stranger. We had met on a dating app, and I could tell within a few minutes that we were not a match. Coupled with the fact that it was this man’s first real date and I enjoyed talking with him, I…
Read MoreOvercoming rejection
It was only Thanksgiving season, and I’d already been rejected by three academic conferences, three a cappella groups, two fellowships, two summer internships, and one guy I really liked. I’m not even done yet; I’m applying for a multitude of other programs, with the hope that maybe I’ll be accepted to one for the summer. I once thought…
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