Suicide

That fateful letter that Oxbridge send you after your interview could indeed prove to be a death sentence for some.

I just had this random thought. Do some teenagers take their Oxbridge rejections a step further? I myself would be completely shattered if I was to be rejected. It would certainly not be something easy to forget or get over. Being a teenager is not a very pleasant experience for some people. A rejection like this could be the final straw. Thos who had hoped their life would change with admission into Oxbridge have now lost all hope whatsoever. It doesn't take much to make certain people think they are a complete failure and their whole lives are worthless. So many people, including me, dream to get into Oxbridge and prove to everybody that they are worthy of something. Once that dream is taken away from you, you may end up thinking that there is no point to live any more. I have read about many people who were rejected and said it was a great experience etc... and they didn't seem greatly affected by it. But I am certain there are people out there that will not be able to dismiss this so easily. That fateful letter that Oxbridge send you after your interview could indeed prove to be a death sentence for some. I think that is quite harsh. But what could they do about it?

Erm, just to say, just because you don't get into Cambridge does NOT mean you're not worth anything! I am personally very glad Cambridge rejected me - I'd love to live there, may even love to work at the university I love the place - but no way is it for me.

When I got my rejection - at the time it was devastating and it took me a few months to get over. When you're in love with a place full of memories not so easy to get over. But I mean, seriously, being rejected was probably the best thing that's happened to me! And speaking of suicide - seriously that would probably be me if I did get in. I'll probably die because I got in, rather than die because I didn't. Indeed Emma College was wise in rejecting me and I'm sooo looking forward to Nottingham now!

And Cambridge isn't the best in everything. Going by just looking at the course structure, I personally think the Nottingham Medicine course is way better than Cambridge's - certainly suits me better if I ever applied for Medicine. While Cambridge is an excellent uni, a lot of it is also just talk and all down to reputation - it's the history - there's dozen of great unis catching up and Cam may be best for some things, but other unis are best for other things, and in any case not all unis suit everyone - Cambridge may be top in the UK but it's not necessarily the best uni for an individual.

All in all - Cambridge is not worth it - great if you get in, but suicide if you don't? No way.

You don't have to go to Oxford or Cambridge to be worth something and make a difference in your chosen field. Arguably if you're so insecure then you lack self confidence and aren't brilliant enough to make a significant contribution to human knowledge anyway...

All these people saying they're glad they didn't get in- why did you apply if that was the case? If there're better courses elsewhere then why apply to one you don't like?

I'd rather be hearing that than despondency at not getting in

Where do you stop? Do you kill yourself if you don't get a First? At each step, they're choosing the best - firstly who gets in, then who gets the best grades, then who gets the best grades for masters courses, then who gets the All Souls' fellowship...

if you want a first that badly you'll work for it. *is going to be a keeeeeeeno in 3rd year*