I would like to share my experience with my baruch application process. I guess everyone has different approach to rejection. But this is how i reacted.
When I first applied, I was denied straight without answer. I knew why i was denied...in short "not good enough". I was angry at myself, i was depressed, i cried etc etc. Infact, I got a perception that my abilities were far below any other students attending this program at baruch.
Do you know what i was told when i got rejected? "this program is not for you". This i was told by the director himself.
However, I didn't give up. I studied my butt off for a year and and reapplied the next year after i got much better grades at other universities and then i got admitted. At the same time, i still kept in touch with the admissions committee throughout the year. The people saw how much i wanted to be part of the group. I was willing to sacrifice anything. In fact, the director probably got annoyed by my constant bickering at how to get in.
But you know, its not your grades that will get you admitted. Thats just part of it. I know some students who got admitted at
CMU and they weren't particularly smarter than me anyway whatsoever. You are not being judged by your grades. When I had my interview at baruch, i might have missed couple of easy questions in my answers, but i kept my interviewers laughing and we had other conversations as well.
You need to know how you carry yourself in a public forum and how you carry yourself after hearing a rejection. After getting rejected so many times in life, this process just seems so natural for me now. (joke). Now tell me, after all this complaining, do you think you have helped your chances at getting into any other university in the future? Once they see how you are complaining? lets say some school (
CMU or NYU etc) looks into this forum. They will only judge you based on your complaints. keep things to yourself. ask admissions what you can do to better your chances. Infact, you should have reached out to one of the many alumni from Baruch and asked for suggestions on what you can do to get in. All of us are very keen on helping.
Merely pointing out some stupid forum where people are clearly "cheating" to get admitted. Infact, i never knew such a forum even existed until after you told me. The fact that you are reading those forums is not good. I would suggest to stay away from those forums. Trust me, the fact that you know it, chances are, everyone in our admissions committee know it also.
You are more than welcome to contact me or anybody else...and we can help you.
