Coming to terms with rejection

Thread Starter Coming to terms with rejection Follow 3 hours ago 3h ago Quote: Originally Posted by HeyHunnyBunnies A little backstory, I've wanted to study optometry for as long as I can remember. However, my dad wanted me to do medicine, so I applied to medicine to put his mind at ease. Eventually, I came to terms with the fact that I'd do medicine and started to enjoy the idea of being able to do medicine. Long story short, I got rejected from the schools I applied to, and I am so beyond devastated, I'm not sure how I can move past this and am wondering if anyone has any advice. This is literally your opportunity to take a gap year and then apply for what you actually want! This is your life, and if you just do what others want you to do you will live it unhappily. You won’t even enjoy your degree. You can take this gap year to actually do some further research on optometr...
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