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They Don't Want Me! What Do I Do Now?
One of the hardest jobs faced by any Department Head (and Graduate Secretary) is informing students that they were not admitted to programme. Every year we get letters from applicants wanting to know why they were not admitted and these are difficult to answer. We have to take the attitude of "never apologize, never explain" as there are many reasons why applications were not accepted--including the most common one of all--we just don't have enough space to accept all the good students that apply for graduate school. We are often asked to advise applicants how they can improve their chances of getting in the following year. We have to be very careful in responding to this sort of request; we can only make vague recommendations and we cannot say anything that could be construed as a promise to favourably consider an application the following year.Hard as it may be, you should accept the fact that you were unsuccessful. Now is the time to go back and consult with people from your undergraduate university to see what advice they can give you. They know you best and can give you better guidance on what to do next than someone who doesn't know you at all.
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