Not sure if it helps any, but a number of years ago I applied for a MEd in Counselling Psychology, and I thought I’d get in for sure. However, that rejection happened so long ago that when I joined this online discussion here, I actually forgot I ever applied anywhere before or was ever rejected from anywhere! ?
Anyways, during the year I applied to start a counselling program, not only was I rejected, but I didn’t even get an interview. I was shocked! After asking the committee about the rejection and reasons for it, they suggested I needed a stronger psych background (as I had a BFA and BEd at the time and only a handful of psychology courses). That rejection turned out to be so great in so many ways, though I didn’t realize it at the time, and I was so crushed at first.
Years later, I realized that I didn’t want to be a counsellor after all, and school psychology or a related field would be a much better fit. I could’ve ended up with a masters in a field I didn’t even want to work in! The rejection also led me to quit my full-time teaching job and go back to school to get my BA in Honours Psychology. I met so many amazing people during my studies in psychology, and I had the most amazing experiences that I otherwise wouldn’t have had if I had originally been accepted to that counselling program.
I know being waitlisted may seem upsetting in the moment, but as your life progresses, I encourage you to try and see all the wonderful doors that have been opened to you because of certain things that have or have not happened. So perhaps think of it this way...as one waitlist or rejection happens, one door opens.
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