NanoTech Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Got my first rejection today from MIT. The thing is my mom cried over this when I told her on the phone. I kept telling her that I already got amazing admits from top EE schools - CMU/Cornell/Stanford/UIUC/GaTech/Princeton/Michigan. But she kept crying. I felt so bad... I don't really know how to deal with her. Fun_Cookie and DropTheBase 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likemythesis Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 You're mom thinks you're a star! Of course she wanted you to get in everywhere. If you already have numerous acceptances, there's really not much to tell her other than "Mom, I have plenty of other choices. Very few people get into every school they apply to." If your mom is like mine, any discussion of grad school makes her weepy, so I just settle for a "Ma. You knew this was coming. It'll be fine." And then my mom cries about how as soon as she knows I'm happy she'll be free to die, but ya know, some moms are more dramatic than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Andrews Lynx Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 She'll stop crying eventually. Just keep on enthusing about how happy you are with your other acceptances and what an awesome schools they are. If she sees you are in fact happy...realise that the MIT rejection is not a big deal and that she shouldn't feel sad on your behalf. DropTheBase and TakeruK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropTheBase Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Everything the Lynx said. Change the conversation: when you plan to visit the other schools, how much you're looking forward to visiting, how much fun you had, how interesting the research is...etc. Every excuse you come up with about MIT will only delay her fixation on it, so just avoid the conversation. TakeruK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_sheath Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Funny thing about moms. The only winning move is not to tell. That's what I'm doing cloud9876 and doingthings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDarlings Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 So what happened with you mom? Is she ok now?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectastic Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 and I thought my mom was OCD. LizKay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doingthings Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I just learned to tell my dad instead, and word will eventually get to my mom. By that time, it won't have as much impact... either that, or I say nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanoTech Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 So what happened with you mom? Is she ok now?? She is not OK. She started bugging me to go to either Princeton or Stanford. It seems she has come up with her own rankings. But I won't go to Princeton for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstock Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 It doesn't sound helpful to her OR you that you are sharing so much of the process with her. Unfortunately it seems to be adding unproductive stress for both people. I would just tell her after you decide where to go and not have any more discussions... doingthings, pears and Taeyers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gnome Chomsky Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 She is not OK. She started bugging me to go to either Princeton or Stanford. It seems she has come up with her own rankings. But I won't go to Princeton for sure. It's a hard knock life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJuiced Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 just tell her that MoJuiced is awesome and he's amassing an impressive collection of rejections, so be happy for acceptances! My Mom just keeps asking me if I've gotten accepted anywhere yet and I'm like, "Mom, believe me, if I get accepted you'll know -- I'm going to tell everyone" doingthings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun_Cookie Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 OP is humblebragging. Taeyers and Fun_Cookie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gnome Chomsky Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 OP is humblebragging. OP is socially handicapped. And thus an ideal candidate for Harvard. PhDerp and astaroth27 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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