Getting over some disappointment

So I got some bad news the other day. I learned a public relations graduate program I had applied for next year has rejected me. Originally this program was choice number three or four, but after going to their program session, was wholly impressed. The program jumped to number one, yet I received a rejection letter late last week and just opened it on Saturday.

My mind unfortunately did not think of things such as the fact I was vying to be one of 40 out of a crowd of 240 to get in. It did not think about how this was not the last program I applied to. I just had a feeling of unreasonable rejection, failure and no self-worth. It, combined with my job I'm over-qualified for left me in a stew for a couple of days. It has also left me nervous to whether other rejection letters are to follow, and whether my plan to get back into school will be railroaded.

I know I try not to post personal feelings here. And I can be positive and focus on the points I failed to focus on Saturday. But I'd forgotten after all these years how stressful school can be and I haven't even started again! Perhaps if all works out and I get back into school, this experience will throw my head into the mindset it needs to be in. That's as positive as I can be right now.