College rejection letters

Let's hear it for rejection! It's that time of year when thousands of teenagers will feel its pain, when those thin envelopes in the mailbox mean a thanks, but no thanks, from a college.

But as Seema Mehta writes in today's edition of The Times, all is not lost. In fact, she found many students who did just fine in a college that was not their first choice. Sound familiar? Tell us your stories of rejection and triumph.

-- Mary MacVean