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Rejection parties ease the sting for graduating seniors
Downtown Magnets High in Los Angeles hosts a yearly rejection party where seniors shred or celebrate college letters. Educators like Lynda McGee and researchers such as Mark Leary emphasize rejection as normal, while students share stories, award prizes for most rejections, and find support amid the rising nationwide acceptance pressures.
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Danielle Braff
NEW York Times
Magnets
le Angeles
Lynda McGee
McGee
Barnes & Noble
Mark Leary
Duke University
Leary
Ifornia
Irvine
Sarnecka
Anna Swann-Pye
Nest+M
New York
Vassar
NYU
Laura Sanchez
Pomona
Scripps
Cornell
Zhangyang Wu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton
Adali Schell
THE
Magnets High School
Los Angeles
Alexsandra Cortez
Sarah Pangan
Downtown