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An expensive lesson: I lost the scholarship and had no one to blame but myself.(MY LIFE ON CAMPUS)
It was finally here! I clicked on the e-mail from my admissions counselor and waited while the message loaded. I'd applied for a $5,000 leadership scholarship from the college I'd chosen, and I was expecting to hear good news.
My high school years had been devoted to church ministry and school leadership positions, and I was pretty confident that my hard work and dedication would literally pay off.
The message appeared, but it wasn't what I expected: "Thank you for applying for our leadership scholarship. Unfortunately, you were not among those chosen."
"What?" I shouted, feeling tears rush to my eyes. "This must be a mistake!"
As I read the e-mail through, I felt even worse. I wasn't rejected because I lacked any qualification. The real reason was that I'd just barely made the application deadline. Students who qualified and sent in their applications earliest were the ones selected.
At first, I was angry about not winning: Who are these people who won the scholarship over me? I thought.
But I knew I was directing my hurt and angry feelings toward the wrong people. I really only had myself to blame for losing out on this opportunity.
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