It’s that time, seniors. College decisions are coming back in March, and we’re all a little on edge about the influx of life-changing mail. For some of us who applied to far too many schools, nearly bankrupting our families and losing our own sanity, we will be receiving a substantial amount of acceptances. And rejections.

Dealing with rejection is not easy, especially when it feels as personal as a college rejection. You’ve put basically your entire self into the application, so the rejection feels as if you are unworthy on every account. Heavy stuff, I know.

Thus far in my life, I’ve dealt with a hefty bit of rejection, stemming mostly from my “hefty” size as a youth and general awkward appearance up until junior year. Now, I don’t offer this story for pity. My vomit-inducing previous appearance was just an unfortunate byproduct of genetics, emotional eating, and nearsightedness. It couldn’t be helped.

But, something good did come out of that dark time (and I say dark because I tried to keep the lights off whenever I was in public).I learned to deal with all sorts of rejection. So, I’ve compiled a list of solutions for the initial semi-depression, worthless feeling after that letter comes back.

1.  Burn it. Just make sure to keep all your limbs away from the fire. Even though you’re upset, you’re not Alicia Keys. No need to be on fire.

2. Think about all the negative things about the school. Even if it’s an Ivy, some negatives can be found with some imagination (example: Harvard students love Croc-sock combos).

3.   Heal the cracks in your heart and ego with Nutella and a spoon. Buy the jumbo container. You’ll need it, the cracks run deep.

4.  Pull a Taylor Swift and write an album about your rejection.

5.   Wallow in self-pity. This can include all of the aforementioned suggestions, as well as belting Leona Lewis, spend all the money you would’ve spent on University “swag,” realize how broke you are, and wallow some more.

Now, I can’t guarantee the success of these suggestions at curing you of your post-rejection sadness. But, I can guarantee that if you follow all of them, maybe even more than once, you’ll acquire diabetes, a poor credit score, and possibly a hit single.