Nicole Laeno's TikTok video has gone viral with over 47 million views.Nicole Laeno has been sharing online since middle school and didn’t want to shy away from sharing the lows in her life, such as her reaction when she learned she wasn’t accepted to her dream university.For years, Nicole Laeno knew she wanted to attend the University of California, Los Angeles.
Nicole Laeno has been sharing online since middle school and didn’t want to shy away from sharing the lows in her life, such as her reaction when she learned she wasn’t accepted to her dream university., who wrote, "I got rejected from my dream school – it was the best thing that ever happened to me. You can't connect the dots going forward but one day, looking back you'll see it led you to where you need to be.
Despite being rejected from multiple schools, including her dream school – University of California, Los Angeles – Nicole Laeno is excited about heading off to college in the fall."So when I got my rejection letter from my dream school, it was just kind of like a knife to the heart," Laeno continued. "You feel like you've been working your whole life for this moment and then when it's kind of shut down, you feel that disappointment and you're just definitely let down.
She also said it helped that others online shared their own rejection experiences and lived to tell the tale.