Waiting for your college acceptance letters can be excruciating. Here's how I survived that anxiety-inducing time.

• It was easy to feel anxious between finishing my college applications and waiting to hear back.
• Thinking about what I'd do regardless of where I went to school helped me survive.
• Reframing my goals to be independent of college was invaluable.

College-application season is over. The personal statements have been written; the résumés have been submitted. All that's left for applicants is to wait.