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Old 03-31-2008, 11:51 PM   #15
Columbia2002
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but in Columbia's case I assume that pretty much everyone who is accepted matriculates.
Yikes. Don't assume.

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I thought the letter that the dean of admissions for Columbia wrote was completely genuine
It's BS. They know it. You know it (or should know it). Everyone knows it.

The kid who had a 1000 SAT score and 2.8 GPA who had no business applying gets the same rejection letter.

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- and after reading it I was excited for my future (despite the very recent rejection!)
Wow. I've gotten so many form rejection letters for various things and I've never been "excited" for myself as a result of the BS puffery in those rejection letters. I always laughed when an interviewer who absolutely hated me and didn't think I was the least bit qualified told me how much they enjoyed meeting me and how they thought I was great for whatever except they just don't have enough spots.
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