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Old 12-11-2005, 12:47 AM   #31
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They could stuff the envelope with blank papers to make it "fat" looking so the person thinks it is a "fat" envelope and they got in... and they just say "No!" inside it.
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Old 12-11-2005, 12:49 AM   #32
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from the class of 2003 (to be class of 2007), this was an excerpt of the stanford rejection letter:

"You are an exceptional student, highly thought of by your teachers and advisors, and based on your application, we can only agree. I am confident that other schools will be delighted to offer you a place in the freshman class; I wish that we had room enough for everyone with talent and energy like yours."
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Old 12-11-2005, 12:55 AM   #33
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I would scream at the letter "If they thought I was so great why don't they just accept me like the other people that were accepted... and not having enough space does not count. I could live in the library."
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Old 12-11-2005, 01:07 AM   #34
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"They could stuff the envelope with blank papers to make it "fat" looking so the person thinks it is a "fat" envelope and they got in... and they just say "No!" inside it."

that would be so funny, if I ever got a job at the admissions office of a good school like Cal Tech or MIT, I would totally do that...I'm so evil...lol...actually I'd write "congradulations..." on the envelope and "...on getting rejected" on a piece of paper inside...I'm going to get a lot of angry PM's for this...rofl
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Old 12-11-2005, 01:34 AM   #35
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^ That would be the best rejection letter.....on the basis of creativity =)
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Old 12-11-2005, 07:52 AM   #36
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at MIT, when they send out an acceptance letter, they make it really really thin and label it "the small envelope".. all it has is the letter that congratulates you, and then u get the major package in the mail a couple days later (or so i've heard)
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Old 12-11-2005, 10:21 AM   #37
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does anyone know is ^^ is true? Cause that would really keep the moment dramatic until you see the letter :P
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Old 12-11-2005, 10:33 AM   #38
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Purdue does the same thing.
Indiana University's general acceptance package screamed the words, "YOU'RE IN" on the envelope. Their smaller music school acceptance package read "On a World Stage" on the envelope... which would be horrible if it were a rejection.
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:15 AM   #39
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the PSU acceptance letter comes in a giant envelope that says Congratulations on the front :P
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:17 AM   #40
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Chris do u go to PSU? If so what are you majoring in? Hows campus life? Do you know much about the business school? Thanks..I applied and waiting to hear from them.
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:23 AM   #41
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i heard for MIT you get a tube if yoiu're accepted
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:54 AM   #42
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Yeah apparently it comes in a tube with a poster.

now that's a bit anticlimactic...you see the tube on your desk, and it's like, "oh."
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Old 12-11-2005, 12:21 PM   #43
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I still think t-shirts are the best

EMU's acceptance letter isn't all too great. It's like, one peice of paper that comes in a thin envelope, so when you get it, you're like, WHAT?! I got rejected from EASTERN?! and then you open it and you're like... oh. heh.
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Old 12-11-2005, 01:19 PM   #44
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If i get a letter saying "YES", I would run around screaming "YES" all day.
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Old 12-11-2005, 02:17 PM   #45
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VCU has "Good News!" on the front: I was so souped.

A lot of money from UHart and Honors College admission didn't hurt either.

To the people already accepted to Rutgers: when exactly did you apply?
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