BEK

Is anyone else still waiting to hear from Peabody? Their website is says audition results will be sent out postmarked April 1st and they did not hold late flute auditions. It's the last school we are waiting to hear from and we would like to move forward. I know they have until the 15th to respond.

librarian377

Two years ago S got his letter from Peabody on April 6 or 7. The merit scholarship info came a day or two later. It was the LAST place we heard from.

FWIW, we were not thrilled with the admissions process there. The paperwork was endless, visiting the school was a project, the audition day was total confusion and the response was late.

BUT, S has been VERY HAPPY there. First impressions don't always last.

mom4

still waiting here, too, and for McGill

ImperialZeppelin

I'll echo the Madam Librarian's comments. On April 2 of 2006 I had to literally beg over the phone to find out D's admission status at Peabody. They blamed the late letters on a "new computer" system, but they can't use that one anymore I guess.

I didn't get a definitive answer just a, "Well the rejection letters went out a couple of weeks ago so no news is good news" response. I think the package finally came around April 5 or so.

And my child too is very, very happy there so all's well that ends well.

GilBrenviolin

that's strange about McGill. I went there for undergrad, and I got my notification in early-mid March. Most of the people I knew also got their stuff pretty early.

mom4

My son's Canadian violinist friends have heard from McGill. that's all we know

operahorn

I thought the Peabody rejection letter was a little creepy and quite condescending. Anybody else?

mom4

We haven't liked a rejection letter yet!
Seriously, since I complained about not hearing from Peabody it's only fair now to say that we did hear today. At this point, I almost wonder why we bothered.

operahorn

Somehow I prefer the ones that are cut and dried over Peabody's that said we should appreciate that D got to play for its musically incredible panel!

mom4

Actually, you've got a point about the rejection letter--particularly the last line

"Should you wish to talk to us about your career goals, feel free to contact us."

I would think the most helpful thing these guys could do to help an applicant towards career goals is to offer admission.

Onward!!

mom4

One last word on this and I'm done:
It also might have helped if there wasn't vomit in the one practice room available.
I'm really done now!

BEK

You know, I was going to post about the Peabody rejection letter that came today also. I thought it was very hurtful. It was the only one that made my D cry...and not because she wasn't accepted, but because it made her feel inferior.

Phrases like: "Hopefully you have been accepted at other schools. In our experience this acceptance/rejection process ultimately leads applicants to a school where they will thrive, and since their classmates will be working at a similar level of development, rapid growth is more likely." To me this says...sorry you haven't met OUR standards..we hope you found a place where there are people of LESSER ability so you can all progress together.

"In the largest perspective, a rejection is simply a statement that our faculty believes you need a bit more development before being able to participate fully with our current student body." READ: You're not good enough to play with those admitted here.

Sorry to sound like sour grapes...but no other rejection letter was worded as unkindly as this one. Someone at Peabody needs to redraft it.

operahorn

ok, I feel better now! It helps to have company...

mom4

Yup. Clearly a case of --the less said, the better.

FiddleMom

I am aghast! This clearly is not a helpful way to word a rejection letter. I'm just glad the one rejection my D received last year was not so clumsily written!