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03-13-2007, 10:57 PM
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#16 | | Member
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| I get what you mean, nickel.
I mean if the word is ACCEPTED, you get the good news as quickly as possible. It's like injecting the happiness right into your bloodstream. No letter to skim through, just a big, bold word.
when that word is anything but accepted, it leaves you feeling sort of empty. There's nothing to soften the blow. No half-hearted "well, you tried...I guess everyone else tried harder" letter. Nothing.
Would the word be REJECTED or the less straight-forward NOT ACCEPTED?
I suppose it doesnt REALLY matter...
I'll stop now. | 
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03-14-2007, 09:02 AM
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#17 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
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| Did everyone get this letter??
I think beginning a letter from the Admissions Dept. with the words 'I am pleased..' was kind of odd - given how anxious everyone is right now. Just wondering if this was sent to everybody? | |
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03-14-2007, 11:09 AM
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#18 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Taiwan->MIT 2011
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| ^ I'm fairly sure that letter was just routine; a confirmation (basically), that they got all of your stuff and you can see your decisions online.
Yeah, I got that letter as well, but I was more amused when I opened the envelope - I knew it couldn't be admissions this early...my mom was jumping up and down, on the contrary, lol. | |
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03-14-2007, 02:00 PM
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#19 | | Junior Member
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| agreed, oasis.
they could've chosen their words more wisely, i believe. I mean, I don't appreciate them playing my heart, especially at a time like this.
haha | |
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03-14-2007, 03:01 PM
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#20 | | Member
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| haha i had the same exact reaction to that letter. lol eek!! | |
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03-14-2007, 03:52 PM
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#21 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MA
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| lol got it today...
I flipped out and heart attacked for about 2 seconds before remembering that this has been discussed already on this forum...
thank goodness for CC!!! lol | |
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03-14-2007, 05:27 PM
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#22 | | Senior Member
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| got it today. | |
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03-14-2007, 05:41 PM
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#23 | | New Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
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| i got mine way back in november when i submitted my apps...for RD.
yeah, it was really early...so i've been waiting since november.
march 29th is going to suck. anyone even planning to go to school?
i know the process for me to even pump up enough courage to check online will be...well, quite long.
good luck!! | |
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03-14-2007, 05:58 PM
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#24 | | Member
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| I second that "thank goodness for CC." My son rec'ed the same letter today, and first when he saw it was a thin letter, thought it was a rejection. I told him it is nothing, don't worry. But he agreed that the first line was very misleading. Thanks for posting this thread! | |
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03-14-2007, 07:00 PM
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#25 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, New York
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| Ha, yeah, I had the same exact reaction: thin envelope=bad. It didn't help that my father woke me up from a nap to open the letter; I was all discombobulated.
Argh.
I can't take this anymore. | |
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03-14-2007, 07:18 PM
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#26 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Penn
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| Btw if it was a thin envelope it could've been a likely letter (even though Penn doesn't do them). That's what I thought. I saw the first few words, then skipped down to the login ID and was like ehhhh... haha why would they do that to us?! | |
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03-14-2007, 07:53 PM
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#27 | | Senior Member
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| yeahh my friend said that was evil of them.. he suggested like a postcard.. but i guess then, you'd run into the problem of confidentiality...
PS this is my 1000th post!! lol I had to have it be on Penn's thread  | |
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03-14-2007, 07:59 PM
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#28 | | Junior Member
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| omg i didnt get the letter yet! is that bad?.... | |
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03-14-2007, 08:14 PM
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#29 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Harvard University
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| I got that today. My mom told me when I got home "you got a thin (she put a big emphasis on the thin) from the Penn admissions office." I was stunned and nervous about opening it. Then, I opened it up and realized it was just password and account information and I laughed. The admissions office probably thinks this is funny, too. | |
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03-14-2007, 08:33 PM
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#30 | | Junior Member
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| I STILL didn't get a letter from UPenn about login info. When I called a while ago they said the middle of March, which it now is! UGH. | |
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