<p>I had some very nice acceptances when I applied undergrad four years ago. This year, when I applied to Masters programs most of my acceptance letters have come in deceptively small envelopes (including my acceptance to UMass Amherst, which I assumed was a rejection letter). However, I did get phone calls from two of the programs. RISD called my house on a Sunday and left a message, and Cornell called my cell when I was on spring break (I leapt around the beach like a crazy kid, haha). I guess there are perks to applying to programs that only accept 15 people or so…</p>
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<p>i had seen my early decision online already so when i got a thick envelope in the mail, i already knew it was rejection so i just crumpled it up and threw it in the trash without opening it. :P</p>
<p>i think university of chicago’s acceptance letter and package is most wonderful. the acceptance letter makes you feel not just thrilled that you’re accepted, but you feel absolutely honored to be included into such a vibrant, intellectual creative community of students. and all the brochures and papers are neatly organized and everything is so beautiful!!
and i keep rereading my letter, hoping it’s not some joke or mistake! i’ve been reading the address to make sure it wasn’t mailed to me “by accident”!</p>
<p>Rice’s rejection letter was the worst! No regrets about that one! Duke…on the other hand…a very graceful rejection letter…I am sorry I didn’t get in…grad school maybe?</p>
<p>The University of Chicago’s rejection letter was encouraging and signed by the dean of admissions (though, maybe most are?). Yale’s basically said, “it’s not that you suck, just everyone else was better.”</p>
<p>so i just checked the online yale rejection letter again, and i think they modified it a bit. maybe not quite so harsh as before…</p>
<p>Yeah that’s kind of strange. The one Yale actually sent wasn’t that bad either. And Middlebury’s waitlist letter was pretty nice. But I’m going to Georgetown so none of that matters!</p>
<p>I thought UVA’s rejection letter was nice. It didn’t keep reiterating the same “we only had so much space” crap and it was short and to the point, yet sincere. Call me crazy, but I also think it shows some courtesy when the college wishes the applicant the best of luck at another college.</p>
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<p>Even though I expected getting rejected here, the letter was really reassuring. It even came with a paper on the appeals process! I don’t plan on appealing here, but it was a nice gesture</p>
<p>Cooper Union:</p>
<p>Dear Jack:</p>
<p>I am unable to offer you admission to The Cooper Union for next fall.</p>
<p>Our deliberations have been completed. All of us continue to be impressed by the outstanding academic and creative talents of all our applicants, but we have a limited number of openings. Generally, we admit less than twelve percent of all applicants.</p>
<p>I wish you continued success in all your future endeavors and especially in your academic career.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
So and so.</p>
<p>But yep, that one hurt a bit, LOL.</p>
<p>That was Cooper Union… egad</p>
<p>Well, I think the “rejection” letters say alot about the character of a school…Cooper Union, don’t know much about it, but that letter was just mean</p>
<p>USC and Cornell were very nice rejection letters…UCLA and NYU on the other hand wern’t so nice…</p>
<p>pomona had a two page acceptance letter!!!</p>
<p>mine also had a nice little note added to it.</p>
<p>I enjoyed reading USC’s rejection letter. :rolleyes: </p>
<p>Dear Emmeline: </p>
<p>We have arrived at the end of our application review period, and I am sorry to say that we are unable to offer you a space in this year’s entering class. </p>
<p>You should be proud of your accomplishments, and we encourage you to press on in your pursuit of higher education. Our decision is by no means a statement about your ability to succeed in college, nor is it any kind of judgment of you as a person. Admission was significantly more competitive this year. We were unable to accomodate thousands of very strong candidates, including students with excellent academic records, remarkable talents, fascinating experiences and illuminating perspectives. It may or may not comfort you to know that this has been an extraordinarily difficult year for our staff. None of enjoys turning away capable students.</p>
<p>Numbers don’t tell the whole story, but you may find them helpful. We received nearly 34,000 applications for admission from students around the world. In order to enroll a class of 2,700 freshmen, we offered admission to roughly 8,400 students. In other words, we had to turn away about 75% of the students who wanted to enroll here. Of those offered admission, most achieved nearly straight-A averages, with average SAT scores near 2100. </p>
<p>In addition to grades and test scores, we considered many other factors presented in your application materials. It is a subjective process, in which opinions are weighed heavy with facts. Your application was carefully, respectfully, and thoughtfully reviewed many times, by many individuals. </p>
<p>Please review the enclosed information sheet for further details about the review process, and for some ideas about the next steps you might want to consider if you wish to attend USC in the future. </p>
<p>Thank you for considering USC. We all wish you the best in your college plans. </p>
<p>Sincerely,
Timothy E. Brunold
Director of Undergraduate Admission
Associate Dean, Admission and Financial Aid</p>
<p>Dear Suzy,</p>
<p>I write to notify you that we are, regrettably, unable to offer you admission to Stanford University for fall 2006. I appreciate the thought and effort you put into your application and into selecting Stanford as one of your college choices. The overall strength of our applicant pool and relatively small size of our freshman class means that we disappoint the majority of our applicants each year. I am personally sorry to share this disappointment with you.</p>
<p>More detailed information about our decision, as well as the answers to the most commonly asked questions about the admission process at Stanford, will be enclosed in the letter you will receive in the coming days.</p>
<p>With all best wishes to you for a very bright future,</p>
<p>Richard H. Shaw
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid</p>
<p>Dear Suzy,</p>
<p>Congratulations on your acceptance to the University of California, Berkeley! I hope that you take great pride in the accomplishments that have earned you this opportunity. I also hope that you choose to join the University of California, Berkeley community and will become part of our historic and internationally renowned tradition of higher learning.</p>
<p>We share your excitement as you begin this new phase of your academic career. Many of you are also starting a new life on your own, away from home. At UC Berkeley, we promise you a welcoming environment, intellectual challenges, the finest faculty in your fields of study, and a wonderfully vibrant, diverse, and stimulating University family.</p>
<p>The undergraduate experience at UC Berkeley is unique and exceptional. I am confident that an education gained at Berkeley would forever enhance your life.</p>
<p>Again, congratulations! I wish you all the best in your academic pursuits.</p>
<p>Yours sincerely,</p>
<p>Robert J. Birgeneau
Chancellor</p>
<p>i actually thought the stanford one was well done. not quite candy, but…</p>
<p>that’s weird. i know i got into berkeley because i checked online/got a thing in the mail that was an invite to a local accepted students reception thing, but i never actually got a letter. when did you receive yours caplan?</p>
<p>I auditioned at SUNY Purchase for acting and recieved TWO REJECTION LETTERS. Ain’t no topping that.</p>
<p>a student from barnard just called me to congratulate me and ask if I had any questions…I don’t think it gets more personalized than that…</p>
<p>“I auditioned at SUNY Purchase for acting and recieved TWO REJECTION LETTERS. Ain’t no topping that.”</p>
<p>lol ouch</p>
<p>Minnesota was the best. Lots of letters, personalized phone call by a college sophomore, and a T-shirt!</p>