<p>Amherst was not very warming. They meant it to be a compliment by talking about how virtually all the applicants were qualified. It really meant a lot to me that someone actually signed my deferment and eventually rejection letter from Williams. I think any acceptance feels pretty good. Lafayette was fairly personal. Wesleyan adcom wrote on it so that felt pretty good.</p>
<p>I thought about this a while ago, but you know how colleges sometimes cite statistics describing how admissions is becoming increasingly competitive? “… this year we accepted a record low 10%…”</p>
<p>What if: “This year 12% of applicants were accepted into the class of 2013, which has turned out to be less competitive than our class of 2012, with its record 9% acceptance rate. However, we still regret to inform you that, despite our decreased selectivity you were not accepted.”</p>
<p>I think I would laugh first, and then rip it up to shreds!!!
I love htis thread, I just laughed for about five minutes straight!</p>
<p>keep it up…I still have to wait a month and a half to hear from mine…</p>
<p>has anybody received any interesting new ones?</p>
<p>HAHA! I was reading this thread and I kept seeing posts saying that Brown was probably sick of essays saying “What can Brown do for me?” I just got it, UPS.</p>
<p>:) better late than never.</p>
<p>So this is really truly weird. I was literally reading this thread when i got a phone call from Elmira College. I thought it was a survey, but, turns out, it was my ‘acceptance letter’, and an offer of their highest scholarship. I just applied about 2 weeks ago and didn’t even send oficial SAT scores or anything. It was actually really cool to talk to the person who accepts you. He said they loved my essay, and asked me how my dancing was going- genuinly interested in my life and my application (lol). That’s the good thing about small schools- you don’t have to apply EA to get personal treatment and a fast decision.</p>
<p>One of my friends applied to cooper union, and his rejection letter effectively said “you’re not good enough for our standards”…awful</p>
<p>My best package yet has come from University of Alaska Fairbanks. Along with the de rigeur admissions letter and window static-clingy, a separate envelope contained a “personalized” (ha ha) letter from the chancellor and a fancy-schmancy “Certificate of Admission.”</p>
<p>“You’ve picked a top-notch research university and I look forward to watching you make your own mark at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.”</p>
<p>Like, yay, I got into a school in the middle of the tundra, yay! :)</p>
<p>Woohoo, congrats FCYTravis!</p>
<p>I got two acceptance letters so far. I don’t recall if I received Purdue’s or USP’s acceptance letter first, but Purdue’s letter was really simple. USP, however, had this really nice package with arrow pointing right when I opened it. I really like the desigh, and the letter sounds like they really want me there! =)</p>
<p>UCLA /Merced deal has the worst rejection</p>
<p>The literal first word is “congrats.” Then it explains they won’t admit you to UCLA but they can offer you a 2 year transfer deal from Merced.
It’s the equavalent of “Congrats. We don’t have to amputate you arm. But, we do have to amputate your hand.”</p>
<p>Several years ago USC sent a really nice package to my son – certificate and so forth. Four years ago the Stanford package was exciting – it inclued little magnets – each with intereting words that you could play around with and all related to Stanford. Also, a personal note. But Stanford, hands down, proved itself the classiest school when my daughter declined the admission. It was the only school that wrote back and they wrote a lovely letter wishing her luck at her chosen school (which they named) and saying they knew she would contribute a lot there and it was hand signed. No other school so much as acknowledged the statement of intention cards she returned. I thought it was very classy of Stanford.</p>
<p>mimk6: out of curiosity, where did your daughter choose to attend over stanford?</p>
<p>A friend of mine applied to Emory, and the rejection letter basically said you suck.</p>
<p>Wow.</p>
<p>^ Ouch… </p>
<p>I really like MIT’s tube idea 
That’s pretty darn awesome. </p>
<p>Sooo, what’s Northwestern’s acceptance or rejection letter like? I hope the rejection letter isn’t harsh xD</p>
<p>My LSU letter was a joke.
It started with a Congratulations! and from there went on to say that I have chosen a wonderful university for myself and that I will succeed at LSU.</p>
<p>I know this may sound petty, but getting a letter that practically said I should be grateful to them for accepting me is a major turn off.</p>
<p>My acceptance from Tulane was awesome (simple two page letter in a giant envelope- literally- it was like a personal envelope blown up in size), and my likely letter from UNC was the highlight of my Thanksgiving break.
Still waiting on 8 schools- most won’t come until March…</p>
<p>For the record, I have no desire to go to any school that implies that they’re doing me a favor, especially not LSU.</p>
<p>Ripon sent me a professional looking black binder with embossed lettering with a letter inside, a pen, and a tee-shirt. The binder had a bunch of information in it organized by thick stationary cover pages and tabs. It was awesome.</p>
<p>mimk6: out of curiosity, where did your daughter choose to attend over stanford?</p>
<p>Yale. It was a tough decision for her to make. As for the post which asked about the Northwestern letter, a friend of mine found the rejection letter her daughter received to be upsetting in its wording. She read it to me and I didn’t think it was bad. I think different people are going to experience those letters differently. Those must be tough letters to write.</p>
<p>Oh dear. I hope I don’t get one of those rejection letters from Northwestern. It would depress me! xD</p>