<p>Oberlin’s waitlist letter was tiny, cold, and on thin paper (as all of Oberlin’s stuff seems to be). I guess my only relief was that, by the looks of the thin envelope, I thought it’d be a rejection.</p>
<p>Northwestern had a nice acceptance letter, as did Grinnell.</p>
<p>I absolutely loved Grinnell’s acceptance letter. It’s always nice when there’s an actual signature on the bottom of the envelope. It just makes you warm and fuzzy on the inside.</p>
<p>I agree about Oberlin’s waitlist letter … definitely thought it was a rejection at first.</p>
<p>UCI sent me a fat envelope that said “YOU’RE IN!” on the envelope, and UCSD sends a big envelope that says “There are a few moments in life you’ll always remember-this is one of them. Congratulations, it’s the BIG envelope!”</p>
<p>haha McGill’s website said decision: refused
Vassar had a nice wait list letter and NYU’s wasn’t too bad. Barnard’s rejection letter was the worst though. and aw Pitt sent out some poem thing to the people who wrote me letters of recommendation rofl which was nice</p>
<p>refused is cold- any school that is that brutal I wouldn’t want to go to anyway</p>
<p>I didn’t like JHU’s rejection email. I mean, who would even want to read an email with the subject like ‘A Message from Johns Hopkins University’?!</p>
<p>Most rejections I read seem like they can be summarized to </p>
<p>"Dear Applicant,</p>
<p>Thanks for applying! Unfortunately, you just didn’t quite ‘cut’ it. You’re not _____ material. Sucks for you!</p>
<p>Toodles,
Rich College President"</p>
<p>Boston College had a nice rejection letter though.</p>
<p>St. Bonaventure has been my best so far. They gave me a t-shirt, sent me a holiday greeting card personally written and signed by the dean of admissions, and a presidential scholarship.</p>
<p>i think a good essay question would be like… “design your ideal rejection letter” or something like that…</p>
<p>"I am writing to inform you that the Admission Committee has decided, with regret, to deny you a place in the [Amherst] Class of 2012.</p>
<p>Almost all candidates whose applications we reviewed were academically qualified and had the enthusiastic support of their teachers and guidance counselors. Selecting among those applicants was a daunting task for the Admission Committee. Be assured, however, that each application was reviewed at length, that recommendations were scrutinized, that transcripts were interpreted with care, and that every case was reviewed more than once."</p>
<p>Aww. See, that’s not bad, it’s just sad, because that summarizes down to:</p>
<p>“Almost everyone was qualified for the gig, but no matter how many times we looked at you, you still were not good enough.”</p>
<p>Oh well. Maybe I can take a gap year and help tag penguins in Antarctica, or what is soon to be the South Pole Sea.</p>
<p>waited for 24 hours to receive a “to be environmentally conscious, you will not be sent a paper copy of this letter by mail”…went from defer to rej…
the most scary letter iv ever seen…hoho</p>
<p>I just got Pomona’s acceptance letter…</p>
<p>It has a handwritten signature and a handwritten “well done!”!!!</p>
<p>I didn’t think it was actually hand written so I licked my finger and rubbed it against the letters and they freaking smeared. The typed letters of that page don’t smear.</p>
<p>Bryn Mawr’s was SO nice 
It made me feel special. Plus, it was signed at the bottom by the Dean of Admissions and next to it, she had written “Congratulations, [My first name]!”. Then a couple of days later they sent us a video showing her signing the letters. So cute!</p>
<p>Barnard’s rejection was cold. I hate when they’re like “yeah, don’t appeal, we don’t care”. I wasn’t going to appeal anyway, but thanks for the love.</p>
<p>Looking forward to a Cornell rejection tomorrow!</p>
<p>Well, Hamilton was EXTREMELY dissapointing. The worst so far for me.</p>
<p>Hamilton mailed on 3/28 all decisions. And they said “go online on 5PM on Saturday 3/29 to get your decision”. So, we do.</p>
<p>3 people cry “acceptance!” immediately. The rest of us are refreshing like madmen for an hour.</p>
<p>Just shy of 6PM, everyone ELSE got waitlisted or rejected. We wasted an hour of our life as they told us late. Everyone who had their decision at first was accepted. Anyone who didn’t was not.</p>
<p>Anyhow, we’re all mad. The number of people and the precise pattern strikes us as a deliberate move that was really insensitive.</p>
<p>The waitlist letter:</p>
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<p>Bard’s waitlist letter was probably nicer than some of my acceptance letters. It even starts off with "On behalf of the Admissions Committee, I am pleased to be able to offer you a place " (here’s the rest of the letter) on our wait list. We recognize the time and effort you devoted to both the college search and your application.</p>
<p>You are among a small group of qualified candidates for whom, at this point, we simply do not have room. We hope to be able to review our active wait list before May 1st but it is likely that the review process will continue into the summer. Typically 100 candiates remain on the wait list; in recent years we have been able to offer fifteen percent of these students. </p>
<p>We know you will have choices. If you decide to attend another college or university, we genuinely thank you for your interest in Bard and send you every good wish for the future. </p>
<p>… wasn’t that nice? I thought so. Anyway, I really admired the colleges that sent me handwritten comments about my essay. Ursinus College was especially amazing with that. The dean of admissions handwrote “PS - (my name) -great essay. a beautiful piece of writing!” The letter itself was nice - "While it important to focus on these details, I encourage you to pause and reflect on the broader meaning of this moment. Take a breath, and know that you are on the edge of an important transition. Soon you’ll be writing the first words in a new chapter of your life. It is our wish that you choose to write those words on the campus of Ursinus College. "</p>
<p>colorado college had a sweet packet. handwritten note by the regional admissions person pretty much spitting back your essays, talking about what they liked about them, and saying you are awesome. Wake forest was boring, so was Urichmond. both were big envelopes with three sheets of paper: the acceptance letter, and the information about how to matriculate</p>
<p>Bowdoin’s rejection letter was mean. “Dear premed123, we regret to inform you that you were not one of the chosen ones for acceptance this year.” Are you kidding me?? One of the *chosen *ones?</p>
<p>And to top it all of, “chosen one” is grammatically incorrect for a formal letter.</p>