<p>Pomona’s rejection letter was cold (then again, can there be a warm rejection letter?) and it was only two paragraphs long. Kind of anti-climatic, especially since I had gotten deferred from last December and had been waiting for practically the whole year…for a rejection. I wish they had rejected me back in December, but oh well.</p>
<p>“The task of selecting a class of 380 from a large group of approximately 6,300 talented candidates is inevitably a challening one and as in any purely human endeavor, our process may not be perfect. Difficult decisions must be made each year and we are unable to admit many students who have the ability to succeed at Pomona.”</p>
<p>It wasn’t bad, but I find it funny that they admit that their process is not perfect…especially since the admissions office seems to have been very disorganized this year, haha.</p>
<p>Brown’s rejection I didn’t fully read online, all I needed to see was that there was a lack of “congragulations” anywhere, so I shall wait for it to come by mail! I hear that Brown sends out nice rejection letters.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that the Macaulay Honors Program letter comes in an envelope that says “CONGRATULATIONS!” on the outside if you’re rejected, and inside it tells you congratulations, you’re accepted to the regular CUNY school.</p>
<p>Northwestern had a nice acceptance letter but their Financial Aid office was just horrible and impersonable. We tried to appeal our circumstances and eventhough D got into CESPY program (only 135 accepted into her major), they were like, either you get a loan somehow and pay it ($220k) or we’ve got many others who are anxious to come. So cold and just didn’t seem to care. I appealed all the way up the ladder. I mean we were talking about loss of job, etc. Made me think that maybe it wasn’t the right place for her after all. Bucknell had a fancy envelope, embossed, and they had alumni call D, offered a scholarship, great communication. They were more receptive to helping us out but D thought it was just too remote for 4 years of study. Nothing bad to say about them though- class act. D decided on Berkeley and all is good- she’s very happy.</p>
<p>I actually prefer the short and curt rejection letters.
Don’t give me this bull****. Did you even bother to read my application?</p>
<p>Middlebury’s acceptance package was beautiful, thorough, neat, and impressive.</p>
<p>Amherst’s was just… bleh, anti-climatic. A single flimsy and wrinkled folder.</p>
<p>NYU’s package was really nice. They actually spent good money on printing materials, unlike the kind of stinky recycled junk that they print their other admissions information on.</p>
<p>USC’s admission package was nice - a thick folder that has a USC logo and ‘Welcome to the Trojan Family’ written in understated script. Aesthetically pleasing.</p>
<p>Wouldn’t it be terrible if some college decided to mail rejections as large manila envelopes with the applicant’s essays/resume/transcript and the word “NO!” written across each page? I would probably sob uncontrollably and make a dartboard of that college.</p>
<p>My Tufts rejection letter had a black sharpie with a black X crossed on the outside of the envelope.</p>
<p>What a prime indicator that I got rejected. But I got into plenty of better schools though. Sigh, another prime specimen of the ‘Tufts Syndrome’</p>
<p>They had a great and informative admissions packet, but so did Cornell and Princeton–though theirs was the prettiest :). They did have the best website, though, that’s for sure.</p>
<p>However, someone showed me their rejection letter: pretty harsh. The line “We have decided not to admit you to the University of Chicago” would really sting. It’s not as reaffirming as others.</p>
<p>I think this would be the worst online rejection letter</p>
<p>A short little computer animation with four students standing shoulder to shoulder and one of those students being you. Then a voice over says "All those attending XXXX University please step forward, Not so fast “your name here”. </p>
<p>I believe something like this was featured on Malcolm in the Middle.</p>
<p>Or perhaps, they all stand in line, and then the voice calls out your name. “Please step forward.” You do, and then he says, “alright, everyone in the back row, you’re in!”</p>
<p>Dear [applicant],
Thank you for your interest in [name of school]. After careful consideration by the Committee on Admissions, we regret to inform you that the first two sentences of this letter are misleading. Congratulations on your acceptance!..</p>
<p>I apologize in advance if someone’s already thought of this idea.</p>
<p>My favorite acceptance letter for my daughter was from Lafayette. They actually mentioned specific details in why they admitted her, including the theme of her essay, her extracurricular activities (noted individually) and the hope that she would continue her education at Lafayette. If it was up to me, I would have sent the deposit in immediately. My husband wanted to frame the letter. My beloved daughter chose another college.</p>
I hear that Brown sends out nice rejection letters.</p>