<p>OMG leamirella, i didn’t even notice that video when i first opened the email- i was in such a hurry to see my decision! but yes, Bryn Mawr’s acceptance package was great :)</p>
<p>Macalester’s waitlist letter was really nice.</p>
<p>Smith’s waitlist letter wasn’t so great :(</p>
<p>NYU’s rejection letter was the worst…</p>
<p>Dear kiwiblush,</p>
<p>The Committee on Admissions has completed its review of your application for the College of Arts (CAS) and Science at New York University. I regret to inform you that the Committee did not select you for admissions to CAS.</p>
<p>However, we do have an alternative that we hope you will consider. Given your academic interests, we recommend that you consider Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly). </p>
<p>In June, 2008, the New York State Board of Regents approved a formal affiliation between New York University and the Polytechnic Institute of NYU (formerly Polytechnic University). This affiliation - a crucial step toward Poly becoming a school of NYU - re-connects NYU to engineering and technology research and education and offers significant new opportunities to the students and faculty of both campuses.</p>
<p>NYU-Poly’s engineering programs are accredited by ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology) and offer superior, modern laboratories to enrich students’ learning experiences. The NYU-Poly curriculum is designed to cultivate inventiveness, innovation and entrepreneurship; qualities necessary for technology leadership in the global environment awaiting its graduates. For 154 years Poly has graduated leaders in medicine, semi-conductor technology, lasers, communications and numerous other areas that have ushered in the modern world. </p>
<p>As affiliated schools, NYU and NYU-Poly currently have separate admissions processes. However, students who have applied to NYU who wish to be considered for admission to NYU-Poly will not have to submit all new application materials to NYU-Poly. Instead, NYU-Poly has agreed to review the application and supporting credentials you have already submitted to NYU. To enable us to forward your admissions file to NYU-Poly, we ask that you go to [NYU</a> > Undergraduate Admissions > NYU POLY Application Release Confirmation](<a href=“Undergraduate Admissions”>Undergraduate Admissions) and electronically “sign” an information release form using your NYU ID number, which is N15901545. The deadline for completing the information release form is Monday, March 22nd.</p>
<p>We have a “Frequently Asked Questions” flyer available at <a href=“Undergraduate Admissions”>www.admissions.nyu.edu/pdf/poly/faq.pdf</a> that should answer some of your immediate questions. In addition, the comprehensive NYU-Poly FAQ we created for NYU and Poly students is available at [Page</a> or File Not Found 404 Error](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/about/poly.faq.html]Page”>http://www.nyu.edu/about/poly.faq.html). Finally, feel free to contact Kathy Jackson at Poly via email at <a href=“mailto:kjackson@poly.edu”>kjackson@poly.edu</a> or by telephone at (718) 637-5995 or Kyle Graham, Assistant Director of Admissions at NYU via email at <a href=“mailto:kyle.graham@nyu.edu”>kyle.graham@nyu.edu</a> or by telephone at (212) 998-4548 with any additional questions. </p>
<p>Although we will not be able to welcome you to NYU this September, we sincerely hope that you take advantage of this outstanding opportunity to be considered by the admissions committee at our affiliated school, NYU-Poly.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Randall C. Deike
Vice President for Enrollment Management </p>
<p>Funny thing is: NYU-Poly is not even gonna’ be part of NYU until a decade from now!</p>
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<p>It was definitely better this year. If you look back and see previous years it was pretty cold.</p>
<p>I dunno…I dnt think we can ever be realli satisfied with the way they write the rejection letters…but I thought Stanford’s was a bit much (I got one too) it just feels realli insincere. I agree with the FAQ bit…I was like “really why bother”.</p>
<p>Saint Olaf isn’t really a big school on here, I don’t think, but they are serious sweeties. I got a nice folder which says “I’m an Ole” on the front. The letter is inside, and it’s personalized, which I thought was a nice touch. They also have a nice viewbook and a CD of student music!</p>
<p>The letter reads</p>
<p>"Dear wisdomsomehow,</p>
<p>Congratulations! It is my pleasure to offer you a place in the St. Olaf College Class of 2014 and invite you to become a member of the St. Olaf community.</p>
<p>Your application demonstrated that you have the confidence, intellectual ability and wide-ranging interests to do well here. St. Olaf is, first and foremost, a learning community. We believe you are the kind of person who is open to discover, willing to take on difficult challenges, and driven by a passion to explore new ideas. In other words, we think you’ll make a great Ole! I am also pleased you are continuing the connection to St. Olaf already established in your family.</p>
<p>etc about viewbook with student profiles</p>
<p>etc about how to enroll/commit</p>
<p>etc about scholarships</p>
<p>The member of my staff most familiar with your application is your admissions officer, Person A. I hope that you will feel free to be in touch with Person A to answer any questions you might have about starting at St. Olaf this fall.</p>
<p>And, finally, (for now), celebrate! We are excited to have you join us, and we hope you’ll let yourself relax and enjoy this milestone. (But don’t go too wild: our offer of admission is contingent on the successful completion of your senior year, at the general level of achievement under which you have been admitted.)</p>
<p>I look forward to welcoming you to campus on move-in day in September. Until then, please accept my congratulations. We are looking forward to having you join us.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Derek Gueldenzoph
Dean of Admissions"</p>
<p>I thought the personal touch was nice. 
Even though I probably won’t be going there, it was a very sweet letter. And everyone there is super nice, too. They even asked me to interview twice!</p>
<p>WORST: University of Rochester which basically said</p>
<p>Dear Student:</p>
<p>You suck. You’re not smart enough to get into our school. 12000 students applied for 1100 spots. Thanks for your time and money. You can try transferring as an upperclassman at this school if this is where you want to go. Good luck.</p>
<p>barnard has the worst rejection letter ever. it’s basically just like: you’re not good enough, sorry. oh, and don’t even bother trying to appeal. yours sincerely!</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say that it was that bad, it was just kind of impersonal, which seems to be the norm.</p>
<p>"Dear wisdomsomehow,</p>
<p>The Committee on Admissions has completed its review of candidates who applied to Barnard College for admission in September 2010. The Committee carefully considered your application, giving particular attention to your academic and personal achievements. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you a place in the Class of 2014.</p>
<p>This year, the College received a record number of applications. Such a large number of well-qualified applicants for the limited number of places in the first-year class made admission extremely selective.</p>
<p>Please understand that all admissions decisions are final and we cannot accept requests for re-consideration or appeals. We appreciate your interest in Barnard College, and I regret that we cannot offer you a place in the class. I wish you much success in your academic pursuits.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Jennifer Gill Fondiller
Dean of Admissions"</p>
<p>still wet from the printer when folded. I didn’t find it particularly insulting, though, at least beyond the fact that I was rejected.</p>
<p>Waiting on ND rejection. My friends have started receiving theirs, so I imagine it’s any day now. How I imagine it will be:</p>
<p>Dear Generic Student:</p>
<p>On behalf of the Admissions Office of the University of Notre Dame, I am pleased to say that you will have to deal with going to South Bend’s second best: Saint Mary’s. After reviewing your application, we’ve come to the decision that you just aren’t qualified enough. Because your parent wasn’t REALLY an alumni, your mediocre grades from one semester at a selective high school for the gifted and talented will not make you successful at our University. We know that this has been your dream school for many years, and that some students are accepting decision to us only because they were denied from their first choice. Thankfully, these students are usually legacies of our school or a Ivy League, so we can trust that they can afford our ridiculously high tuition, as opposed to you who grew up in a lower-middle class family. Don’t take this rejection personally, it’ll just hurt more. We look forward to seeing you this fall as you gaze forlornly across the street at our campus…which is much better than anything you’ll actually be allowed to touch. Stop buying our damn spirit wear, please.</p>
<p>Thanks!
Adcom</p>
<p>@ “wisdomsomehow” 
I didn’t know you applied to barnard!</p>
<p>Our daughter loved Bryn Mawr’s acceptance letter the best, thus far. Very nice with personal touches!</p>
<p>This is NOT the actual text; but my daughter and her also-rejected-from-Wesleyan friend relayed that letter to the rest of their pals as sounding something like this: </p>
<p>“We know this is going to be really shocking and disappointing news for you because we know how desperately you wanted to come to Wesleyan; but after looking extremely closely into every aspect of your record, your history, and your character, and after reviewing studiously and repeatedly your test scores, grades, and recommendations, we have reached the thoroughly well-researched and deeply-considered and unanimous decision that you are not at all what we had in mind for Wesleyan. Good luck getting in ANYWHERE. Best wishes, The Admissions Committee.”</p>
<p>How does Loyola Marymount University’s acceptance and rejection letters look?</p>
<p>"This is NOT the actual text; but my daughter and her also-rejected-from-Wesleyan friend relayed that letter to the rest of their pals as sounding something like this:
“We know this is going to be really shocking and disappointing news for you because we know how desperately you wanted to come to Wesleyan; but after looking extremely closely into every aspect of your record, your history, and your character, and after reviewing studiously and repeatedly your test scores, grades, and recommendations, we have reached the thoroughly well-researched and deeply-considered and unanimous decision that you are not at all what we had in mind for Wesleyan. Good luck getting in ANYWHERE. Best wishes, The Admissions Committee.” </p>
<p>Ha! For snarkiest rejection letter, the winner is. . .</p>
<p>Haha the Wesleyan rejection letter. I got one. I read the first line, thought it was nasty, and closed out of the page. =D</p>
<p>One of the nicest acceptance letters received so far came from McGill’s music school:</p>
<p>"Dear _____,</p>
<p>On behalf of Recruitment and Admissions, we would like to congratulate you on your outstanding audition.</p>
<p>Every year audition week is highlighted by performances that create memorable moments that define artistry, technique and creativity.</p>
<p>Your audition this year was one of those moments and we are hoping to see you here in September.</p>
<p>Here are few things you can expect from us once youre here:</p>
<pre><code> We believe that by giving you every opportunity and the proper tools we support you as your musical talents and skills evolve and we would be delighted to be part of your journey.
We will help develop your talents by being forward-thinking and innovative.
We think outside of the box, encourage ideas, and create opportunities for artistic growth and expression.
We share what we know.
We thrive in community and give voice to diversity.
Our students choose these words to define who they are:
enthusiastic, committed, authentic, unique, innovative, creative, whimsical, fresh, uncluttered, multifaceted, focused, individual
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<p>We are looking forward to you joining us and being part of the Schulich community.</p>
<p>Please check Minerva after March 26th to receive the details of your admission decision. (<a href=“https://banweb.mcgill.ca/mcgp/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin[/url]”>https://banweb.mcgill.ca/mcgp/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin</a>)</p>
<p>Congratulations again!</p>
<p>Best Wishes,
Michelle</p>
<p>Michelle Hugill - Recruitment Officer
Schulich School Of Music
McGill University"</p>
<p>A little oddly written, especially being that they are well known for their writing program. </p>
<p>Dear XXXXXX:</p>
<p>It is with regret that I write to inform you that the Admissions Committee is not able to offer you admission to Kenyon College. Admission to Kenyon is always very competitive because of the limited number of spaces in each entering class and the large number of qualified applicants. Unfortunately, we are not able to admit all students who have good qualifications and who want to attend.</p>
<p>There is little I can write in this letter to reduce the disappointment of our decision. I do want you to understand that our decision should be interpreted neither as a negative evaluation of you as a person nor as a denial of accomplishments or strengths you have demonstrated. When we can offer admission to only a limited number of applicants, we are forced to choose among well-qualified candidates who have strong records of academic achievement as well as demonstrated talent and accomplishment in other endeavors.</p>
<p>I am certain that you will meet with success in other college applications. I am sorry that we must disappoint you at this time, but I feel certain you will discover other colleges that are a good match and interest you as much as Kenyon.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>C. Darryl Uy
Director of Admissions</p>
<p>I thought Reed’s waiting list email was very cold. It basically said: </p>
<p>"You’re application was good, but not good enough. You’re waitlisted. Here’s an FAQ of how we’d like you to act. </p>
<p>BTW- You probably won’t get any FA.
Sincerely, Reed."</p>
<p>Ouch!</p>
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<p>REALLY??? This post was from almost 5 years ago, but I just made a thread about how Stanford’s rejection email was the best and here it is:</p>
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<p>Worst hypothetical letter:</p>
<p>The acceptances would be sent in the small envelope.</p>
<p>The rejections would be sent in the big envelope.</p>
<p>This college does not email you your acceptances/rejections.</p>
<p>Hahaha >:D</p>