<p>Depends on how they said it in their mind ^^</p>
<p>When I read it, the pauses sandwiching the “in no way” sounded fine to me</p>
<p>BillyMC – Yes, it’s a direct quote. Typed it off the letter itself!</p>
<p>CPU – I was more turned off by the second sentence, though BillyMC’s point makes the first sentence look just as bad.</p>
<p>It’s okay, you have other acceptances!</p>
<p>Casablanca, Rice used that phrase.</p>
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To pause before those words is fine; to incorrectly translate a personal preference for pauses into commas is not okay.</p>
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Well, look at it this way: You’ll probably be going somewhere that knows enough to be grammatically correct! Sure, it’s a minor error to be overlooked if someone was typing here, but this is a college.</p>
<p>Northwestern’s online copy of their acceptance letter was excellent, although UMich has still been my favorite.</p>
<p>Northwestern’s was much better than Rice’s, which was written choppily and a bit stiffly - the paragraphs seemed more like lists than functional, continuous paragraphs. Northwestern sucked up a bit more, too, which is always nice.</p>
<p>Colgate’s rejection letter is extremely heart-warming; equipped with a personal note from the Dean of Admissions. It kept me from committing suicide. ;)</p>
<p>Super love this thread=] Congrats to everybody!</p>
<p>Acceptance letter to UVa’s Echols Scholars program was very very nice. Nicest acceptance letter so far! UVa admissions office has some awesome people in it (I’m looking at you, Dean J).</p>
<p>“Honored and impressed. This is how we felt while evaluating your application.” Isn’t this the greatest way to start an acceptance letter or what???</p>
<p>Colgate’s acceptance letter was absolutely excellent and included a personalized and handwritten note that quoted one of my letters of rec. I was very impressed.</p>
<p>[Name], </p>
<p>On behalf of the admissions committee, it is my honor and privilege to share with you that you have been admitted to the College of Arts and Science at New York University. Congratulations! I could not be more excited to welcome you to NYU. </p>
<p>Albert Gallatin, Treasury Secretary to U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, founded NYU in 1831. NYU has since grown to become the largest private university in America and now 179 years later, I have the pleasure of welcoming you to one of the most influential institutions in the world.</p>
<p>Please view our Critical Instructions page for details about confirming your enrollment. You will need your NYU University ID number, which is [number] and your NetID, which is [number]. The deadline for you to confirm your enrollment is May 1 at midnight.</p>
<p>If you have applied for financial aid and you qualify, visit the critical instructions page which explains how to view your financial aid package online. Whether or not you can afford to attend NYU will be a decision that you and your family make together. </p>
<p>You should be aware that as with all of our admission offers, your admission is contingent on the successful completion of your existing academic program at a performance level comparable to the one presented in your application. We expect that you will remain in the rigorous program of study you initially presented, so you must secure permission from NYU before altering your academic schedule. To secure permission, you may send an email to <a href=“mailto:admissions.ops@nyu.edu”>admissions.ops@nyu.edu</a> with any course change requests. Please be aware that your Final Report with transcript (showing proof of graduation) is due by July 1.</p>
<p>[Name], you have every right to be proud of your accomplishments and I encourage you to celebrate with your family and friends who have supported you on your intellectual journey thus far. Please join us for Weekend on the Square and Events in Your City - our special events in New York and around the world especially designed for admitted students. </p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Shawn L. Abbott, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President of Admissions</p>
<p>PS - I encourage you to visit our Admitted Students page and to start connecting and communicating with your fellow NYU classmates by becoming a fan of the official NYU Class of 2015 Facebook page.</p>
<p>That was in response to the person who wanted to see NYU’s acceptance letter.</p>
<p>I think that NYU has the best rejection letter. I like how the Assistant Vice President for Admissions includes a little bit about how he wasn’t accepted to his top choice school 20 years ago.</p>
<p>Again, I am sorry for the disappointing news. My experience shows that the vast majority of students who are delivered similar news myself included, as I was not admitted to my own first choice university more than 20 years ago go on to be highly successful in their chosen fields of study.</p>
<p>Yeah, I agree with dakotaa. That’s really sweet of them.</p>
<p>Accepted 3: (1 in the US) AUBG, Jacobs University Bremen, Brandeis
Wait-list: Bowdoin, Colby
Rejected: none so far
Waiting: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Tufts, Williams</p>
<p>Brandeis letter was great 
I even enjoyed the wait-list letter from Bowdoin, but Colby made me feel that I should be disappointed lol :))</p>
<p>Is it just me that just reads the first 2 sentences of the letter. It shouldn’t really matter what the rest says . Its pretty much all the same</p>
<p>yeah… i mean i read the whole thing anyway but if you cannot find the word “congratulations” in the first or second sentence then :(</p>
<p>Boston college was reel good! they personalized mine and even had a handwritten signature and the cover folder was pearwhite with an engravement!</p>
<p>“I regret to inform you that we are not able to admit you to the Swarthmore class of 2015.”
I can’t decide if I appreciate that it was to-the-point, or if it seems too curt.</p>
<p>In general, it wasn’t a bad rejection letter, but the last paragraph of it struck me as really awkward:
“Thank you for giving us the opportunity to review your credentials. We greatly appreciate your interest in Swarthmore. I wish we could be sending you better news. We know you will find success and fulfillment as you make your plans for next year.”
It seemed like they couldn’t decide how they wanted to end their letter, so they lumped all those together to make sure they didn’t give a bad impression. I dunno, I’m not mad or anything, but it was weird to read.</p>