<p>Amherst’s rejection letter sounds so pretentious!</p>
<p>Exactly!</p>
<p>Pretentious preppy d-bags.</p>
<p>Supah pretentious</p>
<p>That’s bogus! They all claim to have the “most talented, outstanding, competitive, wonderful” applicant pool in all of their history just to try to make us feel a teensy-bit better?!?!</p>
<p>Ya, I’m bitter, could you tell? :)</p>
<p>High five, mamoroneck!</p>
<p>I love how this is turning into the Amherst-bashing thread xD.</p>
<p>Dear gapyearstudent,</p>
<p>It is with regret that I write to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission to the freshman class at Stanford University. Please know that this decision does not necessarily reflect any deficiency or weakness in your application. To the contrary, we are humbled by your talents and achievements, and are impressed with the commitment that you have shown in all of your academic and extracurricular endeavors. </p>
<p>We appreciate the thoughtfulness and care that went into your application and want to assure you that your candidacy received thorough and serious consideration. This decision should in no way detract from the very impressive credentials that you presented; due to the large number of applications that we receive for a comparatively small incoming class, we must unfortunately disappoint the vast majority of our applicants each year.</p>
<p>You should know that we arrive at all admission decisions by way of an exhaustive committee review process. As a result, all application decisions are final, and we are unable to consider appeals of any kind. To find answers to some of the most commonly asked questions regarding our admission process, click here. I hope that these will address any questions or concerns that you may have.</p>
<p>I know this must be disappointing news to receive and for that reason we will not send a duplicate notification of this decision by mail unless you request one from us. If you wish to request an additional copy of this letter by mail, you may do so here.</p>
<p>gapyearstudent, you are a fine student and I want to thank you for your interest in Stanford, and the effort that you put into your application. I wish you the very best for an outstanding undergraduate experience.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Richard H. Shaw
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid</p>
<p>EDIT : Are waitlists allowed? They’re just as bad.</p>
<p>March 22, 2010
Dear Sammy, </p>
<p>I would like to thank you for your application to Franklin & Marshall College. I am sorry that we are not able to offer you a place in the Class of 2014 at this time, but it is possible to receive further consideration for admission by accepting a place on our Wait List for International Students.</p>
<p>Although we do not expect any movement from the wait list until late April or early May, you should know that in the past our wait list has been active, and it is likely that several students will be selected for positions in the first year class.</p>
<p>If you wish to be given further consideration for admission to Franklin and Marshall College, you must notify us with an email to <a href=“mailto:intladmissions@fandm.edu”>intladmissions@fandm.edu</a><a href=“use%20Subject:%20Wait%20List”>/email</a> or fax (717-291-4389) as soon as possible, but no later than April 21, 2010. If we do not hear from you by that date, we will assume that you have made other college plans and no longer wish to be considered for admission.</p>
<p>I understand that this news is not what you were hoping for, but you should know that the applicant pool this year was one of the largest and strongest in the history of the College. If you decide that you do not wish to be placed on our Wait List, let me offer you my very best wishes for a successful and fulfilling college experience.</p>
<p>Sammy, thank you again for your interest in the Franklin & Marshall community and I hope that we will hear from you soon.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Penny Johnston
Director of International Admission</p>
<p>This is the worst one:</p>
<p>March 26, 2010</p>
<p>Dear Sammy,</p>
<p>Thank you for your application to Wellesley College. The Board of Admission has completed its deliberations and regrets to inform you that we cannot offer you a place in the Class of 2014. Your application was carefully reviewed and we recognized your many accomplishments. Most of our applicants had excellent high school records and outstanding personal qualities. We simply did not have room for all of the superb students who applied to Wellesley this admission season.</p>
<p>Please note that this is the only notification you will receive of your decision and that all decisions of the Wellesley Board of Admission are final. We appreciate the time and care you took in providing us with your credentials and wish you success as you pursue your education.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Jennifer C. Desjarlais
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid</p>
<p>
How do you pronounce that?!?</p>
<p>hahaha idk. today feels like the worst day of my life:'(
i only applied to 4 colleges…stupid me…and , stupidly, all just on the deadlines…now i really wish i could turn back time
okay i’ll just wallow in peace now:(</p>
<p>hahahahahaha donod, this is entertaining since I received almst all these letters myslef 
where r u frm??</p>
<p>@april19 (wats so special abt this day?)</p>
<p>im from nepal., u?? i have got so many rejections that it has stopped hurting now… :)</p>
<p>March 25, 2010</p>
<p>Dear donod:</p>
<p>During the past few weeks, the members of the Admissions Committee have been
deeply involved in reading and evaluating more than 6,000 applications for the
Bowdoin Class of 2014.</p>
<p>With regret, I write to inform you that you have not been offered admission to
Bowdoin College. I want to assure you that your application was reviewed
carefully by several members of the staff before it was considered by the full
Admissions Committee. It was clear to us that you have accomplished a great
deal during your high school years, and that you have the potential to do well
in college. Unfortunately, given Bowdoin’s small size and record competition
for admission, it is not possible for us to offer a place in the class to all
of the candidates who possess such potential.</p>
<p>I am sorry to have to deliver this difficult news. Thank you for considering
Bowdoin, and for taking the time to prepare your application. My staff and I
wish you the very best as you continue your education.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Scott A. Meiklejohn
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid</p>
<p>I didn’t even know I applied to Bates:</p>
<p>March 28, 2010
Your application for admission to Bates College has been carefully reviewed by the Admissions Committee. I am sorry to say that we cannot offer you admission.</p>
<p>I know that this is disappointing news. For me to suggest otherwise would not respect the sincere effort that you and so many others have invested in your college search.</p>
<p>This year, Bates received some 4,700 applications. As always, the number of candidates who show strong evidence of merit and talent is far higher than can be accepted.</p>
<p>The men and women who read and re-read each application feel a professional and personal obligation to ensure the highest level of integrity throughout this highly competitive process. That is, we have worked hard to honor your application, and we respect your interest in Bates.</p>
<p>When I talk to students and families at this stage of the admission process, I often counsel them to continue to seek guidance from the people around them: from teachers, guidance professionals, family members, and other adults in their lives. All of us have experienced disappointment in our lives; with help from others, we come to see that other opportunities, rich and reachable, still exist for us.
Sincerely,</p>
<p>Wylie Mitchell
Dean of Admissions
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<p>me rejected as well:</p>
<p>March 28, 2010 </p>
<p>Your application for admission to Bates College has been carefully reviewed by the Admissions Committee. I am sorry to say that we cannot offer you admission.</p>
<p>I know that this is disappointing news. For me to suggest otherwise would not respect the sincere effort that you and so many others have invested in your college search.</p>
<p>This year, Bates received some 4,700 applications. As always, the number of candidates who show strong evidence of merit and talent is far higher than can be accepted. </p>
<p>The men and women who read and re-read each application feel a professional and personal obligation to ensure the highest level of integrity throughout this highly competitive process. That is, we have worked hard to honor your application, and we respect your interest in Bates.</p>
<p>When I talk to students and families at this stage of the admission process, I often counsel them to continue to seek guidance from the people around them: from teachers, guidance professionals, family members, and other adults in their lives. All of us have experienced disappointment in our lives; with help from others, we come to see that other opportunities, rich and reachable, still exist for us. </p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
<p>Wylie Mitchell
Dean of Admissions</p>
<p>Bates’ is so cold! Could they not even bother to add our names at the beginning? -.-</p>
<p>“We would like to offer you a place on our waitlist”</p>
<p>from:
Washington & Lee
Gettysburg
Carleton
Lewis & Clark</p>
<p>Yay… %//(%(%&%$</p>
<p>“We would like to offer you a place on our waitlist”</p>
<p>Amherst
Middlebury
Vassar
Bates</p>
<p>@donod: how did you hear from colby? did they email you??</p>
<p>March 28, 2010</p>
<p>Your application for admission to Bates College has been carefully reviewed by the Admissions Committee. I am sorry to say that we cannot offer you admission.</p>
<p>I know that this is disappointing news. For me to suggest otherwise would not respect the sincere effort that you and so many others have invested in your college search.</p>
<p>This year, Bates received some 4,700 applications. As always, the number of candidates who show strong evidence of merit and talent is far higher than can be accepted.</p>
<p>The men and women who read and re-read each application feel a professional and personal obligation to ensure the highest level of integrity throughout this highly competitive process. That is, we have worked hard to honor your application, and we respect your interest in Bates.</p>
<p>When I talk to students and families at this stage of the admission process, I often counsel them to continue to seek guidance from the people around them: from teachers, guidance professionals, family members, and other adults in their lives. All of us have experienced disappointment in our lives; with help from others, we come to see that other opportunities, rich and reachable, still exist for us.
Sincerely,</p>
<p>Wylie Mitchell
Dean of Admissions</p>