College Rejection Letters (WSJ)

[BunsenBurner]

<p>WSJ article mentions CC :</p>

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Members of this year’s record-size high-school graduating class applied to more colleges than ever – and now, that’s resulting in a heavier than usual flurry of rejection letters.</p>

<p>Hundreds of students at high schools from Newton, Mass., to Palo Alto, Calif., have created cathartic “Wall of Shame” or “Rejection Wall” displays of college denial letters. On message boards at CollegeConfidential.com, students critique, attack and praise missives from various schools, elevating rejection-letter reviews to a sideline sport.
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<p>[Rejection:</a> How Colleges Do It - WSJ.com](<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096471555766239.html?mod=yhoofront]Rejection:”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096471555766239.html?mod=yhoofront)</p>

[fireflyscout]

<p>I find it amusing that various reporters lurk these boards to find newsworthy stories.</p>