Dear (first name) or Dear Ms./Mr. (last name)?

suburbian
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 21:23:30 +0000

I wonder if the pattern that I have seen is true. So far, my acceptance letters have been addressed Dear (first name), and my deferral letter from Yale was addressed Dear Ms. (last name). Do they try to be impersonal in the rejection/deferral/waitlist letters and address my last name, or does it vary by college? For you Yale EA admits, how were your letters addressed?