Northwestern University did not learn

Pizzagirl
Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:12:57 +0000

“Also, despite all of my posts, I am not encouraging wallowing in the disappointment. However, I think it is healthier for the student to have his/her disappointment honestly acknowledged, and to have some time to get over it, rather than being forced to drop it prematurely or keep it bottled up. After a little time, the student can look at the other options with a better frame of mind.”

Yes. The parents / loved ones should be facilitating the acknowledgment of the student’s disappointment. Not calling the school and threatening to call one’s senator or what-have-you.

Assuming a rejection letter is kindly worded, what else do adcoms “owe” the 28,000 rejected applicants on an individual basis?

Does McKinsey or Goldman Sachs or Apple or whoever “owe” rejected applicants anything more than a courteous rejection letter?