Peabody - still waiting

cartera45
Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:53:33 +0000

Isn’t it inherent in a rejection that a school feels you are not up to the standards of that institution? Saying it is redundant, a bit patronizing and accomplishes nothing. If not, there should be a letter that also says, “you are everything we look for in a musician, but we are rejecting you because we can.” I assume this is the standard rejection letter. If they want to be helpful, then write a personal rejection letter and give feedback. Tell the person that they were one of 200 sopranos who auditioned and they have them coming out of their ears. Tell them their repertoire wasn’t the best for them - that they had raw talent but not polished enough, etc. If they’re going to offer feedback, then it should be meaningful and personal in some way. I’m assuming they don’t see it as offensive since it would not make sense for a school with a large graduate program to offend a bunch of undergrads. The best approach is to simply say that they can’t offer a spot and then, if they really want to hear from hundreds of people who got that letter, put in the offer to talk. If that offer is there, they should be prepared to be available.