<p>i decided a while ago to say “i did not match at school x” instead of “school x rejected me.” i like to think a lot of it has to be about fit…</p>
<p>I also believe that. Lots of really superior candidates get rejected when they don’t ‘fit in’, and people with less than stellar grades/SAT scores get in also.</p>
<p>Or how about the Cal Poly rejection, I heard it was harsh. One simple sentence,</p>
<p>“You have not been conditionally accepted to Cal Poly.”</p>
<p>i think it was Princeton that used to just send out pieces of paper with only the words ‘‘NO’’ or ‘‘YES’’ written on them.</p>
<p>YOU, OP, are a prime example of the “Generation ME”</p>
<p>Imagine a rejection letter with “NOOOO !!!” written all over it ! <em>wicked grin</em></p>