<p>hahahahahahahahahahaha i laughed out loud at fountainsiren’s post.</p>
<p>oh sorry correction on the last post i meant jrpar’s post, not fountainsiren’s.</p>
<p>i suggest you NOT do a parody letter rejecting admission. if i were you, i’d be jumping for joy at being admitted.</p>
<p>I don’t think that duke means that he wants to write a rejection letter to be nasty or to reject their offer of admission. The way I see it, he wants to write something in the form of a rejection letter simply to put the shoe on the other foot. Colleges send out rejection letters constantly and never hear from that person again. I think duke wants to just let a certain college know what it’s like to be rejected by a student who they are interested in. Just like a lot of us know what it’s like to be rejected by a school we are really interested in.</p>
<p>"I don’t think that duke means that he wants to write a rejection letter to be nasty "</p>
<p>I agree. But I think it will come off that way. </p>
<p>“I think duke wants to just let a certain college know what it’s like to be rejected by a student who they are interested in.”</p>
<p>I’m sure this has already happened to colleges on several occassions. He doesn’t need to rub it in.</p>
<p>I haven’t seen an actual letter of rejection posted here yet so here’s one from MIT. Well, actually, I only have an acceptance letter from MIT, but I do have a rejection letter from a summer program at MIT, MITE2S, which I speculate is similar to an actual rejection letter.</p>
<p>Dear Ernest:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for applying to the MITE2S Program. You had a strong application. The selection committee has completed the effort of carefully reviewing almost 600 applications to this year’s summer session. Once we made a determination of academic ability, we then sought to determine who will bring to, and benefit the most from MITE2S. Thus, our selection was not solely based on academic achievement, but a host of other factors that are aligned with the program’s objectives.</p>
<p>You should know that having to pick only 72 students out of the number above is very difficult and discouraging for all of us. It is very clear to us that a higher percentage of the applicants could have been accepted into this program if funds were unlimited.</p>
<p>Regrettably, the committee has decided not to admit you for this summer. blah,blah,blah…</p>
<p>we wish you much success in your future academic and personal endeavors.</p>
<p>wow, hikkifan… that must be a huge slap in the face for the admissions people responsible for the summer program considering the “real” adcoms in charge of MIT’s college admissions accepted you.</p>
<p>Hmm, well, after my friend and I got rejected from Princeton last year, we made this website <a href=“http://wellexcusemeprinceton.rytek.info/[/url]”>http://wellexcusemeprinceton.rytek.info/</a> (voice supplied by me). We never sent them the link though…</p>
<p>It’s so…mesmerizing…</p>
<p>where are u now xanatos?</p>
<p>Rejection letter from MIT in 2000:
Dear (First Name):</p>
<p>The Admissions Committee has completed its review of our applications, and I am sorry to tell you that we are unable to offer you admission to MIT.</p>
<p>Please understand that this is in no way a judgment of you as a student or as a person since our decision has more to do with the applicant pool than anything else. This year we had over 10,600 candidates - a record high - for just 1,600 offers of admissions from which will come our 1,020 freshmen. Our applicant pool is more self-selected than most with a very high percentage of top students, virtually all of whom have distinction in demanding academic programs as well as outstanding achievement in their lives outside of the classroom. Despite what you might think, the admissions process is not an exact science. We evaluate each applicant’s materials carefully and select those we judge to be best matched for our community. Remember that most of our applicants, who like you are among the best in the world, are not admitted because we simply do not have enough space in our entering class. Since all of our decisions are made at one time and all available spaces have been committed, all decisions are final.</p>
<p>I am very sorry to bring you such disappointing news when you have worked so hard. You are a terrific student, and I do wish you the very best as you continue your education.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Marilee Jones
Dean of Admissions</p>
<p>awww that’s a actually really really sad letter. the way it’s worded… it really does sound genuine (although it probably isn’t). it basically said “you are amazing student and we really regret not being able to take you” even though that doesn’t apply to all the rejected canidates.</p>
<p>Canadia I go to Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Well that’s not bad… 
Although I guess it’s still not the same as Princeton.</p>
<p>man, these letters are so naive. I mean, what ever happened to:</p>
<p>Dear MIT Applicant, </p>
<p>Obviously applications processes are difficult. So in order to make fair the processes, we, the Admissions committee has decided to take a couple a shots. Well we’ve ended up taking about one shot after another, and it just ended up to drunk at a streaking party. Infact, whatever applications were left on our desk the next morning we accepted. So the next time you try to make an application stand out, don’t. Instead, take a couple of shots…and a couple more…and more…</p>
<p>Oh yeh, what were we talking about?</p>
<p>–Imagine this on a letter. I mean, if those generic “sorry it’s a difficult task to reject although you’re pretty good” letters have to suffice, and if that’s the best MIT, Harvard, Princeton and all those other schools have got, then this is one sad sad world…</p>
<p>It’s most definitely the same as Princeton…</p>
<p>Princeton was lower on my list than Dartmouth.</p>
<p>oh ok then. difference personal preferences.</p>
<p>Yes…next time try not to demean someone or his school like that.</p>
<p>the rejection letter this year is exactly the same as the one in 2000…only the figures changed. comments?</p>
<p>Dear John Q,</p>
<p>Congratulations! You have (probably) been accepted somewhere other than here. You will find this comes in handy, because you sure aren’t invited to our school. We had an unusually low applicant pool this year, but it still just wasn’t enough. Sorry you can not sing our alma mater in the shower anymore, pretending dreamily that you will be attending our University. Hello, second choice!</p>