Hahahaha i just got my acceptance letter from St. Bonaventure (college that sends t-shirts) today. How ironic!
Paul H.of NY4:43PM January 27, 2012
I applied during the priority filing period (which ended November 1) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and I would find out their decision on Friday December 17 at 5:00 pm. I had to wait for half an hour to even get onto the log in screen, and when I finally got in to check my status, I saw "Admission Decision: Denied," and I was absolutely devistated. I was so nervous that day, that I couldn't eat a single bite, and after I saw that I was denied, I couldn't eat anything for a week and a half and I couldn't stop crying. I instantly started crying at 5:30 pm, fell asleep crying, woke up crying, and spent the rest of my weekend crying. Then, I had to take my finals on the 20 - 22, and not eating doesn't help your grades. It's almost been one month since I got their decision and I have no clue why I was not waitlisted or accepted, I have not recieved a single letter from them, and I'm still devistated. If I see anything with their colors, logo, or name, I burst out crying because I don't know what I did wrong. I wrote two great essays for them for nothing.
JRof IL11:39PM January 10, 2011
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gyldanadkiof AL9:05PM June 28, 2010
The University announced it that i was rejected but not only me but most Students who applied and completed all the requirements. he letter didn't say why i was rejected but it said there that they are accepting very few students at the moment. I am so sure that this is not a lie from the University because we applied and we meant that we are interested. I just hope the University will do is tell the applicants why they were rejected. It will be easier to let us know why not just you are denied. It's heart breaking. I hope most students will read this.
Amiof LA1:52AM April 20, 2010
Top schools all accepting the same students, those who have done volunteer work in Africa, or other country.
Get Startedof AL3:21PM March 24, 2010
Hoping to be accepted at Western Washington University or University of Washington or for my last resort, University of San Francisco. I am waiting for their decisions and i think the decisions are coming within few months.
Amiof LA12:44AM February 18, 2010
The guy in the Binghamton acceptance letter is hot. Just to let you know.
Abracadabraof NJ1:07AM December 31, 2009
i hope that north carolina will accept me to play collage football.I am a 10 grade here at carson high. i just hope my dreams will come true for me one day
jonathon hallof NC2:03PM September 23, 2009
I'm applying to colleges soon, and the program that I'm applying to has a 3.2% acceptance rate! I'm not a perfect student, so I know that my chances are very slim, in fact, slim to none, so I'm just hoping that ***** University will be more sincere and nice in their rejection letter. However, if by some 1 in a million chance that I'm accepted, I will be waiting for a very nice and personal acceptance letter! Surely they have the time to do that, accepting only about 70 students per year!
Nadaof MN7:27PM July 12, 2009
In addition to being mindful of how the rejection process is handled, colleges and universities should evaluate how communications to admitted students are being perceived, as well. At Lipman Hearne, we asked our resident intern, Katie (a student at Northwestern), for her perspective towards our latest collection of acceptance packages from more than a dozen top-quality institutions, and overall she graded them a “C” – barely passing. Needed? More personalization, accurate information, strong visual presentation – a real sense that “we really want you.” Not needed? Generic information, slapdash packages of unrelated materials, contradictory information.
“You really pay attention to the stuff you get after you’re accepted,” says Katie. “You don’t throw any of it away.” So don’t regard it as a throwaway.
We've made her findings and the examples available to the public here: http://www.lipmanhearnecommons.com/2009/05/closing-the-deal-a-students-perspective-on-acceptance-communications/
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Paul H. of NY 4:43PM January 27, 2012
JR of IL 11:39PM January 10, 2011
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Ami of LA 1:52AM April 20, 2010
Get Started of AL 3:21PM March 24, 2010
Ami of LA 12:44AM February 18, 2010
Abracadabra of NJ 1:07AM December 31, 2009
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