<p>How obvious are they?</p>
<p>My preference is hard mail so I <em>really</em> don't want to find out via e-mail. So, are the first lines of the acceptance/rejection e-mails dead giveaways? ...worried...</p>
<p>They usually say in the first line Accepted, Waitlist, or Unable to Offer in the first line, and it will be bolded.</p>
<p>Also, you don't actually have to open up the hard mail. If you are accepted, you will know by the envelope. If you are on the waitlist or rejected, it will be a normal envelope.</p>
<p>On emails, the title will probably be the same, but you'll probably be able to tell by reading the first line.</p>
<p>The subject title of the email rarely indicates the decision.</p>
<p>The subject title of the email rarely indicates the decision.</p>
<p>The two acceptance emails I've gotten so far were pretty obvious. One said "Congratulations from [university]!" and the other read "Welcome to the [mascot] family!"</p>
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you don't actually have to open up the hard mail. If you are accepted, you will know by the envelope.
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<p>Not true. **Lots of places **send a one-page letter, regardless of acceptance/rejection.</p>
<p>My experience was that most sent bigger or thicker envelopes, with registration information with the acceptance letter. UW-Madison puts stuff like congratulations and your accepted on the outside of the envelope.</p>
<p>The thicker/bigger/more words on the outside the better.</p>
<p>the colleges I've heard from had the words "YES" or something like that on the outside.</p>
<p>lol i was deferred from Georgetown and their deferral letters are extremely thin so as soon as i saw it drop through the mail slot i threw a pillow at the door </p>
<p>:P</p>
<p>was angry, but now realise that i have like 10 other schools i would LOVE to go to</p>
<p>and G'town's letter says deferred in the second sentence. then they give a whole bunch of stats about deferral acceptance in the regular pool.</p>
<p>The acceptance email I got from my local state college was so confusing I didn't know if they were congratulating me on getting in or just sending in my application. The first line was happy holidays....I had to click on the link in the email to actually be sure. lol</p>
<p>Speaking of state universities that have branch campuses, if you don't get into the main campus but are good enough for a branch campus, those letters usually come in big envelopes too, so don't get too excited/depressed before you read the letter.</p>
<p>Bard's acceptance letter came in a thin, normal-sized envelope. Absolutely no indication before you open it.</p>
<p>Ignoring the debate about acceptance/rejection letter sizes and back to my original question:</p>
<p>One person says yes, another says no. </p>
<ul>
<li>Does the title tell you? Yes/no?</li>
<li>Does the first line of the e-mail tell you? Yes/no?</li>
</ul>
<p>E-mail is so impersonal :( I want the actual letter to scream or cry over!</p>