Admission letters--thin=rejection, thick=acceptance?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi,
Once the admission letters start coming in from colleges, didn't know if that old belief were true: if you get a thin letter from the school it means rejection (makes sense that a rejection would be thin--what else is there to say, except 'no, thank you') and if you get a thick letter, it's acceptance? (makes sense too---all the freshman forms, etc.).</p>

<p>Didn't know if there were any exceptions? For instance, do some schools send out "thin--'yes, you are in'" letters?</p>

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<p>not always true. sometimes the thin acceptance letter then the thicker packet of stuff.</p>

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<p>Some schools do. I wouldn't determine whether or not you got in until you read the letter in the envelope. Some schools even send their acceptance letters in small envelopes.</p>

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<p>Um... </p>

<p>400 byte letter or less letter is usually rejected. </p>

<p>1KB + letter is usually accepted. </p>

<p>lol... just kidding. But a lot of schools do it by e-mail that it doesn't even matter.</p>

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<p>yea, dont freak out. open it</p>

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<p>Thick is almost always good news. Thin could go either way.</p>

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<p>They could send a thick envelope as a rejection: "Sorry, you are not accepted to _ university, but here is a pad of paper as a consolation prize!"</p>

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<p>hahahah ^^^^would suck</p>

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<p>What's the subject line on the email? Would it be like "Congratulations!" or "Sorry =[" or something a little more vague.</p>

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<p>
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What's the subject line on the email? Would it be like "Congratulations!" or "Sorry =[" or something a little more vague.

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congratulations!
You were almost competitive enough to be admitted!</p>

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<p>Thanks for those thoughts....! Interesting that notification might come by email--thought it would definitely be paper for something that important/final.</p>

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<p>This year, HPYorS had a plethora of intelligent, dedicated applicants. It is our duty to notify you that you were not one of them.</p>

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<p>Georgetown does thin all around.</p>

<p>American did a "Good news on the way from American..." email, then sent a packet by mail.</p>

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<p>I do know that Olin School of Engineering notified (rejection) my son by email. We never got anything re the rejection by mail. Son checked his email at school that day and was really bummed by the email.</p>

<p>D listed the home email address with colleges for this reason. She figured that learning the news - be it good or bad - would best be done at home with the people who cared about it the most.</p>