<p>Hey… </p>
<p>What’s with the big envelope?? Heard it was a regular sized envelope. Maybe they’ve decided that such wild extremes of emotion (despair to wild elation) was just too much for kids to take! (Not to mention their parents).</p>
<p>So… what do we think of the change up in MOD (mode of delivery)?</p>
<p>Son heard nothing today from anyone. :(</p>
<p>Doctor is apparently one Luck Ducky! (sorry couldnt resist) Congrats!!</p>
<p>ahhhhhh hopefully we’ll hear tomorrow in NY</p>
<p>I DID NOT open it - just noted it was a large envelope. She opened it and was accepted and thrilled. She just got waitlisted at Wes though so go figure!</p>
<p>Jessephen, I am shocked at your D’s WL for Wes, especially since she had received an email from admissons, but I am sure the Amherst admission helped her work through that disappointment rather quickly. My S got into Wes but has not hear from Amherst yet - fingers and toes crossed at the moment.</p>
<p>We kind of thought the e-mail about her good essay was a great indicator she would get in since her stats were pretty good. Hope son gets into Amherst - you will prob get it tomorrow.</p>
<p>Oh man… if people in NY didn’t get it yet, then we midwesterners probably don’t stand a chance until MONDAY! Decidedly not a good thing. Did we say whether it was priority or regular mail? Although if its a think sickly envelope, I guess I wont hurry the info along.</p>
<p>I believe they are all mailed priority</p>
<p>The envelope does not say priority mail - just looks like regular mail.</p>
<p>Alright, guess I’m wrong. Been known to happen.</p>
<p>my envelope cost exactly 42 cents to mail.</p>
<p>Anything different in the Amherst accounts of accepted students??</p>
<p>Nothing different in the account. Got the package today and it was a big envelope, with an acceptance letter in a folder</p>
<p>What else came in the folder?</p>
<p>If they’re in the mail, why haven’t they put them online? Gah!</p>
<p>I like the mail. It’s classic. And there’s something special about it. I still have my letter on my desk. It’s just nice to have this tangible letter that essentially marks the transition to a different part of your life. Email is just so… impersonal.</p>
<p>Oh, I want a letter too, eventually. But I’m also impatient.</p>
<p>No FA package in the folder - some stuff about Amherst, campus map, accepted student days info, nice letter, deposit form and envelope.</p>
<p>Still waiting here in NYC :/</p>
<p>I agree that letters are much more personal, but I’d rather go through the process of checking online than freak out over the size of an envelope before I even open it. lol, guess I’m just weird…</p>
<p>So I was reading other threads and the Colgate one mentioned FED ex and I had completely forgotten about the “we were here, you weren’t” fed ex thing on the door. It was like 5pm. thankfully it didn’t close until 7. Big envelope. Great to get for sure.</p>
<p>and I agree with Anonymous. There is something really nice about a tangible letter. Email/online decisions, while great for instant gratification. I think there is something more lasting about that letter. Hamilton’s acceptances were online and while also happy… it wasn’t the same tactile experience for sure.</p>
<p>Now that I can actually breath again I can get through the next few days. Son seems very happy and so even if rejection comes, I don’t think he’ll be nearly as heartbroken as he would have been had he not had a “yes” in the pile.</p>
<p>I haven’t heard of any physical rejections yet, only international emails… so i sort of assume that means acceptances went out first followed by rejections. i hate that because no i sort of already know- it stinks to find a decision out indirectly (I live in RI so any mail would have gotten here by now, those farther away still have hope!)</p>