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<p>this here is my life.</p>
<p>I haven't got any letters, but I checked online on the CUNY site and it says
"Congratulations on your admission to:
0208 BARUCH COLLEGE Programs "
I think its pretty good, I'm really psyched about going to this college.</p>
<p>um... ? A kid in my school got in early action to MIT and it was a tube, filled with confetti with a letter or note or something saying "Congratulations! You're Going to MIT!"</p>
<p>My USC acceptance letter was nice :) It came in a fat packet with a certificate of admission and a spiffy letter</p>
<p>yea, a link to the picture of the MIT packet was posted in an earlier post.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what Mount Holyoke Letters are like?</p>
<p>Hey! Just got my letter from Colgate yesterday, and I'll second an earlier post- the admission packet is so nice! They give you a window decal and a personalized, handwritten note from the dean of admissions. And yes, its actually personalized- it contained a quote from one of my teacher recommendations and a reference to my study of Chinese.</p>
<p>People react very differently to the same letter. I read this thread because I mentally awarded both kudos and booby prizes to the letters my son received last spring.</p>
<p>My top award went to the Tufts acceptance letter, which one post here described as boring. But I loved the phrase You wrote an impressive application. While some applicants may have thrown their applications together the night before, those who sweated over their essays are likely to appreciate this nod to their efforts. I also liked the phrase Tufts places a high premium on intellectual curiosity, citizenship and originality and we believe you will add an important voice to the intellectual and social vitality that defines our undergraduate community. Who wouldnt want to be part of a community thus described? (BTW, my son went elsewhere.)</p>
<p>My booby prize went to the Brown rejection letter. But the statement that I found offensive was lauded in elsewhere in this thread. The penultimate paragraph said something like our loss is another colleges gain a very gracious remark, which I thought would have been an appropriate conclusion. However the letter went on to say (Im paraphrasing here) that while you might be disappointed with their decision, they wanted to point out that in the long run what you did with your education was more important than where you went to school. I actually gasped when I read that sentence on the computer screen, yet a post here described it as heart-warming. While I can imagine this sentiment being expressed as a comfort by a teacher, college counselor or friend, when coming from the admissions office that had rejected you I found it gratuitous and condescending. </p>
<p>And what about those MIT acceptance tubes? Cute and engaging? Check out the MIT site to see the panic from those whose mailboxes wouldnt accommodate them. There was even a post from a hapless applicant who purportedly got word of a tube waiting at the post office, and arrived there to find: a rock group poster.</p>
<p>Rejections are rejections. Any sugar-coating is just wrong IMO. It's quite a good learning experience and the Brown letter seems to capitalize on that once the student actually attends college and realizes how it truly didn't matter whether he went to Brown or not.</p>
<p>I just received a quirky little MA acceptance letter from a department I suspect is often used as a safety. The letter specifically asked me to contact them as soon as possible if I decide not to attend their program, because they want to get a sense of their incoming class. "As soon as possible" was hand-underlined in pen. The letter sent out by the grad school itself was the usual upbeat, standard language, but the whole wording of the department's letter seemed braced for rejection. :(</p>
<p>Sad......:)</p>
<p>I had a friend who was part of a program at Vtech, in which you go with some pre-college initiative group , send your credentials and have an on-site admissions review. I read the flyer and all it said was he'd either be accepted or told steps he could take to get in. Lo and behold he recieved a letter and it was folded into 3 when he first opened it it said congrats you are !, but when he opened it more he said the 2nd flap said he would be deferred, but on the third flap, which was checked it said he was denied and that he should think about transfering, HE WAS SO DEPRESSED</p>
<p>My rejection letter from penn state's medical program had a pamphlet describing how awesome the program is. Why would they do that!?</p>
<p>To convey that not many students get accepted?</p>
<p>stanford included a cool little organized folder with acceptance...and a bumper sticker! otherwise, no surprises, it was in a big folder with "Congratulations!" written on the front</p>
<p>Does anyone know how Boston Colleges letters come?</p>
<p>Boston College's comes in a big white envelope. You open it up, and its a folder that has a pretty picture of the signature building and "Boston College Welcomes You" at the top. Sort of subdued, nothing special.</p>
<p>UC Irvine: very plain, just two pieces of paper inside the envelope, but the Chancellor invitation is really impressive! It came with a very formal looking folder and a nice letter.</p>
<p>My S got a beautiful reject letter from MIT in 2003, very personal and very encouraging. Not a tube of confetti, but it made Mom and Dad feel good, anyway. MIT seemed very respectful of their applicants and impressed by apps qualifications, even if they don't have that many spots.</p>
<p>My D got into Smith ED. Acceptance email came first; great picture of the admissions dept. standing at the front gates holding a banner which reads "Welcome to Smith!" Nicely done!</p>