<p>I received the following message, which seems to imply they are reviewing my application, even though I thought I was rejected early decision? I WAS a bit surprised by the rejection, and don’t believe I ever got a hard copy of the letter, so perhaps I was deferred after all? Or maybe they just had an OOPS and sent this to everyone.</p>
<p>"We hope you’re enjoying your final term in high school and that 2010 is off to a good start for you. Our most important work of the year is well underway, as we’ll spend much of the winter and early spring reading your application and learning more about you and the other candidates who have included Brown among their college choices. We are pleased and honored that you have chosen to apply to Brown.</p>
<p>We are very aware of the effort you put into preparing your application and in arranging to have all your application materials sent to us, and we understand as well the effort you put into your high school career to enable you to move on to college. We know none of this is easy and we appreciate and acknowledge your hard work. With that in mind, we want you to know we will read your application as thoughtfully and thoroughly as we can, and we will consider carefully the talents and personal qualities that you will bring to the college you choose. As we consider your candidacy, we are looking always for reasons to offer you admission-not for reasons to say no.</p>
<p>So, please be assured that we will spend a great deal of time reading, thinking, and talking about you between now and April 1, which is when we will let you know our decision about your application. In the meantime, be in touch with us if you have any questions and, by all means, write to us if you wish to report new accomplishments since you submitted your application. Also, keep up the good work! Even as your high school career is approaching an end, there is much to do and much to learn. </p>
<p>You have very best wishes from all the members of the Brown Admission staff.</p>
<p>sounds kinda like a likely letter. which would be weird if you were rejected… so maybe it’s not a likely letter? i don’t know what else it could be though.</p>
<p>i don’t mean to be rude but… how could you not know whether you were deferred or rejected!!! ahhhh lol.</p>
<p>Well the online decision back in December was a rejection letter.
But I never got a letter in the mail. And, not to sound cocky, but everyone who heard (including my interviewer) was legitimately shocked that I didn’t get accepted, or at least deferred.
So I was about 99 % sure I had been rejected until this letter which seems to suggest otherwise? maybe I just got it because I just got named a national merit finalist?</p>
<p>It just gives you a special feeling that you are really getting the personal touch from Brown. My favorite part is</p>
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<p>Really? So that means when they say no they were unable to find a single reason to say yes? I’m sorry to sound so cynical, my daughter went through the college admissions process at these kind of schools last year and we just saw way too many of these kinds of letters. At some point it makes you want to vomit.</p>
<p>Take heart caseymh2010, maybe Brown wasn’t the right school for you and you’ll end up at the school you were meant to be at. That is how it played out for my daughter.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m actually glad I didn’t get accepted ED because I’m not even sure I would choose Brown anymore. Even more so after this sloppy mishap. Oh well. Thank you for the encouragement, Pea. Your daughter ended up somewhere that made her happy, I hope?</p>
<p>Yeah, RD…got the e-mail. Sounded completely generic. Some kids on another thread got a phone call. THAT sounded generic too, but still more personal than this form letter. I’m sure they’re just keeping Brown on your mind (hahahaha!), it’s free to them to e-mail, why not do it? Seems smart to me. My D’s in state public safety stays VERY active in communication, some don’t. It makes a difference in your mind. If you’re lucky enough to be accepted, you’ll remember little things like this, I think.</p>
<p>…and got the email, too.
How incredibly sloppy and cruel. It was followed by a “Oops, sorry! Some people got this email by mistake! Warmly, Brown Admissions”
What the hell is wrong with them?</p>
<p>My D got a “congrats on National Merit”…from a school BEFORE semi-finalists were announced. We were sure her score would make her a semi-finalists anyway, so it wasn’t a big deal at our house. BUT…come to find out that the letters went out to a ton of kids who did NOT end up semi finalists, it was a mistake. How sad that must have been! “BIGTEN”, eh? This WAS a big -ten school that sent them out.</p>
<p>Yeah, I got this same email, but I was deferred, so it actually makes sense. I’d call them just to be sure, especially if you’d still like a shot at Brown</p>
<p>I did phone the Admissions Office today and my call was put in the recorded “please hold for the next available person” loop. I waited for about 20 minutes before I finally gave up. I’m certain the news on admission is still ‘no’ but, I’d like to hear the reason why the university intercoursed this up in such a major way.<br>
I am the parent of a hs senior, not the applicant myself, and am probably more worked up about this than my kid is.</p>
<p>bigten78: there is NO excuse for what Brown did and you are justified in being upset. But Brown is not alone in making mistakes like this. Schools have sent “you are accepted” emails to students who were actually denied admissions, for example. </p>
<p>It was a mistake. They messed up. You should move on.</p>
<p>bigten78: there is NO excuse for what Brown did and you are justified in being upset. But Brown is not alone in making mistakes like this. Schools have sent “you are accepted” emails to students who were actually denied admissions, for example. </p>
<p>It was a mistake. They messed up. You should move on.</p>
<p>Yeah, Cornell I think it was did that a few years ago. They sent out a bunch of “congrats on your acceptance!” letters or emails ( I can’t remember which at the moment) to a bunch of people who were rejected. Technology isn’t perfect and stuff like this happens. It does really suck, but what can you do?</p>
Your daughter ended up somewhere that made her happy, I hope?</p>