<p>Wow… that rejection letter was pretty bad. I mean it seemed that Stetson didnt even care about us inferior rejects… He could have at least written more? lol i dunno im still bummed =</p>
<p>yea im with you blue__mouse
complete rejection
afterwards my grandma whos from philly basically yelled at me for 30 minutes
"why didnt you work harder?! youve failed us! weve been expecting you to get into penn for 15 years, your whole family has gone to prestigous northeastern universities"</p>
<p>ouch =\
i guess i have comfort in that my mom took it well.. but yeah i feel you. its just so random</p>
<p>they are pretty active with sending out rejections this year.</p>
<p>Can you post it up? I'm sorry if that's inappropriate to ask, but I'm curious..</p>
<p>post what up?</p>
<p>The infamous rejection letter.</p>
<p>my parents dont know yet.. ugh long story..</p>
<p>Here is the letter that personally rejected my top 5% rank, 1600 M+V, $15,000 of fundraising, and my dreams...</p>
<p>Dear __________,</p>
<p>I am sorry to notify you that after reviewing your application thoroughly, our selection committee is unable to offer you admission to the University of Pennsylvania's Class of 2010. All aspects of your application, the academic and the non-academic, were considered carefully and compared to those of the rest of the applicant pool. </p>
<p>Perhaps the most difficult and displeasing part of my job is writing similar letters to thousands of students like you, whose accomplishments are promising and exciting. I realize that Penn was your first choice school and it might be particularly difficult for you to learn of this decision at this time. I assure you that the selection committee gave your application every consideration, but, because of an unprecedented number of outstanding applicants we have to deny admission to a large majority of the remarkable students who seek admission to Penn. Most of our applicants are qualified to pursue successfully a program of study at Penn; however, only a relatively small percentage can be admitted. </p>
<p>We are pleased to have received your application to our University. I am sincerely sorry to disappoint you, yet trust that you will have other opportunities to attend another very good college. I wish you the best in the future. </p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Willis J. Stetson Jr.</p>
<p>stambliark, I've read through all these decision threads, and although I know you don't want my pity, your decision is the one that most confuses me. </p>
<p>Someone like you doesn't need Penn to succeed. A college is supposed to guide you, not make you. You have a very, very bright future ahead. I know that, and deep down, I know you do, too.</p>
<p>Hang tough.</p>
<p>dude, check ur essays and RECS. A 1600 being rejected from an ED school is a red flag, there was something that turned them off, dude trust me, check ur recs or essays, something touched them the wrong way.</p>
<p>1600 and being rejected from an ED school is not a red flag, especially this year.</p>
<p>Bball don't be a jerk by making people paranoid that either their counselors or teachers or both don't support them or think highly of them. That is totally unnecessary.</p>
<p>Stambliark I am really sorry. I think this is just an indication of how competitive it was this year and that it took something extra special (I'm leaving that vague for a reason) to get admitted.</p>
<p>But I agree with hopeful - you will do great wherever you end up, and I think you will end up in a great place.</p>
<p>ugh i didn't want to read that again :(</p>
<p>blue_mouse, i know what you mean....man, the cornell rejection letter from last year (my friend found it somewhere on cc) was a lot nicer..that one at least reinforced the fact that you were still a great candidate and not completely worthless (sorry..that's how i feel right now...)</p>
<p>It also proves that 1600 SATs aren't everything....</p>
<p>The fundraising thing does seem like a MAJOR catch though. </p>
<p>Coming from someone who was uncertain about getting in, I really feel for you guys. Just remember to keep sailin' on and that you will find success even if it's not at Penn.</p>
<p>What does the Cornell letter say?</p>
<p>yeah thanks for the support. wharton is too tough to expect acceptance but i didn't think i was being too cocky in expecting a deferral. </p>
<p>I think the #1 reason for my rejection was math grades...I had a handful of B's in math that may have done me in. My hunch is that grades are huge at Penn, and for Wharton that means math in particular.</p>
<p>I am going to call my regional rep on Monday though (I called Penn today and they said you could do that if you have questions). Not sure if I'll get a thorough answer, but if I'm lucky it'll shed some light on some things.</p>
<p>And WhartonAlum, would you mind if I sent you my autobiography essay? My English teacher went on and on about how great it was and I had been planning on using it for the CommonApp (with some slight modifications) if things didn't come through at Wharton, which they obviously haven't. But now I am skeptical as to whether or not it is any good given recent circumstances. :)</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! :)</p>
<p>Sure, you can PM it to me.</p>
<p>I got the same letter with my application to Wharton... I had a 2330 on the new SATs, 800/780/770 on my SAT II's, national merit semifinalist, straight A's throughout high school, Future Business Leaders of America officer, Key Club slave, all that good stuff. I was kind of shocked that I didn't even get a defer.</p>
<p>I'll read your essay too stambliark, if you want--I'm not a college counsellor or anything, but maybe another perspective will help :) I am quite surprised out your outright rejection too--were there a bunch of other candidates applying from your school? I don't think the math grades by themselves could have caused them to reject you if you scored well on the standardized tests..</p>