<p>^probably a little bit of Jeffwun said. i mean, for me, i'm kind of on edge about some schools because oh no, after all that recruitment mail now there's a deafening silence from my college choices, that must mean the schools aren't interested in me anymore. not sure if that falls into the same category as letters with mixed messages, but it's easy to jump to conclusions in this stressful time. i think sometimes college mail is less cryptic and full of hidden meanings than we want to think. the admissions people probably don't intend to confuse anyone. sounds like a school falls in students' eyes if they're confusing and why shouldn't they, so they probably aim for clarity though as we see, it doesn't always work out that way.</p>