<p>i haven't received an letter yet from the university of Rochester. does that mean that i have been denied admission?</p>
<p>You have not received a letter, this means that you have not received a rejection which means that YOU HAVE NOT BEEN REJECTED. Paranoia is unhealthy</p>
<p>I have to say that this parsing out of letters over time is really unpleasant. My son got his in the first wave, but I truly don’t see the need for stretching out the drama. I don’t see that the Rochester Postal service can’t handle it either. It’s not like it’ll take them by surprise that U of R is sending out decision letters. But if they really can’t handle it, send it daily over a week instead of spreading it out over weeks. Its not nice.</p>
<p>the things is that, i have heard that only admitted applicants are those who receive their admission letters during the first and second waves. the third wave is send to those rejected. if i am right , is this the third wave?</p>
<p>@thales: you are wrong. They do continue to send acceptance letters. However, here’s the thing: accepted students will receive via priority mail or Fed-Ex, and rejected (waitlisted) will receive with just normal postal service.</p>
<p>Keep in mind… 12,600 applications take a long time to review, especially when you read each and every essay, letter of recommendation, interview write-up, etc. When the first wave of admits is sent, other applications are still under review; some are in committee, some are waiting for a second review (which every application gets), etc. </p>
<p>Certainly some of these applications are submitted by admissible students,; admit letters will still be sent to those students, but we cannot wait until every application is reviewed to send all of the decision letters at once - by doing so, we delay the comprehensive selection process that is required for our combined programs, full-tuition scholar interviewing program, etc.</p>
<p>Please understand that this allows us to be much more thoughtful about the decisions that we make.</p>
<p>Jamiecago, my D received her acceptance letter last year by regular mail in mid-March.</p>
<p>i’m so afraid. i live in new York which is closer from the U of R. if those in other states have received their admission letters , why not me?</p>
<p>thales, as mconklin has written, acceptance letters are in different phases, some go out weeks before others. The deadline for acceptance is April 1st so you still have 8 days. Best of luck and try to relax.</p>
<p>Most schools have the same problem and still get all the letters out the same time. This wave thing is cruel. Every day my D comes home from school and is crushed to not find a letter. She had an 800CR, 620M and 760W, a95GPA, a brother who is a current UofR PhD student in bio/chem on full scholarship, she’s a varsity starter in two sports on teams that reguarly win sectionals, NHS, FBLA, community charitable work ect… but I’m running out of encouraging things to say to her espeacially after reading the post about acceptances going out priority and rejections going out regular mail.</p>
<p>tell her to be patient, she’s waited 12 years to go to college since first entering the school system, and she can wait 7 more days</p>
<p>Bummer: I hope it helps to know that my daughter’s acceptance came by regular mail. (I dug out the envelope to double check.) April 1st is still 9 days away. There’s plenty of time! Good luck to your daughter! :)</p>
<p>Bummer99, as a parent I understand exactly what you’re feeling for your D. My S got his acceptance in the second “wave” of decisions that was sent out. He was a VERY strong candidate with high stats from an ultra-competitive independent school, the Bausch & Lomb award winner from his school, captain of 2 sports, etc. I was also incredibly frustrated reading about the first “wave.” Rochester does seem to be sending these acceptances out in groups as MConklin, the Rochester rep who frequents this site has stated. Honestly, I don’t understand their process compared to other schools who send all the decisions out at once, but please don’t give up hope! The waiting is really aggravating, I agree!</p>
<p>intouch - to respond to your post in '10 thread
don’t forget the Finger Lakes and Wine Tours in the Rochester area. It may get cold here but it makes for some awesome ice wine. It can be a lovely “vacation spot”. :-)</p>
<p>I know it’s stressful, but Rochester also started sending out their acceptance letters a good month ahead of the April 1st deadline, and most colleges with that deadline don’t do that. They just wait until the end of March, which probably gives them more time to complete all the applications. So I was just happy I got to get the Rochester acceptance ahead of schedule, and ahead of all the other colleges I applied to, even though I had to wait when I knew people who had already been accepted.</p>
<p>skier29: Winters are pretty cold and snowy there but my daughter seemed satisfied with all the underground tunnels at the school. When we traveled last spring to this area we went to the Fingerlakes region and took a look at Ithaca College. We went to one of the gorges and it was quite beautiful! Not much of a wine drinker here but I’m sure we’d fine SOMETHING to do…thanks for the info! :)</p>
<p>Bummer99; I feel your and your D’s pain. I remember last year when my daughter received 7 college notifications on the evening of March 31st, and it was the worst night of my life because 6 were rejections and 1 was a waitlist. I was very happy that U of R and the other 2 colleges who accepted her had sent their letters several weeks before. Although its hard to believe right now, things have a way of working out. I wish you and your D the best of luck. The college(s) who accept her should be lucky to have her, and she should be proud of her accomplishments. There are alot of smart kids out there, and its extremely competitive to get into a top notch college like U of R. There’s still 7 days to go!</p>