Letter from the Dean

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>I received a letter today from the Dean of the College.</p>

<p>Excerpt:

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As you've probably figured out by now, you are one of the applicants Dean Rapelye went out of her way to mention to me over the past few months. For that reason, I wanted to send along this note expressing my appreciation of your having applied to Princeton and my hope that you will agree that Princeton is an especially good match for your intellectual interests and aspirations.

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<p>Did everyone get this? I'm thinking that it's just a marketing ploy to try to get admitted students to go :p</p>

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<p>I got one, too. I kind of felt like it came off fakish. I got one from a history prof, but I didn't show any interest in history at all in my app. I don't know if that means anything or not.</p>

<p>So, my personal feeling was that it was a marketing ploy, but then again I'm a cynic.</p>

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<p>hey, i didn't get one! its ok. they still accepted me and that is enough for me</p>

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<p>I didnt get one either, but yeah like ivyboy, i could care less b/c i'm still goign to Princeton . woot.</p>

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<p>Yeah I got one today. I was wondering if they sent it to everyone too.</p>

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<p>anyone wanna post the text of their letters? or just the gist is fine (i have yet to go home and check mine)</p>

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<p>They're all from a history prof since the person who sends them, Dean Rapelye, as the letter notes, is a history prof. Everyone got the same letter it seems.</p>

<p>Hmm... so far I've gotten personalized letters, ie with handwritten notes, from Yale and Stanford. Come on, Princeton!</p>

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<p>Got one too..I think they sent it to everyone or to a very large percent of their admits</p>

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<p>My letter wasn't from Dean Rapelye; it was from Nancy Weiss Malkiel and it came with a list titled "Departmental Faculty Contacts for Inquiries from Admitted Students"</p>

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<p>Hey, Got one today. yeah, I keep wondering if everyone gets one....</p>

<p>Mine also had the list of Departmental Faculty contacts.</p>

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<p>i got very similar letters from other schools (i was rejected from pton, so obviously won't be getting one from them) but yeah, it looks like it's just an attempt to convince you to come. They want you to get all like "ooooh, princeton personally wants me!" Which is of course, sort of true, but the fact that you were admitted says that already.</p>

<p>btw, only ventured in here since i saw someone address this on the reg. pton forum.</p>

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<p>Yeah I got this letter too. Marketing ploy I think...</p>

<p>The writer is a history professor AND the Dean of the College.</p>

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<p>yeah I got the Nancy Weiss Malkiel letter too- they probably send it to everyone</p>

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<p>exactly the same... at least they could have tried. if they had wanted to be even slightly realistic, she could have written what about my application made rapelye tell her about me one day. princeton is lagging in this department. fitzsimmons signed my harvard acceptance, and yale sent me a note, but nothing person from princeton! but princeton was never one to heavily recruit students.</p>

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<p>Didn't Rapelye sign each of the admissions letters? </p>

<p>And will this letter be sent to ED acceptees too?</p>

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<p>yes she did. and she wrote congratulations underneath too :)</p>

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<p>Could someone please post the list of Faculty Contacts for Admitted students?</p>

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<p>It's quite long, but I emailed you some of it giani</p>

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<p>hey yea i got the letter too...it's starting to look like they have indeed sent it to everyone</p>

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<p>I got one of those letters, too. I guess everyone gets them. It's kind of weird to make them feel personalized without mentioning anything specific. Hey, whatever works.</p>