I applied to the University of Texas at Austin and the assistant director of admissions telling me she has not received my extra cirriculars, which I have to refax. The conversing ended there. One day letter, I get another e-mail from her. Keep in mind that we were never talking about my essay and it was never on topic:
That’s correct, it was (this was referring to me resending my extra cirriculars). Your essay about your grandmother was very well done although I know it was difficult to write.
Susan Kearns
Does this show a good chance for admission? Help me out people of CC!
<p>It shows you are strongly being considered, and have not yet been put in the "no way" pile....but remember, alot can happen, so keep realistics hopes up!!!!</p>
<p>I hope it's a good sign, and not just the woman trying to console me about the topic/just stating. I really hope it's a hint at admission like the article, so I can finally sleep at night :)</p>
<p>i thing you just gave up any anonymity u had left on this forum (topic of essay and adcom name) .. so make sure u only say good things about U Texas from now on...</p>
<p>For the record, it clearly was not a love letter, being that I was rejected today.</p>
<p>I'll write the same thing that I wrote in the UT specific forum here on CC</p>
<p>I understand how competitive the school is. I understand how they must cater to in-state students. I understand the difficulty of getting in anywhere this year.</p>
<p>I have a good SAT but a very low GPA. I explained this in a very detailed essay, talking about the major problems that goes on under my roof. I understood after submitting this that this would (obviously) come secondary to my actual numbers, and my chance was slim. I expected rejection, and although it would hurt, I would be fine with it. </p>
<p>But then, I receive an e-mail from the assistant director of admissions, saying that she thought my essay was very touching and appreciates how it "must have been hard to write". In retrospect, it was just mindless mouth flapping.</p>
<p>I mean, this may sound bitter, but bare with me here. I thought I was getting rejected. Things would have been fine, send me my rejection, it would hurt, I move on. I'm simply not qualified, whether it was in my hands or not. But why give me hope? Why hint at something that did not happen? That's what gets me angry. How can a school compliment an application that they will ultimately toss away? It gets me so mad my fingers are shaking as I type this. All I can think of is, "the nerve...."</p>
<p>I still love UT and will do anything within my power to transfer or go to grad school, as it's my dream and always will be my dream. But they hurt me a lot more than they had to, and that really was the dagger.</p>
<p>I don't think her intent was to give you false hope. There wouldn't be any advantage to that.</p>
<p>I'm assuming your paper was very personal. It sounds like she was trying to say "thanks for putting yourself out there." It would be depressing to write a revealing personal essay and then get rejected without mention.</p>
<p>Remember that most public colleges don't care too much about the personal aspects of each application; admission is very numbers-based. Thus, you shouldn't take the rejection personally.</p>