Northwestern rejection send via FedEx?

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<p>Hi, I'm a winter transfer applicant and called FedEx to ask if there's anything for me from Northwestern, since I heard that they will be mailed today. I found out that there was indeed a "package" and that it weighs less than a pound. What is the likelihood that this is a rejection? I'm thinking FedEx people might call everything, even small envelopes, a "package." </p>

<p>For those of you who got rejected to Northwestern or know of people who got rejected, did their letter come via FedEx too?</p>

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<p>My acceptance came via regular mail- I find the entire FedEx concept odd.</p>

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<p>i think transfer get fed ex because it was so late but sanjen, mine is less than a pound too. I talked to everyone I know and they said it's probably an acceptance. And since you got into Rice, Wash U, and Emory, my guess is we got in!!!</p>

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<p>Sungaschick,
Did Fed Ex state if the packet was sent Next Day AM Delivery? I was told that my packet would arrive Monday guaranteed by 10:30 AM.</p>

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<p>yep they said it would be delivered on Monday. And apparently that is because you have to pay more to deliver on the weekends.</p>

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<p>Whoops, correction in my original post. "For those of you who got rejected *by Northwestern."</p>

<p>Anyway, since Collma from the Transfer students thread confirmed that her daughter's NU acceptance packet came via FedEx last year (also overnight express, which is what Northwestern used this year), I'm also confident it's an acceptance. It would be cruel to use the Standard Fedex envelope (big envelope) for a rejection.</p>

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<p>How did u ask Fedex if you got a package? Did you simply call and ask if there is a package enroute to such and such address?</p>

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<p>Reposted from Northwestern Decisions thread under Transfer Students:</p>

<p>Call 18004633339, say "more options" twice, say "representative" and the automated machine will transfer you to a representative. They will ask for your tracking #, but say you don't have it and that you want to find out if there's a package mailed to your address. They will ask for the sender information, and just say the NU Admissions Office (1801 Hinman Ave. Evanston, IL 60208).</p>

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<p>Did you apply for winter, ten96lt?</p>

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<p>Actually, I'm applying ED freshmen admission, so I don't know the difference in terms of how they send letter besides when, but I'm pretty sure they mail acceptances the same way.</p>

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<p>^I applied ED also. Are you sure this will work? RD acceptances last year came as just regular mail...</p>

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<p>Btw, we checked with FedEx only because we received word from the parent of a transfer applicant last year that her daughter's acceptance was mailed via it.</p>

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<p>ED freshman apps are sent by mail; and posted on the NU website
FedEx may be the way for transfer apps, but I've never heard of it for regular freshman apps (ED or RD).</p>

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<p>Ok, I heard some were fedex. So I might have heard wrong or something.</p>

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<p>Hahaha it would have been nice if it were FEDEX though. Finding out earlier is always helpful, whether it be an acceptance or rejection.</p>

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<p>Is there a good possibility that transfer rejections were sent via FedEx as well so that people who've been accepted to other schools would have time to meet their enrollment deposit deadlines? I, for example, have an enrollment deadline of Dec. 3rd (tomorrow) for Rice and Dec. 4th for WashU (transfer decisions release is not concerted). But like I said, it'd be cruel to send rejections in a standard Fedex envelope (the bigness of it would be misleading), which is what I was told Northwestern used for mine.</p>

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<p>Ultimately, I got in :) I realize this was a long time ago, but I thought I should update you guys.</p>

<p>Btw, I'm referring to transfer decisions (probably because we have a shorter time frame to decide). As one of the posters before me said, Northwestern doesn't send freshman decisions via Fedex.</p>