<p>We have one at my school (high-achieving public). I like it. It’s a nice tradition and a good way to inject some humor into the process and a bit of community—“you are not alone in your rejection” and things like that.</p>
<p>We have a Wall of Shame, where kids not only post rejection letters, but also some not-so-stellar pop quizzes, etc.</p>
<p>At my high school (I’ve since graduated), there was the “Wall of Shame,” on which seniors would put up their failing grades. Some people put up their rejection letters there, too, even though that wasn’t the primary purpose.</p>
<p>I think it’s a fun idea, though I noticed only a few people would post their “failures” over and over. I guess the others just didn’t feel comfortable with it. I know I didn’t.</p>
<p>I think this sounds pretty cool. Could be a way to relieve admissions stress.</p>
<p>At my school there is no such thing as a rejection wall. Not because it is a bad idea, but because we don’t have enough space. We would need something more along the lines of a rejection skyscraper…</p>
<p>Nope. But neighboring schools have “Senioritis Boards,” where seniors post tests and assignments they’ve failed. Sounds like more fun.</p>
<p>We didn’t have this at my high school, that’s for sure.</p>
<p>Dartmouth’s tradition/was to ring the bell in the student post office each time one received a rejection fro a job or grad school. It is where the expression “ding letter” originated. When visited friends I saw the bell–but I have no idea if it is still there and so used.
Anyone know?</p>
<p>People at my school pretty much know where everyone–or at least their friends–got rejected anyway. Besides which, it’s nbd. Like, you got rejected from Harvard. Move on.</p>
<p>I think it would be fun if my school has one, it’s a pretty small school that focuses a lot on academics so people know where someone got rejected from anyway though.</p>
<p>Yes! The day after the MIT decisions came, the noticeboard was full of MIT rejection notices (about 50). The students themselves put these up in order to prank others. And the board was overfull the day after the Ivy decisions, with a small section reserved for acceptances and waitlists.</p>
<p>They archived the Boston globe story behind a subscriber pay wall</p>
<p>Pretty funny that the Dartmouth kids ever felt rejection.</p>
<p>We didn’t have this at my school, where only about 60% of grads went on to higher education at all, but one of my good friends had something very similar… but hers was called the “I didn’t want to go there anyway” board :D</p>
<p>D1’s senior class had a rejection wall…it was a reminder that everyone was in the same boat…quite a stress reliever.</p>
<p>We had something like this in college. There were different categories such as longest rejection, shortest rejection, etc. A friend of mine had terrific rapport with an interviewer but it was crystal clear that he was a poor candidate for the position under consideration. My friend convinced the recruiter to send him a letter containing a single word - FLUSH!</p>
<p>etondad, I hadn’t heard of that tradition! Maybe we should reinstate it (I’m an '11).</p>
<p>Misery loves company.</p>
<p>That’s all I have to say.</p>
<p>I’d love to do this! We could all share rejection letters - the nice ones and the bad. (MIT’s was like only a few lines!)</p>
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I love the name!!</p>
<p>This wouldn’t really work at my school, because some parent would call saying their kids feelings got hurt. As if it never occurred to them their kids didn’t actually have to participate… Ugh. My classmate’s parents annoy me.</p>