<p>so i'm sure this question has been asked before,
but are acceptance letters generally thicker than rejection letters?
and it is true that acceptance letters say "Congratulations" right on the envelope?
i want to know what to expect!</p>
<p>Most acceptances come in 10x13 envelopes and don’t say congrats on outside. Rejections are mostly #10 envelopes. NYU is the 10x13 envelope but some schools don’t follow this practice. You can check last years posts about the types of envelopes.</p>
<p>if it is a normal letter, thin, chances are, it is a rejection letter.</p>
<p>Typically if you see a package that is large enough to hold a folder, or thick package with like 20 sheets of paper, you probably got in.</p>
<p>When I got into Stern this year they also sent a preliminary “we’re telling you that you got in, the real letter will come soon!” type thing which was pretty nice. I think some colleges might have a “you’re in!” on the front of the letter or something, I don’t remember if NYU did or not.</p>
<p>When I got in (albeit more than a year ago) I got a simple postcard kind of thing that said Congratulations on the outside and then promoted an accepted students visit. It wasn’t until much later that I got a big packet.</p>
<p>I found out via an email offer for accepted students at the NYU bookstore. A little too modern for me. 
Got a huge packet (10x13 envelope, pretty thick) a few days later.</p>
<p>i got a packet as well. i was a transfer student and it said, “we hope you’ll pick us!” </p>
<p>it was the only school i applied to for transfer. :-P</p>
<p>This year, Stern sent out a small letter thing that said congratulations on the outside and a “your real acceptance letter is coming” message on the inside.</p>
<p>um well it’s a big envelope you get and it’s pretty obvious that it’s not a rejection. then you open it up and there’s a purple folder saying CONGRATULATIONS. so then it becomes even more obvious that you weren’t rejected haha.</p>
<p>ahhh okay, thanks everyone! i kinda wish it wasn’t pretty obvious whether or not it was a rejection or acceptance letter based on just the envelope because it kinda kills the suspense. but that’s probably a good thing hahaha</p>
<p>Most (not all) get an invitation to accepted students’ events before they get the official acceptance letter with all the financial info, etc… I got my invitation around March 14, but I didn’t get the acceptance letter until the end of March.</p>
<p>the suspense is waiting unti midmarch/april for the response, haha</p>
<p>for early decision, theres is no postcard, so don’t freak out. Also, for Stern ED, there was no preliminary letter.</p>