The Official Explanation of the Pre-Acceptance Email

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>Perhaps they are giving out two different sets of responses depending on the manner in which each person asks about the email debacle. </p>

<p>For instance, when an applicant says “I received this email… What does it mean?”, they’ll answer “Congratulations! You’re accepted.” (I, too, called and the response was “The email was an unofficial notification of acceptance. Congratulations.”)</p>

<p>But, if an applicant says “I’ve heard about NYU sending out emails,” they’ll answer “it was done randomly, so wait for the official response on April 1st.” This was the way ReMu answered to a girl on its Facebook fanpage when she said “I know about this email, but I didn’t get one.” </p>

<p>Like somebody said earlier, I don’t think the largest private higher education institution in the United States would do anything “randomly.” The response is most likely subjective to the person asking the question. </p>

<p>I wouldn’t be surprised if a same person calls twice, inquiring about the email in two different ways: “I got this email.” vs “I heard about it but didn’t get one.”, the response would be “Congratulations!” vs “Don’t worry, it was done randomly. You might still have a chance.”</p>

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<p>I’m an idiot too ^^</p>

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<p>I am an idiot, sometimes. But its not reflected in my stats.
“you got mail.”</p>

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<p>I’m sure the majority didn’t get it, maybe a good fraction of accepted applicants though. Just wait and see.</p>

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<p>This past week, selected high school seniors received puzzling e-mails from the office of undergraduate admissions hinting that they would likely be admitted.</p>

<p>“While your decision packet may not be mailed for another two weeks, it might be a good idea for you to start checking travel plans to visit campus,” the e-mail read.</p>

<p>Randall Deike, vice president of enrollment management, said the e-mail was not intended as a final admission decision, but to give students plenty of time to make plans to visit NYU.</p>

<p>“We are not necessarily indicating to students that they have been admitted for sure, but we’re just trying to remind folks that they should be planning if they are interested in attending any of these events,” Deike said.</p>

<p>Deike recognized that students may have been confused by the e-mail, and said students will receive another e-mail that gives more direct information at the end of March.</p>

<p>Aneri Doshi, a senior from Harrison, N.Y., was one of the thousands of students to receive the e-mail.</p>

<p>Doshi said she thought the e-mail was “a little bizarre and eccentric,” and it wasn’t until she called the admissions office that they told her she had been accepted.</p>

<p>Omer Zach, a senior from Palo Alto, Calif., also found the e-mail frustrating.</p>

<p>“Waiting for college decisions is incredibly stressful, and a somewhat cryptic e-mail just added to that stress,” he said.</p>

<p>But NYU is not the only school notifying accepted applicants before decisions are announced on April 1. Cornell and Columbia universities have both e-mailed seniors who will be granted admission to their undergraduate programs.</p>

<p>Including students who applied to NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU received 38,037 applications for the class of 2014, a 3 percent increase from last year.</p>

<p>Deike said he was impressed with this year’s applicants.</p>

<p>“We’ve had an excellent year, not just in applications, but in the profile of students applying,” he said.</p>

<p>While not all admissions decisions have been finalized, all students admitted to the Liberal Studies Program have been notified.</p>

<p>“Because LSP is a program to which students are referred, we try to notify them as soon as we possibly can so they have more time to think about whether or not they’re interested in the LSP program,” Deike said.</p>

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<p>omg is that legit??? ^^^^^</p>

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<p>Brownbear…I was all set to say “omg…of COURSE your acceptance is still out there!” But, then you had to call people idiots so now I’ll call ■■■■■ on you. Not nice. Not nice at all.</p>

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<p>That “News from Wash Sq” contradicts itself.</p>

<p>“Not necessarily indicating they’ve been admitted for sure”, and
“called the admissions office…told her she’d been accepted”. </p>

<p>What the heck, NYU?</p>

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<p>Seriously. </p>

<ul>
<li>“But NYU is not the only school notifying accepted applicants before decisions are announced on April 1. Cornell and Columbia universities have both e-mailed seniors who will be granted admission to their undergraduate programs.”</li>
</ul>

<p>If they were lying about the email being “notification of acceptance” and said “congratulations” to applicants for no reason, I’d be very very angry.</p>

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<p>Read between the lines. The email was new this year and badly worded, and they’re backpedalling so students who didn’t receive it don’t freak out. Because as many people were told, and as previous years indicate (via the similar postcards sent), one can STILL be accepted without the advance notice.</p>

<p>I’d bet a year’s NYU tuition that students who received this email are in fact admitted, just as we were all told when we called NYU.</p>

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<p>I’ll put a year’s tuition on the line too. No way all those kids last week called into NYU and were told they were accepted - only to find out it’s not true. I have no worries. It’s just “growing pains” (seeing how this e-mail pre-notification flies). I’m sure a lot will be changed for next year. </p>

<p>Although…at my daughter’s state safety school…they DID send “congrats on your National Merit Finalist standing”…BEFORE NM announced it to the students. It was truly just an error, they hadn’t been notified or anything. For us it wasn’t a problem, we knew her score would make finalist. But, for some…to be told you made it to finalist by a college, only to be told by NM that you WEREN’T…how sad!</p>

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<p>I understand how people who haven’t received emails are worried, but whats wrong with the ADMITTED people going paranoid? when NYU says YES YOU ARE ADMITTED , that means you are admitted.</p>

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<p>^Haha tru dat.</p>

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<p>i can see why admitted students would be worried, i mean they didnt officially get the letter and here they are fearing the worst. i mean we are only talking to student ambassadors when we call and ask for answers and who knows, i called 3 times regarding that email and each time i got a different answer, i even got " umm i dont know" like the guy had no idea what to say or any info on the situation. im sure all accepted students will feel a lot more at ease when they get the official packet…so what do you guys gather from all this? is there still a chance at getting in for all of us who haven’t received the email?</p>

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<p>EVERYONE STOP FREAKING OUT!! like im sure everyone on this site is quite studious or else why would htey waste their time researching colleges and such… anyways</p>

<h1>1- If you got the email, it’s a resounding YES! you got admitted…think about it ppl, someone on this site mentioned it somewhere but do you think NYU is evil enough to screw over ppl buying tickets and flying to new york. i mean if people booked flights and got a rejection letter…that was be a HUGE waste of money and like it makes the school look really bad for just leading kids one. not to mention really mean. secondly, this is the second email to a “Select” group of applicants, like why would they send you 2 emails regarding visiting the campus…like “select group” there are more ppl who DIDN"T get the email, so there is no need to worry</h1>

<h1>2 People who did get teh email- you are not necessarily out of the running. I mean if they were planning on waves, after people freaking out, they probably figured it was a bad idea because then the actually rejected people would be freaking out and calling and it’d be bad. So perhaps some people just got the crappy draw and got stuck in the original second wave that was never sent.</h1>

<h1>3 @brownbear i don’t mean to chastise you since so many people have already said this, but seriously, that was really unecessary, I mean i understand you’re frustrated and all but there’s not rhyme or reason for you to go out ruining other people’s happiness. Im sure everyone can concure that EVERYONE that got in is very capable and it honestly seems like the only “idiot” on this board is the one that would assume otherwise. Maybe admissions realize that scores don’t mean a thing on their own…there’s so much more to an applicant…</h1>

<p>sorry everyone for the lengthy explanation. but those of you who are worried, don’t be, there’s no EXACT formula for being admitted or rejected til the final paperwork comes in. Don’t give up hope!!!
and to the people who have already gotten the email CONGRATs!!!</p>

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<p>Honestly April 1st cannot come fast enough lol…</p>

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<p>vsxdoraemon, i was worried too. Especially the “The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is busy finalizing admissions decisions, and all decisions - offers of admission, denial, and wait list - will be mailed during the last week of March so as to arrive on or about April 1” part made it seem like we aren’t exactly in yet. But the first email about booking travel plans is supposed to mean we are definitely accepted, so we shouldn’t worry, we’re in:)</p>

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<p>official acceptance email came out today!!! :)</p>