<p>Is receiving a small envelope from a college really an indication of sure rejection or could one still have hope?</p>
<p>Hmmm, well I remember I got letters from Cornell and Dartmouth much earlier than April 1st and they were these dinky little letters and I just thought oh crap my app was so bad they just decided to reject me right now, but no, they were both likely letters, so small letters, yet early, can still mean a nice acceptance.</p>
<p>open it and find out... takes all the suspense and away.</p>
<p>My friend didnt open her letter for a week she was so scared... i had to open it for her and it was and acceptance and she got so excited she jumped on my and we ended up doing it through her whole house even on her parents bed.</p>
<p>ok that last part was made up :( sigh* if only</p>
<p>Hehehehe :D
Well anyway, thank you for your answers :)</p>
<p>Yea, Cornell toyed with me a few times. The letters inside were for completely unrelated things.</p>
<p>Many colleges send thick envelopes with admission letters (because they contain a bunch of additional forms and info packs for new admittees) and thin for rejection. However, there are also many that send a thin admit letter (and send all that other stuff later). So you need to know what the particular school does before you get the envelope so you can know whether you should die when you see a thin envelope.</p>
<p>Don't even pay attention to the letter. Most schools will let you find out online before the mail gets to your house. </p>
<p>Getting your decision online is a way better idea because you can lock yourself in your room (or wherever the computer is) and not even tell anyone what you're doing. That way if you get accepted you can just get up and scream and run around, but if you get rejected you can sit in there and sob, call your friends, etc without the entire family, neighbors, mailman etc. hovering.</p>
<p>Very true, though I think it's funny how some schools have the warning window, and they're like your letter is the next window, are you sure you want to proceed, and I'm like, just tell me already...</p>
<p>Out of the seven acceptances my daughter received, four were in small envelopes. Go figure.</p>
<p>Yeah, I've received acceptances in small envelopes too. Though, I doubt that a rejection letter would come in a thick envelope, lol.</p>
<p>Tonyt88, are you serious? That's totally cruel and uncalled for, haha.</p>
<p>WHY would you click it if you didn't want to see >></p>
<p>I know I totally laughed when I saw it, and I think if I remember correctly it was either MIT or Tufts though I could be wrong about that, but honestly, talk about cold.</p>
<p>it was true for me because i got a very thin letter from a school and it was a rejection</p>
<p>the other was a regular envelope too but it was tick</p>
<p>and one just gave away all the suspense because it was big and said "Congratulations" on the outside....too bad i found out i got accepted 2 weeks before i got the letter :/</p>
<p>yeah. if you're like most people, you'll likely get at least 1 of them</p>
<p>I think all the UCs send big envelopes for acceptances, and the small envelopes for rejections.</p>
<p>I don't remember getting anything big from UCSD.</p>
<p>i can only imagine the suspense of opening up a letter of any sort.</p>
<p>i may get a heart attack before i get to the letter inside. :(</p>
<p>It is pretty intense getting college mail, and the effect does last a few days regardless of the result, so good luck, and I think you should carry around aspirin just in case you get that heart attack ;)</p>
<p>i think i'll open my letters in front of a hospital.</p>
<p>short commute. :D</p>
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Very true, though I think it's funny how some schools have the warning window, and they're like your letter is the next window, are you sure you want to proceed, and I'm like, just tell me already...
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<p>WTH? Seriously?</p>