Wall of Fame, Joy and Merriment!

International Students
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<p>To counterbalance the other thread, the marvelous Wall of Shame thread, we need a
Wall of Fame too. So my fellow foreigners, post your acceptance letters! </p>

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<p>March 26, 2010
Dear GuiltyBystander,</p>

<p>The Board of Admission is pleased to offer you a place in the Wellesley College Class of 2014. Congratulations! You deserve praise for your accomplishments, which distinguished you in a competitive and talented applicant pool. Your excellent academic record and personal achievements placed you at the very top of this group.
Please note that this is an early notification of your decision. Your official acceptance letter was mailed today and should arrive by April 9. If you do not receive your admission packet by this date, please contact us by phone so that we may send you a duplicate letter.
If you have applied for financial assistance, your financial aid award will be enclosed with your letter. A reply envelope, which must be postmarked by May 1, the Candidates’ Reply Date, will also be included in your admission packet. A non-refundable general deposit of $300 is required to hold your place in the Class (instructions for sending the deposit are included at the end of this message). Should you know your decision before May 1, we would be pleased to hear from you during April.
You were selected from an extremely impressive group of applicants and have so much to contribute to Wellesley, GuiltyBystander. If we can be of assistance to you or your parents as you make your decision, please feel free to contact us by email at <a href="mailto:appstatusfy@wellesley.edu">appstatusfy@wellesley.edu</a> or phone (781) 283-2270. Our admitted student website ASW</a> homepage is designed just for you. Please visit it. We look forward to hearing from you and hope you will join us in September.
Sincerely, </p>

<p>Jennifer C. Desjarlais
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid</p>

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<p>March 26, 2010</p>

<p>Congratulations! I am very pleased to tell you that you have been admitted to the class of 2014 at Smith College. The Smith community joins me in congratulating you on your accomplishments thus far and on your promise for future achievement.</p>

<p>Your letter of admission and, if applicable, your financial aid award were mailed today. Please call us if you have not received this information by April 2. </p>

<p>We look forward to welcoming you to Smith. </p>

<p>Best wishes,</p>

<p>Debra Shaver
Director of Admission</p>

<p>P.S. Check out our Web site for admitted students!</p>

<p>Edit: Hi, GB! :p</p>

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<p>Also, NO BILGUUNS ALLOWED ON THIS THREAD.</p>

<p>(Sorry, Bilgy. :P)</p>

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<p>NO BILGUUNS INDEED! Although, without him, the thread will be a little empty! We need him to add another 29 letters or so. </p>

<p>And hi Quasi! :D</p>

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<p>It’s OK, he can’t hog the thread. <em>sniff</em></p>

<p>Ssup GB?</p>

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<p>Dear tetrisfan,</p>

<p>Congratulations! I am delighted to inform you that you have been admitted to the Class of 2014, the 247th class to enter The College of Brown University. You will be one of 1,485 students who individually and collectively display a remarkable diversity of strengths and interests. You were chosen not only for what you can contribute to our intellectual community, but also for what you will gain from the myriad academic and extracurricular opportunities that distinguish undergraduate education at Brown.</p>

<p>Your official admission decision letter has been mailed to you and I ask that you read it carefully, as it contains more detailed information than is possible for us to provide here. Please remember that as a candidate admitted under an Early Decision plan, you are required to withdraw all other applications and not initiate any new ones.</p>

<p>If you are a candidate for financial aid, your financial aid award letter will be included with your official admission decision letter. This information is also available online. If you have any questions about your aid award, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at (401) 863-2721. In the coming months you will receive additional mailings from us that will address your matriculation plans. If you have questions or concerns between now and next fall, however, please do not hesitate to contact us.</p>

<p>We hope that this Early Decision admission will enable you to enjoy the remainder of your secondary school free of concerns about your college options, and allow you to continue your focus on learning. Please remember that this offer of admission is contingent upon your maintaining an academic and social record at the same level that has brought you admission to Brown at this early date.</p>

<p>On behalf of the Brown faculty and President Ruth Simmons, please accept my congratulations on your admission. I look forward to welcoming you to Brown next fall.</p>

<p>Yours sincerely,</p>

<p>James S. Miller
Dean of Admission</p>

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<p>Shiny!!! :P</p>

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<p>March 28, 2010
Greetings from the Bates College Admissions Office! The Deans of Admissions are delighted to offer you admission to Bates College. </p>

<p>I hope that I may be among the first to congratulate you on your acceptance to Bates College! You are part of an elite group of students that has been admitted to Bates. We recognize you for your exceptional personal qualities, stellar academic achievement, and noteworthy involvement in your community. This year Bates had applications from more than 1,000 international students in over 100 countries. You should consider yourself the “best of the best” and recognize that you will be in great company among Bates students. </p>

<p>Your information packet was sent by express courier on March 26th, and should arrive very soon. It contains your official letter of admission from the Dean of Admission, a welcome from the international club, and other information regarding your acceptance. If you applied for financial aid, information from the financial aid office will be included in the “admit package”. If you don’t receive the package by April 5, please contact me by email (<a href=“mailto:kcrosby@bates.edu”>kcrosby@bates.edu</a>) so I may track it. If you are not a U.S. citizen we will mail the I-20 form to you as soon as you notify us that you have decided to attend Bates. Should you wish to accept our offer to attend Bates you will need to send us your reply form (in the information packet). You can fax it, mail it, or even email your response to me by May 1. </p>

<p>In the meantime, to help you decide if Bates is where you’d like to call “home” for the next few years, we’ve created a web site for admitted students - [Bates</a> College | Welcome 2014](<a href=“http://www.bates.edu/congrats2014.xml]Bates”>http://www.bates.edu/congrats2014.xml). The password to enter is: <em>censored</em> </p>

<p>There you can find all kinds of information and helpful links, such as email addresses of current students and faculty, links to Bates Blogs, clubs, housing, and more. </p>

<p>Please keep in touch, and best wishes with your decision making! I urge you to contact me with your final decision by May 1, no matter what it is, but of course we hope that you choose to come to Bates! </p>

<p>You have our sincere congratulations and very best wishes for your college career!
Kristin Crosby
Associate Dean of International Admissions</p>

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<p>Dear Pictor:</p>

<p>Congratulations! I am writing to share the exciting news that you have been admitted to Vassar College. Your formal acceptance letter was mailed on Thursday, March 25, but we realize it may take some time to reach you and wanted to get the good news to you as soon as possible. </p>

<p>As the Admission Officer responsible for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, I would be delighted to help answer any questions you have about Vassar over the coming weeks while you make your college selection. We are excited about the rich array of opportunities that Vassar offers as one of the highest rated universities in the United States, and hope you will be joining our community in August. </p>

<p>While actually visiting our campus in April may not be possible for you, I would like to direct you to our admitted students’ website at <a href=“http://congrats2014.vassar.edu%5B/url%5D”>http://congrats2014.vassar.edu</a> where you find a wealth of relevant information, including answers to commonly asked questions for international students. Your personal Vassar ID number, *********, will provide you access to this site. </p>

<p>Best wishes as you consider your plans for next fall. Your application was very impressive and we would love to have you enroll at Vassar!</p>

<p>Sincerely,
Mr. J.C. Tesone
Senior Associate Director of Admission &
Director of Transfer Admission
Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
845-437-7300 (phone)
845-437-7063 (fax)</p>

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<p>Dear Pictor, </p>

<p>Congratulations! On behalf of the entire Brandeis community, it is my pleasure to offer you admission to Brandeis University and the Class of 2014. The Committee on Admissions was truly impressed by your personal and academic accomplishments, and we are confident you will excel here during your undergraduate years.</p>

<p>When you come to Brandeis, you will join a campus community that believes that intellectual challenge, hard work, and the free exchange of ideas create a difference in the world. Your experience at Brandeis will be marked by an exceptional, broad-based liberal arts curriculum and the opportunities afforded at a top research university. As a member of the Brandeis community, you will join other talented students from over 50 countries and nearly every state in the nation to discover many ways to make a local and global impact. This is the beginning of one of the greatest adventures you can imagine. </p>

<p>Your record of academic achievement is impressive. We expect that you will continue your pattern of excellent work throughout the remainder of your secondary education. Please be sure to forward any additional test scores and final high school transcripts to our office as they become available.</p>

<p>A package is in the mail with additional information.
The Committee on Admissions is excited that you will be joining the Brandeis family. We look forward to seeing you on campus and extend our warmest wishes for an enjoyable remainder of your secondary education.</p>

<p>Welcome to the Class of 2014!</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>Jean C. Eddy</p>

<p>Senior VP of Students and Enrollment</p>

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<p>Dear Pictor,</p>

<p>About that application you sent to Reed College - we liked it. In fact, it
inspired us to give you a quick glimpse of what’s ahead.</p>

<p>[REED</a> COLLEGE - Admission Congratulations](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/apply/accepted/]REED”>Congratulations! - Admission - Reed College)</p>

<p>Enjoy.</p>

<p>Best wishes from the admission committee:</p>

<p>Kristine Sawicki, Beth Barteletti, Melinda Brown, KC Deane,
Ian Fisher, Vanessa Garrido, Duke R. Harjo, Crockett Marr, Grace Park</p>

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<p>Then I got early write from WIlliams College and acceptance letter from Colby College.</p>

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<p>I love Reed’s acceptance’s Reediness. I hope it becomes a tradition, like confetti in fat envelopes.</p>

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<p>Dear Cermi,</p>

<p>Congratulations! On behalf of Grinnell College, I am delighted to offer you admission to the Class of 2014. You have every reason to be proud of this achievement – you were chosen from one of the most talented groups of applicants that Grinnell has ever seen.
For the past few months, the Office of Admission has been carefully reviewing applications in an effort to find those students who can both benefit from and contribute to this vibrant community of scholars. As you have come to learn, Grinnell is a special place where students are expected to assume tremendous responsibility for their education and for the conduct of their daily lives. We have every confidence that you will meet this challenge and thrive in this environment.</p>

<p>The college search process is one of mutual selection and the final decision is yours. I encourage you to fully explore all of your college options in the coming days. We have three on-campus programs for admitted students in April – on April 9th, 16th, and 23rd. We would love to have you join us on one of these dates to get a better sense of all that Grinnell has to offer. You may register for the Admitted Student Receptions at: [Admitted</a> Students - Admitted Students | Grinnell College](<a href=“http://www.grinnell.edu/admitted]Admitted”>Congratulations, Grinnellian).</p>

<p>Enclosed you will find additional information regarding your admission to Grinnell. To reserve your place in the class, you must return the enclosed response card along with your non-refundable $200 Advance Tuition Deposit no later than May 1, 2010. Also, please understand that your admission to Grinnell is contingent on you providing to us a final transcript which demonstrates continued success in your current academic endeavors.</p>

<p>Again, from all of us at Grinnell – Congratulations! We couldn’t be more pleased with your acceptance and hope that you will soon choose to be a member of the Grinnell College family.</p>

<p>All the Best,</p>

<p>Doug Badger</p>

<p>Director of Admission</p>