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04/03/02 06:10 AM: Guess I’m not Ivy Material
I suppose I’m not Ivy material. I didn’t get into Yale or Penn.
April 3, 2002
Dear David,
The Selection Committee has carefully reviewed your application for admission to the University of Pennsylvania’s Class of 2006, and although we are unable to offer you admission at this time, you have been placed on our Waiting List.
This year nearly 19,000 candidates applied for 2,385 places in the freshman class. Among them were a small number of individuals like yourself who presented an interesting personal profile and could make a contribution to the University community, and yet could not be included in the class at this time. This select group of applicants will be reviewed in the coming weeks in the event openings become available in the class. Our Waiting List is not ranked so we are unable to predict who may receive an offer of admission. However, we will attempt to give you information about the status of our waiting list as soon as possible, and the entire process should be completed before July 1. Please return the reply card enclosed with the letter you will receive in the mail before May 1st indicating if you wish to remain on the Waiting List.
If Penn is your first choice, I realize this decision places you in a difficult position. In the past several years we have been able to accept very few students from our Waiting List. Therefore, I suggest that you secure a place at another institution to ensure the continuation of your educational plans in the event that we are unable to admit you.
On behalf of the Admissions staff, I want to thank you for your interest in the University of Pennsylvania and for your patience and extend to you all best wishes for your further education.
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Dear David Stroup:
The Yale Admissions Committee has completed its review of this year’s freshman candidates, and I am sorry to tell you that we are not able to offer you a place in the class of 2006.
I realize this decision may come as a disappointment to you. I hope that you will understand it in light of the extraordinary talent represented in our applicant pool rather than as a judgment about your own abilities. Of the more than 15,000 students who applied to Yale this year, most are fully capable of successful work here and of benefiting from what Yale College has to offer. Having to say no to so many talented candidates is, I am afraid, the unhappy consequence of our work in undergraduate admissions at Yale.
I extend my good wishes to you for a happy and successful college career. Thank you for your interest in Yale.
