Repitition is the mother of rejection
Today I received my second letter of rejection from Hunter college. Not my second letter of rejection including Hunter College, but my second letter from Hunter College. It seems they were afraid I might have misunderstood the first one. Some subtle regional difference in the usage of the term "you are not accepted" may have lead a Denverite like myself to howl in excitement, run a victory lap around my house , and pack my bags for grad school.
They even have this one marked in a bold, we're not messing around font, "Corrected Letter". I have yet to find any change in this letter, same wording, same "You are not accepted", same assurance that I was given every possible consideration (why not just say, "look buddy you aren't good enough, there were no errors, there is no favoritism, you just plain aren't good enough"?).
Repitition is the key to learning, and so through repitition they have helped me understand that no, I am not going to Hunter. " You are not accepted" does not mean "maybe", not even in Denver. Thank you Hunter College. Thank you.
Comments
Don't be too hasty little buddy -- I predict you will get one more rejection from Hunter. Aftera all, 3rd times the charm.
Also, having lived back East -- you might want to double-check on that anyway, they might actually be trying to tell you you are accepted but they just don't like you??
Posted by: John | March 11, 2003 05:11 PM
Grad school is for sissies.
Posted by: the Real Josh | March 11, 2003 05:25 PM
I have spent a lot of time laughing right out loud. I dont know how you do it but I hope its doesnt take this level of pain to result in this level of amusement all the time.
Posted by: gary | March 12, 2003 06:53 PM
This is quite possibly the single greatest title for a post ever.
Posted by: Josh | March 12, 2003 11:09 PM