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The most embarassing thing just happened.

This morning, I forwarded the rejection letter to my aunt and included a note. Here's the note:

I knew this was coming hahaha Anyway, I will no longer be making a letter of appeal since I have been accepted to other schools anyway and I realized that it's better in California since it is definitely nearer. Love, Ann.

But I clicked REPLY instead of FORWARD. And I only realized that when while checking my mail awhile ago, I got a RE: subject line from Stacey, the Director of International Recruitment of Swarthmore.

My message is pretty okay, I guess. Since Stacey seems to be not very formal and bureaucratic with her replies. But my reply had this idiotic line of "hahahaha" and, worst of all, LOVE, ANN in it.

And my subject line for the email was - REJECTION LETTER: Swarthmore College

How bad can things get?

Well below is the whole mail for your viewing (laughing? ;)) pleasure.

From : Stacey Kutish
Sent : Tuesday, March 29, 2005 1:02 AM
To : "Ann Cortez"
Subject : Re: REJECTION LETTER: Swarthmore College

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Dear Ann,
Sorry that I didn't have better news to share, but I am happy to hear that you have
other options that you are excited about. Best wishes for your future!
Sincerely,
-Stacey Kutish
Swarthmore College



At 04:59 PM 3/28/2005, you wrote:
I knew this was coming hahaha Anyway, I will no longer be making a letter of
appeal since I have been accepted to other schools anyway and I realized that it's
better in California since it is definitely nearer. Love, Ann.

From: "Stacey Kutish, Dir. of Intl. Recruitment"
Reply-To: skutish1@swarthmore.edu
To: amlcortez@hotmail.com
Subject: Swarthmore College
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:04:50 -0500

Dear Ann Margarett,

I regret to inform you that we are not able to admit you to the Swarthmore College
Class of 2009.

Please be assured that this decision was reached after a careful and thorough
consideration of your application. We know how much time and energy goes into
selecting a college, and your accomplishments, both academic and social, are quite
impressive. It makes the task of the Admissions Committee even more difficult as we
realize we must deny admissions to many qualified applicants, like you, who are
appealing to us on many levels. As you know, the competition for admissions to the
College is keen; many more qualified students apply than we can admit. This year we
received over 4100 applications for our entering class of 380 students.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to review your credentials. We greatly
appreciate your interest in Swarthmore. I wish we could be sending you better news.
We know you will find success and fulfillment as you make your plans for next year.

Sincerely,
James L. Bock
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid