Lines from rejection letters

[Medical123]

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Since some of us are still holding onto our rejection letters, for no special reason, I thought it would be interesting to see what line of garbage the medical schools are giving us when they reject us this year.

Here are some of the better lines from some of my rejection letters:


"Indeed, the dilemma facing the admissions committee is less one of identifying weaknesses in candidates than one of selecting a class of only 138 from far more qualified applicants than can be accommodated. We most sincerely wish that all applicants are successful in achieving their career goals" (So, how do you weed out applicants if you don't look for weaknesses in their applications?)

and last but not least.... This one wins the award for tackiness and rudeness....

"...we have determined that your credentials are not competitive for further consideration here as a non-resident applicant. I am sorry to inform you that consideration has been terminated. I hope that this timely notification will allow you to concentrate your admissions efforts at other schools and especially those in your home state. Future application to the ......College of Medicine is not encouraged without significant improvement in the initial information provided with this application..." Dang! Why didn't they enclose arsenic with that one? I just hope that the person who designed that rejection was not a psychiatrist!

 

[Perseverant 1]

I love the one from...Tufts (i think). It starts...I am writing with what i believe will be disheartening news. Make me puke. Just tell me i am a loser...for the second time!😡

 

[mgw519]

How about UNC's, sent to me as a CA resident (I applied knowing it would be hard out-of-state, but I wanted to because I spent a few years in my early childhood in Chapel Hill):

Apparently, they are "obligated to reject most out-of-state applicants" unless they are super extraordinary or some schlock.

Umm, sorry I couldn't cut it. 🙄 🙁

I think there are better ways to phrase that than "obligated to reject"?!

 

[siempre595]

My two favorites were Dartmouth and UChicago.
Dartmouth's said some such crap about "we know this will come to you in sadness.." um, ok, are they trying to make me cry or something.
and UChicago who sent a typical cookie cutter letter and tried to make it look personalized by cleverly inserting your name in the middle in italics. puh-leez.

 

[batman123]

How about "We wish you the best in your pursuit of medicine."

No they don't. I'm just an AAMC number to these people. Just tell me that instead. I'd feel a lot better.