How to respond to a ding letter.


Another lazy post from the tree hugger. The letter below was posted on the business week mba forum by rexclements in 2001. I thought its worth a prize, so I have been shameless and reproduced it here. enjoy.....

Dear SchoolX

I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your rejection letter for the SchoolX MBA Class of 2003.

I have reviewed your application letter of rejection and noted the basis on which you have come to your decision. I congratulate you on the thoroughness of your evaluation. I expect to receive no less than seven letters of rejection this year. Most of these letters are from schools with a sucessful track record of rejecting applicants and have low admissions ratios; however, with seven letters applying to reject me, I have only the capacity to accept six.

With virtually every school offering significant rejection experience, demonstrating low acceptance ratios, and submitting persuasive letters of rejection, my task in selecting acceptable rejection letters has been extremely difficult. As a result, I cannot accept your excellent rejection letter based on the competitive context of the pool of rejection letters. The fact that I have not offered to accept your rejection should not be taken as a reflection of your potential to reject future candidates, the thoroughness of your evaluation process, or your potential for maintaining low admissions ratios.

I am sorry that this letter does not carry better news. I wish you success in your rejection of future candidates, and, regretably, will be enrolling at SchoolX in Fall 2001.

Sincerely,

A Candidate