Let's Talk about Rejection Letters Like We Talk about...
Seven years ago before I came to the US, as an ambitious high schooler in Southern China, I applied for 12+ undergraduate college programs in the United States. Rejected by most of them, I was surprised to have spent some good amount of time studying the language of rejection letters. I quickly drafted a piece where I quote statements in the rejection letters and interpreted each statement in the form of a relationship rejection. It then went rogue in the college application BBS. Seven years later, I wonder if it is still relevant to me. Absolutely. I am applying for jobs, no?
I hope you find some joy & peace in my writing below.
The admissions selection committee has reviewed your application for admission for the fall of 2011.
I received your love letters the other day.