Duke University Gets Rejection Letter from Teen
This 17-year-old rejected her rejection letter…
Katie Kindelan of Good Morning America reports for KVUE:
Teen writes rejection letter to Duke University’s rejection letter
Spring is here along with the angst of the college admissions process for high school seniors everywhere.
One North Carolina teenager decided to fight back with a rejection letter to the rejection letter she said she received from Duke University.
“Dear Duke University Admissions,” the letter written by 17-year-old Siobhan O’Dell begins. “Thank you for the rejection letter of March 26, 2015. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me admission into the Fall 2015 freshman class at Duke.”
“This year I have been fortunate enough to receive rejection letters from the best and brightest universities in the country. With a pool of letters so diverse and accomplished I was unable to accept reject letters I would have been able to only several years ago,” she continues.
The teenager ends the letter with: “Therefore I will be attending Duke University’s 2015 freshmen class. I look forward to seeing you then.”
O’Dell posted the letter on Tumblr, where it quickly drew the Internet’s attention and drew calls for Duke University to reconsider her application. Unfortunately for O’Dell, going viral did not equal a spot in Duke’s freshman class.