Teen rejects Duke's rejection letter

[chen35]

It's funny, but what does she think this will accomplish?


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The 17 year-old from North Carolina has become a viral sensation for her bold response to a rejection letter from Duke University.



"Thank you for your rejection letter of March 26, 2015," O'Dell writes in a letter addressed to Duke University Admissions. "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."

[billisonboard]

Sometimes people do things without a need for it to "accomplish" anything tangible.  I would guess she had fun writing the letter.  If she did, I would see that as worth the effort.

[chen35]

Yeah, I can see that. I would just be worried that something like that would come back to bite me, maybe making me look like I was difficult to work with?

[billisonboard]

I think it is clever enough to get a more positive response.  A letter explaining why they were wrong to not accept her would be what would get someone a "difficult to work with" label from me. I would be questioning the decision to not accept her in the first place with the response she gave.

[Opti]

I find it odd. It got her brief internet fame, but it does nothing to set her

apart so they would reconsider.

 

 For internet fame choice. Not sure if this is better or worse than the dress.

[Deleted]

I don't know. She has proven that she has a sense of humor, can write really good satire, and she's not going to take rejection seriously.  She has all the attributes to really succeed if you think about it.

If she appeals using those three points, she might get in after all or at least wait-listed.  Most applicants to the top universities are pretty much the same.  When everyone is valedictorian, has an impossibly high grade point average, etc., there has to be something to set an applicant apart.  That was what I was trying to tell Dark.  If she's smart, she can parlay this . . . or, if she isn't, she can enjoy her 15 minutes of fame.