Dear Letter of Acceptance,

“SMALL ENVELOPE

BIG NEWS”

Big news, indeed. Although I was glad to see you, it actually came as no surprise, for I knew of the decision that you held within your small envelope a week beforehand. When I found out about the news of my decision through SOLAR, I was so psyched that I literally let my phone drop with a thud onto the table (thankfully, it didn’t break) and let out a scream of joy!

My parents were around when that happened, for I didn’t want to open the message on my phone without them there to see my reaction, and of course, they got the message (from my behavior). They couldn't have been prouder of me...

Let’s be honest, Letter: I was very worried that I wasn’t going to get to hold you in my own hands.

When I told everyone I knew that I decided to transfer to Stony Brook University, they more or less told me the same thing: “Good luck, it’s a tough school to get into.”

From my perspective, it wasn’t very reassuring when I was coming from a more lenient school like Molloy College, but I still clung to the hope of getting accepted, and then you made your way to me… after the message on SOLAR.

However, the message of my decision on SOLAR wasn’t really much of a souvenir when I copied and pasted onto a Microsoft Word document and printed it out, even though I think I still have it around somewhere. So, I decided to keep you around in my book bag, as a reminder of what I went through in trying to get into a more prestigious institution like SBU.

Nowadays, I might need a reminder like you to keep me on my feet with my studies and other commitments as well as continue to figure out my interests with clubs and other activities.

Don’t you ever forget it: I wouldn’t have made it here without you, Letter! I can’t ever thank you enough for that…