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Archive Home > 2008 > January > 18 > Braving rejection

Braving rejection

Teens face let-downs in more competitive college admissions

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
January 18, 2008

On a day in mid-December, Bend High School senior Lauren Simpson found responses from two colleges in the mail.

One was a glowing acceptance package from Hofstra University in Long Island that included a personal handwritten note complimenting Simpson’s essay.

But Simpson....

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