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You can say that, eventually, almost everyone will receive a college admissions essay/letter. Whether it is an acceptance letter from the particular school or a letter that explains why you have been denied admission or even an explanation as to why you have been wait-listed. Though they are both different topics, the college admissions letter will always have some conventions. Like all letters the college admissions letter will always have a formal greeting in the beginning; for example, “Hello Carlos… Dear Carlos… etc.” Likewise, the letter will usually end formally with “Sincerely… Thank You” and in that matter. Also, these letters will always have the same targeted audience, the receiver, the student whom applied for the college. Maybe even sometimes the parents are involved with the letter because parents are curious as to what kind of news the college just gave to their child.

The purpose of these college admissions letters are all the same; they are used to informer the audience, the student and/or parents, whether the student has been admitted, denied, or wait-listed to the school. Each of these letters usually have their own way of giving the news, they usually differ in tones. For example an acceptance letter will obviously begin and end more cheerfully than a, most likely, gloomy letter that states that the student has been denied. Yet, I do not believe this is a convention followed by all college admissions, sometimes a letter that states that the student has been denied has a tone of optimism, so that the student will not give up and continue to pursue higher education. One thing that all acceptance letters will almost always follow is a persuasive paragraph that follows or a reason as to why the student fits in the school and how it is the best choice for the student.

I believe that all college admissions letters have to have a purpose, whether it is to inform the audience of being accepted, denied, or wait-listed. Most letters will try to have convincing statements if the student has been admitted to the school, so that they are persuaded to attend the school. The letters that state that the student has been denied can sometimes have an uplifting statement so that the student will not be discouraged. The letter that states that the student has been wait-listed, is usually intended so that the student can either be patient and still consider the college or just move along with another option. The letters also have to consist of having more than just a statement of acceptance or a statement that says that you have been denied. There has to be reasons as to why the student was accepted, denied, or wait-listed. Without reasons, the college admissions essay would not be the same, it would just be a statement. In the end the few things a college admissions essay needs to be considered a college admissions essay are: purpose (acceptance letter, etc.), reasons for its intended purpose (for example: why the student was denied?), formal greeting and ending, and persuasive statements or uplifting statements.