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19th April 2016
05:19pm BST

They read in full: “Dear Ms. X On behalf of the X community, I would like to congratulate you on your acceptance into the University of X. We know you will make lifelong friends and memories here on campus. We’re sorry that one of these memories will include being raped by someone you thought you could trust. You’ll fear him the night he presses you against a wall and every day after that. The claims you will make against your rapist will be ignored, much like your right to feel safe at school. After all, you can’t expect us to expel someone on the basis of a story that begins with “I had been drinking.” Alcohol has a way of making you stretch the truth, and we don’t respond to liars. Sincerely, Director of Admissions” Videos of reactions to the Unacceptable Acceptance letter accompany the campaign and are being widely shared on social media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJOtzj6THO8College acceptance letters get seriously dark, beginning with one in the Harvard Crimson: https://t.co/vUjXvIY0kc pic.twitter.com/YWmLrFJTeF
— Adweek (@Adweek) April 18, 2016
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