When colleges say no

Wall of rejection letters is teens' group therapy

By Peter Schworm

Globe Staff / April 8, 2008

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With each maddeningly thin envelope, each remorseless rebuff from another top-choice college, Kellen Mandehr died a little death. In search of catharsis, the senior at Newton South High School posted the offending documents on the school's "Wall of Shame," a hallway bulletin board blanketed with dozens of college rejection letters. (Full article: 798 words)