Man Finds Out He Wasn't The Only One Who Got A Heartless Rejection Letter From a Prestigious School
Truly, words can either make or break someone's potential to achieve greater things.
Jonas Jödicke thought his portfolio was strong enough to impress a prestigious art school in Berlin. Instead, the rejection letter he got back felt colder than he expected, and it quickly turned into a bigger conversation online.
The Berlin-based artist had applied for Fine Art and Visual Communication, only to be told his work was not considered art by the university. Even so, he kept building a career that later caught the attention of major companies, which made the rejection sting even more.
Then he found out he was not the only applicant to receive that same dismissive response.
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Jonas posted his video on TikTok, which eventually went viral, gaining around 470K views, 74.8K reactions, and 3.8K comments from people who felt the same way he did. He was enraged to discover that he was not the only one, along with his sister, who had received the same rejection letter; many others also did not gain admission to the art school.
TikTok/@jojoesartHe had applied for Fine Art and Visual Communication.
TikTok/@jojoesartThe university was a prestigious art school in Berlin.
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He created a portfolio for his application that consisted of his favorite artworks.
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One of his artworks described
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Amazing artworks for his portfolio.
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One of his watercolor series about the damage humans have done to animal species.
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His pencil drawings called "Souls of Nature."
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With his amazing artworks, he was satisfied with his portfolio.
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The letter he received from the art school.
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What the letter had said.
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An artwork he created for Ravensburger.
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Even though he didn't get in, he was still hired by major companies.
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That rejection was only the beginning of the backlash.
This also hits like an AITA where someone skipped a friend’s art show for a brother’s graduation.
He was surprised to learn that he was not the only one who had received the same response.
"You can't accept everyone, and sometimes it's just not a fit. But you can definitely do better than these half-assed letters that you send to everyone, shattering dreams left and right," Jonas pointed out.
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More applicants started recognizing the same tone in their own letters.
They can do better instead of sending these heartless replies.
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They consider it craft, not art.
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It's not because he didn't get in; it's because of the school's insulting letters.
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They should have rejected him in a more considerate way.
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You can watch the full video here.
Jonas proved that whenever a door of opportunity closes for you, another one opens. You just have to find the right people and places that would value your talent.
Additionally, this video reminds art schools to be considerate in their rejection letters, ensuring they do not make applicants feel less talented.
Some rejection letters say more than they should.
For another art-school family fight, read about someone battling parents who wanted tradition over their art dreams.
