MUST READ: Teenager writes hilarious letter telling university that turned her down: "I reject your rejection"

Witty: But the teen's clever letter failed to move the university

Ever been turned down from a job that you thought you were perfect for?
Well, you might want to follow the lead of the witty American teenager who sent the university who rejected her a letter - rejecting their rejection.
Siobhan O’Dell, 17, from North Carolina, applied to Duke University, but when they turned her down she refused to take it quietly.
“Dear Duke University Admissions,” she wrote. “Thank you for the rejection letter of March 26, 2015.
"After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me admission into the Fall 2015 freshman class at Duke.
"This year I have been fortunate enough to receive rejection letters from the best and brightest universities in the country.
"With a pool of letters so diverse and accomplished I was unable to accept reject letters I would have been able to only several years ago," she continues."

Alternative: The teen has been accepted by another university

Her conclusion reads: "Therefore I will be attending Duke University's 2015 freshmen class. I look forward to seeing you then."
The gutsy youth posted the letter on Tumblr, where it quickly went viral and drew her support from the online community.
However, officials at Duke were unmoved by the teenager's initiative and obvious intelligence and sent a somewhat po-faced reply -a rejection rejecting a rejection - informing her that appeals against their decision very rarely succeed.

Irony bypass: Duke's slightly po-faced reply to the teen's letter

"I understand how disappointed you are that we were unable to offer you a space in our incoming class,” it said.
"I want to be honest with you... in the last ten years we’ve received about 500 requests for a review…and changed the decision four times."
Duke’s Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Cristoph Guttentag, had no comment on O’Dell’s application when contacted by ABC News.
However, all's well that ends well for Siobhan, who has now been accepted by the University of South Carolina.