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.

Mary

• Published in Interesting
• February 23, 2022

To be a successful artist, it is an advantage to study at a prestigious school. This is where the artists themselves are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills that they can apply to every masterpiece that they create.

However, it is not that easy to get into your dream school, especially if you are an artist. The probability of receiving a rejection letter is so great that even the most talented people are not exempt from it.

This rejection might lead others to get discouraged from achieving their dreams as artists. Those who have lost their hope tend to choose another career path that they think is reachable for them.

On the other hand, some people use this rejection as a challenge to do better and continue working hard for their dreams. This is what happened to Jonas Jödicke, a Berlin-based artist who did not let the heartless rejection letter from the Berlin University of Arts, where he applied, get in his way of becoming the artist that he is today.

Jonas has posted his experience to motivate other artists to continue their passion even if art schools do not see their creations as "art". In addition, he called out the art school that gave the rejection letter to let them know how insensitive their letter was to people who were striving to pursue a career in the arts.

The actual TikTok video made by

Jonas posted his video on TikTok which eventually became viral and gained around 470K views, 74.8K reactions, and 3.8K comments from people who felt the same way as he is. He was enraged after finding out that it was not only him and his sister who had received the same rejection letter but many other people who also did not get into the art school.

He had applied for Fine Art and Visual Communication.

The university was a prestigious art school in Berlin.

He made a portfolio for his application which consists of his favorite artworks.

One of his artwork which described

Amazing artworks for his portfolio.

One of his watercolor series about the damage humans have done to animal species.

His pencil drawings called "Souls of Nature."

With his amazing artworks, he was satisfied with his portfolio.

The letter he received from the art school.

What the letter had said.

An artwork he did for Ravensburger.

Even if he didn't get in, he was still hired by big companies.

He was surprised to know that he is 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 a**ed letters that you send to everyone shattering dreams left and right," Jonas pointed out.

They can do better instead of sending these heartless replies.

They consider it craft, not art.

It's not because he didn't get in, it's because of the school's insulting letters.

Should have rejected them in a nice way.

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 place who would value your talent.

Also, this video reminds art schools to be considerate in their letters, rejecting people without making them feel less talented. As Jonas said, "diversity is what makes life interesting - and it should be no different with art."

Mary