Thank you very much for applying to our TESL graduate program in Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for studies beginning in the 2011-2012 academic year. The Admissions Committee has reviewed your file carefully and has regretfully decided not to offer you admission at this time.
We always have more qualified applicants than we can accommodate in our graduate programs, and the selection process usually proves quite difficult. You may be sure that your application received careful attention, and we were obliged to turn down many very good applicants.
Even though matters have not worked out here, I do hope that you will be able to attend graduate school elsewhere and that you will fulfill your plan of seeking an advanced degree. My colleagues and I wish you every success in this endeavor.