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It's that time of year again when prospective college students begin receiving letters of acceptance or rejection. While some take the news in stride, one North Carolina teen decided to fight back after being rejected from Duke University -- with a rejection letter.

Yahoo! News says Siobhan O'Dell, 17, posted her rejection letter to Duke's rejection letter to Tumblr, where it gained attention from many. Read O'Dell's letter below:

The letter inspired calls for Duke University to reconsider O'Dell's application, Yahoo! News says. However, going viral did not help her land a spot in Duke's Class of 2019.

ABC News reports Duke officials replied to O'Dell's letter, ultimately sending her a rejection to the rejection email. Duke's response reads:

Cristoph Guttentag, Duke's dean of undergraduate admissions, had no comment on O'Dell's application, ABC News adds.

Despite the great effort and major bummer, O'Dell posted on her Instagram account that she has been accepted to the University of South Carolina. Congrats, Siobhan!