A Decision Made

Over the phone my mother tells me breathlessly that my letter from NYU has arrived. I'm a little worried; a recent rejection from Columbia has me a bit skittish.
"Is the envelope thick or thin?"
Thick would mean they've got lots to say, that they're sending me extra papers with information on acceptance, maybe a scholarship, maybe a teaching assistantship. Thick would mean they love me. Thin means the opposite, that they only need one sheet of paper to say that they've looked over my stuff enough, and thanks for playing but that's okay. Thin means that whatever I've got, it's not really enough.

The envelope was thin.