In February 1957, Harvey Wax, a young man aspiring to become a lawyer, received a rejection letter from "Princeton University's Law School" he had applied for earlier. Mr. Wax subsequently tried his luck elsewhere, with Harvard's Law School, and was admitted. He later indeed became a lawyer.
Source: Letters of Note
Image:,Bill Shapiro's excellent book, Other People's Rejection Letters.
Image:,Bill Shapiro's excellent book, Other People's Rejection Letters.