DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina 17-year-old Siobhan O’Dell is getting a lot of attention after she was rejected for admissions to Duke University, but wouldn’t take no for an answer.

O’Dell applied to Duke and received a rejection letter March 26. That’s when she decided to give the school a taste of its own medicine, the Daily Mail reports.

“Deer Duke University Admissions,” O’Dell wrote in response.

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“Thank you for you rejection letter of March 26, 2015. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me admission into the Fall 2015 freshman class at Duke.

“This year I have been fortunate enough to receive rejection letters from the best and brightest universities in the country. With a pool of letters so diverse and accomplished I was unable to accept reject letters I would have been able to only several years ago.

“Despite Duke’s outstanding success in rejecting previous applicants, you simply did not meet my qualifications. Therefore, I will be attending Duke University’s 2015 freshman class.

“I look forward to seeing you then.”

The North Carolina native told the Daily Mail “they sent me a typical college rejection letter, ‘This year we had an outstanding pool of applicants …,’ blah, blah blah.

“It made me realize how much power universities have over students. Seniors labor over applications, stress over waiting, and sometimes cry over the answer. Then that’s it.

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“The college has all the power. But what if that wasn’t it? What if we got to treat the college like they treated us? I wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine,” she said.

O’Dell posted her rejection of Duke’s rejection to Tumblr, and it quickly went viral.

Duke officials, however, didn’t think the letter was very funny.

“I understand how disappointed you are that we were unable to offer you a space in our incoming class,” the university wrote in response.

“Please know that our decision was not a judgment of you as a student or a person, but a reflection of our limited space and talented applicant pool. I understand that you wish to appeal the decision. I want to assure you that your application received a very thorough and thoughtful consideration from our office.”

The letter goes on to explain the appeal process, but warns that very few decisions are reversed, and it would take a compelling reason to do so.

“They replied very professionally saying they were sorry I was disappointed with their decision and told me the steps on how to ask for a repeal of their decision,” O’Dell told ABC 7. “I wasn’t really expecting a response, but it was generous of them to do so.”

Regardless, O’Dell missive is gaining a lot of attention.

“My idea for the Duke rejection letter wasn’t originally something I thought many people would see,” she told ABC 7. “The public response to my letter has been a little shocking. I posted it thinking 5 or 6 of my friends would get a good laugh out of it.”

Instead, more than 100,000 people shared her letter on Tumblr, and it’s gained mainstream media attention as far away as the Philippines.

O’Dell told the Daily Mail she did eventually receive an acceptance letter to the University of South Carolina, where she plans to attend this fall.

“I’m going to major in biology and minor in mathematics,” she said. “My goal is to be a pediatrician. I look forward to going to USC this fall.”