LMAO. I had the pleasure of serving on the search committee for my department this semester, and I noticed repeated uses of the phrases "esteemed institution" and "renowned faculty"... despite the fact that my institution is not quite so esteemed nor are our faculty quite so renowned; not to mention, I never used to come across these words before.
Cover letters like that go straight to the trash.
Would you accept me if I write established institution and reputable faculty? Pretty please
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If you wrote, "Your institution is one of the institutions of all time", I'd definitely give your application a second look ;)
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