so... despite all my efforts to help my cute and hardworking student, i couldnt bring myself to give him anything higher than a B+ (it would have been unprofessional otherwise). i hope he doesnt get too disappointed. seems like Bs are like the kiss of death. i would much rather give him a real kiss.
The first three sentences sound like rejection template lah...
"78 papers were submitted for the Young Scholar Award (YSA) competition. They were all carefully reviewed by the committee. Only 4 were selected for the final competition. It is a great honor indeed to be able to get to the final."