请问如何回复这样的套瓷信回复呢？

下午向英国教授发出套瓷信，希望申请MPhil~稍晚收到回复，如下所示：
Thank you for this. We have received an unusually high number of applications already for October 2017 entry. This means that the competition is very fierce indeed (you would need to show top marks and top class ranking in your transcripts). The Department also has a preference for PhD applicants, rather than MPhil applicants and so the likelihood of success is very limited this year.
If you still wish to apply, it would be worth checking on the deadline for scholarship applications, since these may have closed already.
I am sorry that I am not able to offer you more optimistic news.
With best wishes
请问我该如何回复呢？
（奖学金申请已经结束了，但是其本来面对的主要就是phd，也没在申硕的我的考虑之内）

不回复啊，明显是他们项目招的大部分phd只招一点点ms，已经有点劝你不要申请了这个教授。。。但是你要强申也是可以不过他这封回复已经很pessimistic了（如果你给他看过cv gpa之类了的话）

确实没什么好回复的， 其实就是很客气的reject