<p>Aaaaaaaaaaahhhh! (stabbing pencil into my eye)</p>
<p>@flossy that is the awesomest awesome analogy I have ever read. It is a perfect way to explain what our kids have to go through to show their stuff.</p>
<p>Can you imagine? You have 3 minutes to show us why you belong in our med school. You have to argue 2 different legal principles in less than 30 seconds each to qualify for our law school. You may swim one lap and we will determine in you get a swimming scholarship. You have 1 1/2 minutes to find the transposition error in this general ledger to get into our accounting program. And so on…</p>
<p>You freakin’ nailed it. Comparing the quest for a college sports program to the quest for an MT program is like comparing apples to servomotor controls.</p>
<p>CHMike, I share your pain. Hope the eyeball recovers soon!</p>
<p>So! How about them Oscars?!? Loved the pizza delivery! ;)</p>
<p>KEVP, is that you?</p>
<p>It might not be fair to compare sports with theater but that’s the way it is. Trying to judge some one on 32 bars and a 90 second monologue might not be fair , but its also how real professional auditions are done . </p>
<p>You know, I really like that Ellen girl. I could sit down to coffee with her. It would be so much fun! </p>
<p>Hahaha halflokum I had the VERY SAME THOUGHT. At this point, I’d like to see them go head-to-head! :D</p>
<p>Oh, and if you can’t lie to yourself who can you lie to? Denial is more than just a river in Africa.</p>
<p>@halflokum!!! OMG!!! You pegged it!!!</p>
<p>We all love our kids and think they are great. But in reality 95% of them will never work in the professional arena . Make sure you have a back up plan </p>
<p>Alas, I don’t think our pal KEVP would’ve invoked the Almighty as the ultimate auditor. Otherwise…</p>
<p>@halflokum I dare you to start that thread. How about another one: Top 10 BFA MT programs vs. top 10 mail order gunsmithing courses - which is more desirable yet less obtainable, and if I receive offers from any of them should I go to diesel mechanic school instead?</p>
<p>Oh no, don’t start the back up plan discussion! It will put us all over the edge 
</p>
<p>And finally, before I close the lid on my laptop I will offer one of my favorite jokes to reset the thread:</p>
<p>What’s Irish and sits in the back yard?</p>
<p>Patty O’furniture.</p>
<p>Goodnight Adele Dazeem</p>
<p>The last few pages of this thread made me wonder if they have considered making “Ground Hog Day” into a musical…</p>
<p>@cheeseheadmike - I think that Ellen girl would be a blast to meet up with for coffee, but even more so at a bar!!! I wonder if she will host again next year? Maybe she’ll bring in a DONUT delivery guy?!? ;)</p>
<p>That Ellen girl gave me two free round trip tickets to London a few years ago!! She is awesome!</p>
<p>DONUTS!!! Custard filled, chocolate frosting.</p>