What Will You Say to Nosy Classmates on April 1st?

Applying to College
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<p>O.K. to pull this thing off right:
You have to carry your dream school acceptance letter around with you at all times…
Don’t frame it…you’re gonna spend four years there. You earned it. Don’t bury the talent, as it were.
It has much more revenge value than hanging prominently on a wall or in a scrap book.
After all, it’s April/May of Senior year. </p>

<p>It’s payback time!!!</p>

<p>In fact, I think that the top ranked schools give you the leather bound folders specifically for this purpose.</p>

<p>When the noisy little jocks walk up you and ask you what school you’ll be attending in the Fall…</p>

<p>You have a flashback…You remember all of the stolen lunch money, the wedgies in the locker room and all of the times they stuffed you into lockers in quiet hallways…</p>

<p>"Yeah, but did you get into here… (open leather bound acceptance letter and shove it under his nose)…I didn’t think so…(you loudly snap it closed) “They don’t have a football team…or a trailer park nearby…”</p>

<p>For the girls who turned you down for senior prom and various and sundry other such social events…</p>

<p>The response is similar… at least in effect:</p>

<p>“Hey, Toots… I hope you’re not looking forward to putting on that Freshman 40 as much as I am wanting to see you with it.” </p>

<p>BTW (and you have to say B.T.W.) </p>

<p>"BTW, did you get into here…(open leather bound acceptance letter)…I didn’t think so… can’t major in ‘Shallowness’ here… (you snap it closed). “Oh, and I hated you in the school play…BTW”</p>

<p>This will work for any number of quick and witty comebacks. It will stop all “the populars” from being so freaking nosy. It has ultimate replayability.</p>

<p>Much more passively:
You can place the open acceptance letter on your desktop your entire last semester.
Standing upright and facing outward.
When anyone you don’t like or is nosy passes it you could just point to the letter or better yet underline with your finger the college’s name then point to yourself. Over and over.</p>

<p>It will ward off all those who are already contemplating working late nights at Home Depot as a career choice, those envisioning pathetic lives standing barefoot and pregnant in front of kitchen sinks in their “new to them” doublewide trailers or those looking forward to spending their lives in front of “the idiot box” with a six pack of beer, a belly that has been honed by years of sedentary and a balding pate. Wondering if someone else will take their Ford pickup’s parking spot at the mill tomorrow.</p>

<p>It will also inform those whom you haven’t had a chance to stick it to yet that: There’s a new sheriff in town.</p>

<p>You can get a t-shirt made. One with those photos on the front. The photo should be of you going to the mailbox, opening it in surprise, and holding the leather bound acceptance letter and giving the “thumbs up” sign toward the camera. </p>

<p>The caption should read: I got into (dream school name here)…Did you?
On the back it should say “SUXS TO BE YOU!!!”</p>

<p>LOL</p>

<p>I could go on for a week.</p>

<p>Namaste, and good luck everyone…</p>

<p>Greg</p>

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<p>^omg thats so awesome its what im gonna do!!!11</p>

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<p>wow… that’s fascinating stuff!</p>

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<p>i cracked up when I read roblan’s community college comeback and then I pressed “next page” and saw this. Hahahahahahahaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha i feel a lot of bitterness greg</p>

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<p>lol…I am going crazy waiting…</p>

<p>Namaste.
Greg</p>

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<p>lol, there was this kid from my school who had a countdown until MIT’s ED decision came out and everybody knew about it then he didn’t get in haha, serves the cocky right. I didn’t tell anybody about where I applied and I got in ED the same day and he kind of felt like an idiot for being so open and cocky about it.</p>

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<p>This is so true. I applied to 8 colleges, and have no idea where I’m going. I’m going to be relieved when I have a definitive answer. It’s annoying saying “My top choice is X but Y would also be nice.”
Also, in response to the origintal post, people are probably just curious to know where you’ll be spending the next four years of your life. Why make them feel uncomfortable?</p>

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<p>I really hope I get one of those leather-bound folders.</p>

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<p>i hate nosy classmates! ughh</p>

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<p>Exactly… I don’t get why everyone gets so offended when people are curious. What’s the big deal?</p>

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<p>Aha, I have an idea:</p>

<p>On March 31, I will tell everyone that I AM NOT GOING TO TELL THEM MY DECISIONS.</p>

<p>Then I will count the minutes until somone walks up to me and says “So I heard you got into <em>insert school here</em>.” :)</p>

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<p>Well im going to tell my classmates where I got in and where I didnt. Im not going to be a socal recluse and not tell everyone where I’ll be spending the next 4 years of my life like some of you guys.</p>

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<p>i will have no problem telling them where i am going…it is the constant badgering to find out where i am going that bothers me. a kid can only take that question so many times</p>

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<p>I tell people that I’ve decide to hold off on college and instead pursue a career in rap.</p>

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<p>Let me give you an example: a student from my school got accepted to an Ivy League school ED in December. That day, teachers went up to pat her on the back and say congratulations in front of the whole class, the whole cafeteria buzzed about how she got in (its an amazing feat for our school), and some students skulked and cried because they didn’t get in.</p>

<p>Before the day was over, you know what everyone was saying? </p>

<p>How did she get in?
She sleeps in class all the time.
She must have gotten in because her dad is freaking loaded. </p>

<p>See how college acceptances have become so public…? I don’t want that.</p>

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<p>Greg: you have some serious issues. You’ve got too much pent up on how others regard you. I’m not being sarcastic. Wherever you go, be content with that. Wherever others go or don’t go, who in the world are you to gloat and look down your nose upon those who “work at Home Depot” or are pregnant early? </p>

<p>I find your attitude rather noisome. Now if your post is in jest, then accept my apologies here and now. If not, I hope my alma mater does a good job this year in its admissions choices…</p>

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<p>LOL.
Yer funny.
You are so off base it is ridiculous.
I write.
If affects you that way… good.</p>

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<p>Just pretend you didn’t hear them, and change the subject really abruptly.</p>

<p>A lot of times, I just tell people I’m going to the local community college to major in janitorial sciences.</p>

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<p>I think I’ll actually enjoy answering the questions. Imagine this: </p>

<p>Nosy Classmate: HEY OMG WHERE DID YOU GET IN?
Me: Somewhere.
Nosy classmate: what? that’s not an answer! LAME. where’d you get in!!!
Me: Somewhere University! It’s spelled S-a-m-w-</p>

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<p>The confusion may stem from the fact that Stockholm is in Sweden, not Germany. But the general idea is cute ;).</p>