May 6, 2002     

NOTE FROM DANNY:

Recently, the University of California, Davis had
to send out 105 apology e-mails to students who
were accidentally mailed letters congratulating
them on being accepted by an admissions counselor
when they weren’t accepted to begin with. Needless
to say, he’s now working at the admissions office
of the University of Eternal Unemployment. With
that in mind, here’s this week’s topic.

The Top 7 Signs that Your
Admissions Counselor Is Nuts

7> Says that the first part of the university’s entrance exam
will involve a rubber glove and a tube of axel grease.

6> “No! You’re ALL WRONG for Georgia Tech … you’re wearing
a red shirt, and — it’s TUESDAY.”

5> “I’m sorry, but dreadlocks and sandals are MANDATORY.”

4> He says the college always offers special considerations
to applicants of your ethnic background and wants a copy
of your birth certificate from your home planet.

3> Instead of an essay stating why you’d like to attend the
school, he asks for three true submissions for “Penthouse
Forum.”

2> During each phone call, he changes his accent to “give you a
feel for the ethnic diversity of our student body.”

and the Number 1 Sign that Your Admissions Counselor Is Nuts…

1> He actually thinks that the SAT measures aptitude.

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Credits:

Selected from 18 submissions from 5 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Brent McDaniel, Georgia Tech — 1, 3
Kim Walker-Daniels, Northern Illinois U. — 2, 4
Mary Ann McDonald, Whatsammatta U. — 5, 6
Scott Thompson, Upsala College — 7
Danny Gallagher, UT Austin — List Moderator, RA
Chelsea, England — Ambience