This blog's purpose? I'm not entirely sure myself. Perhaps it's for petty musings? Literary criticism? Theatrical brainstorming? Obnoxious ramblings? Stupid shit? I guess I'll have to see where this goes...
Sunday, May 24, 2009
My Love Affair With Sinfest.com
Saturday, May 23, 2009
How College Admissions Actually Works
I’ve come to the conclusion that admissions officers pick students via the enie-minie-miney-moe game.
How did I come to this conclusion? Well, this has basically been my college admissions experience this year. Some colleges I put a lot of effort into. Either I sent emails to teachers/admissions officers or I made sure my theater audition was freakin’ awesome. I even did this for one of my “safeties”, because they have a really kick-ass theater program. Other colleges I put very little, if any, effort into. Either I never made any correspondance what so ever, or I didn’t have to audition.
Well, here’s what happened. The schools I put the most effort into flat out rejected me. The schools I put a decent or little amount of effort into put me on their wait list (including that dumb safety). The schools I put absolutely no effort into not only accepted me but dumped a crapload of money into my lap.
Ok, so maybe admissions officers don’t play enie-meenie-miny-moe, but whatever they do lacks order and common sense. Seriously people, what gives? And if you or a friend are an admissions officer, I don’t mean to insult you or anything. But, how in the world does this make any sense?