Today, my step-mother threw a surprise party on my acceptance to college. People kept telling me how delightfully shocked and happy they are for me. "UPenn" was written everywhere, when I really got into Penn State. Everyone thinks I'm going to an Ivy League. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my mom called and told me I got accepted to my first-choice college. I got really excited and asked her to read me the letter. As she started to read it, she said, "Oops... uh, nevermind." FML
Today, I received my acceptance letter to one of the most prestigious universities in the US, as well as a nice scholarship. I was so proud of myself, I eagerly showed my dad, hoping he would shed a tear or two. His only words were, "Just get a job so you can get the hell out of my house." FML
Today, I excitedly told my mom how I got accepted to the master’s program of my dreams. She decided now would be a good time to proudly repeat for the millionth time how she gave up a full ride to the Ivy League to marry my father, and I ought to be a "good woman" and do the same. FML
Today, I attended my school's special invitation-only awards ceremony, relieved that I was getting a much-needed scholarship. I watched all my friends go up and win scholarships. In the end, I only got a certificate for doing well on the PSAT. My whole family showed up for this. FML
Today, I got a large envelope from a college I applied to earlier. My mom, expecting big news, made my family gather round as I opened it. It ended up being a letter of rejection from not just that school, but all three campuses of the state college. FML
Today, I was accepted to the college of my dreams. Then I checked the address. Turns out, the letter was meant for my neighbor. I was actually denied. FML
Today, I announced to my family that I got accepted into Harvard. My grandma laughed and muttered, "Liar." FML
Today, I got a letter from Yale Law School saying I got a 4 year full scholarship. I called my dad crying and read the whole thing… even the bottom of the letter, which said, "April fools' ! Love, Mom and Dad." FML
Today, when taking a group picture with my closest friends, a passing parent congratulated us on getting into the same university for next year. She's wrong. They're all going to Cambridge, except for me. I was rejected. FML
Today, I threw myself a surprise party. FML
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firesail 0
At least you weren't the kid who got into UPenn and then had everyone hold him a Penn State party.
mkb_fml 0
LIVE THE LIE!
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Comments (253)
takran 0
Not an FML, PSU is a very good school.
saweeet 0
Be excited! It's not called Happy Valley for no reason! People are being way too harsh on Penn State...it's a great school with everything you could possibly want. I couldn't picture myself anywhere else. WE ARE!
Lena125 0
Thats alright. My roommate freshman year at Penn State thought she was attending an Ivy League, U Penn. Now THAT is an FML
cbc2v 0
To 181 I would just like to say that your comment about state business schools is a huge generalization and I feel that the comment was unwarranted. I was unable to view the post you were responding to, and, though I do this in fear of sounding trite, two wrongs do not make a right. Ivies are not the only good schools. Take, for example, the University of Virginia which has the McIntire School of Commerce. McIntire is the top ranked undergraduate business program in the country (source http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/undergrad_bschool_2009/). U.Va. also has the Dardan School of Business, which is consistently ranked in the top 15 best business schools in the world. At the moment it is ranked 14th, above schools such as Carnegie Mellon and Georgetown (source http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/mba/search) Penn State is a great school with an amazing undergraduate experience. My mother attended Penn State and she has gone far in life. She was the first member of her family to go to college and because of her education at Penn State she was able to travel all over the world to places like Singapore, Germany, Greece, Korea, France, Turkey, and others.
balanceMMX 0
I thought this would be the other way around... most people I've talked to make Penn St sound better than U Penn
wink568 0
What's with all the community college bashing? I graduated from high school with a 4.0, went to community for two years, then to a four year university after. Students who go to community colleges aren't the ones who did drugs throughout high school. I paid my own way, and now have a well paying job, and no college loans to pay off. Sorry, just had to stick up for the community college students. Anyway, congrats on getting in to PSU. Once you graduate, it isn't the school behind your degree that will get you the job, it's you. I've seen plenty of people who look awesome on paper, but after getting to know them in an interview, they're really not an ideal candidate for the job.
davidcassoa 0
you're dumb this isn't an FML Penn State is a nice school
dg72592_fml 0
"shocked"? that sucks. lol everyone from my school goes to Penn State. literally EVERYONE. i'm pretty sure like 60% of last year's graduating class went there.
dg72592_fml 0
come off that bullshit #38, philly kicks the ass of wherever you grew up.
mattmag 0
Penn State is still a good school. Do well there, and you can go to UPenn for grad school, saving you $150,000.