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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Top comments
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)
Ridley_fml 0
another thing... isn't the nittany lion logo stamped on the letter? i can't remember from mine. anyways. congrats again i hope you pick us!
Neenertastic 0
Not really an FML?
lurkerman999 0
Love the Penn Staters hatin on him for bashing us. PSU is better than UPenn fo sho
King_of_Kings 3
this is funny shit
kbtoys 2
I'd say FML is a bit of a stretch (seeing as Penn State kicks ass and all), but I totally know where you're coming from... it's amazing how many people mix that up when you tell them. "Yeah, I go to Penn State." "Oh, isn't that Ivy League?" ...Yeah, get used to it. You're going to be hearing a lot more of it, haha.
blowhole 0
FYL to all American university students. Canadians get their educations for free!
Diabla_ 2
No, we definitely don't.
rhartwick 0
it's like how alaskans get paid $1000 for oil reparations, canada's giving all of it's citizens free education for making Justin Beiber.
redwall312 0
Go Fighting Quakers! It's a good thing to be mistaken as a Penn student. Penn is a glorious institution with an incredible faculty and top-notch research. Live the dream, dude! It's a great feeling to feel like an ivy leaguer, instead of a state-schooler. To #18: You may have a prestigious business school, but guess who has Wharton? To all PSUers- it is true that you guys have a good football team. I wish we did- we're usually near the top of the ivy league football conference, though. But no one really attends the game, except for maybe homecoming. Go the Red and the Blue!
ashes785 0
At least it's not the other way around- I went to UPenn and got tons of people saying "oh, what a great football team- I love Penn State."
phoyos 0
...PSU is a good school....this FML is a waste because of a mix up in words. It's like I go to the University of Delaware, but people sometimes say Delaware State University which is a different school. It's a mix up. get over it.
softball10 0
not an fml, i think you should be happy that you got into a good college(which many people cant do and have to settle for less) AND you have a step mother who tried to do something nice for you and throw you a party, be happy with all that =)