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Considerate

By Anonymous - 21/08/2009 14:20 - United States

Today, my mother told me she's disappointed in me for not going to a better college, and that if I was in the top ten of my class that the rest of those ten must be really dumb. Fact is, I threw away the acceptance letters to Carnegie Mellon and Cornell because I didn't want her to have to pay. FML

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mike1921 0

Friday 21 August 2009 20:02

YDI for throwing them away

evangldbrg 0

Friday 21 August 2009 20:02

YDI for not talking to your mom and throwing them away. If you can't afford it, there's always financial aid...

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ChicKenza 4

Sunday 27 April 2014 11:47

May be smart in school but not so much in life decisions I see.. Sad .. Cornell? Psh shaking my head ...

UmmOkThen 31

Tuesday 17 June 2014 4:13

Sweet gesture, but if you are dumb enough to throw those letters away it may be a good thing that you aren't going to a "smart" school.

fantasyworld 37

Friday 2 January 2015 14:21

Then what was the point of applying?

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