gdog10122
United States
Today, I found out that my dad, thinking it was an advertisement, threw away a letter from the college I applied to. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
Canada
Today, I found out that 15 years ago my father threw out my college acceptance letters so that I could stay home and take over the family's funeral home business. FML
guamfml
Guam
Can't afford this shit
Today, I was cleaning my father's study room and wondering why I did not receive my acceptance/rejection letter from a college I really wanted. I found the acceptance letter, on his desk, also approving of a full scholarship. The deadline to confirm was a month ago. FML
Anonymous
United States
Today, I borrowed my dad's laptop to type an essay. While I was saving it, I noticed some curious looking files and I opened them. They were rejection letters from all the colleges I had applied to. My dad had been forging them so he wouldn't have to pay for my tuition bills. FML
1415926
United States
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
RektForLyfe
Wickliffe, United States
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
Anonymous
United States
Today, I found out that the person sending me secret love letters was actually my dad, who felt sorry for me. FML
stillwaiting
United States
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
Whoneedsgradschool
Today, my parents gave me a letter they'd forgotten about since late last year. In it was a $30,000 scholarship to a local master's program with an application due date of two weeks ago. FML
Jibber96
Oslo, Norway
Today, I was walking with a friend to tell him how excited I was for college and even motivating him to apply for the same school, until I found out later that I got rejected. FML
madiison09
This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff
United States
Overjoyed
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
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APersonalProblem 13
Did you get it out the trash?
CueTheMusic 22
Can't you just call then and ask them to resend the letter? That's what I did :)
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morella_xx 29
I hate to say this, but... Advertisements seldom come in large packets, the size that acceptance letters usually are. Nearly every ad letter I've received has been normal letter sized, which is also the size of rejection letters. It's possible your dad was trying to save you from reading the rejection?
Muffin_boo 12
Funny. The acceptance letter to my college was a standard 8 x 12 letter.
Ray_of_midnight 23
I was wondering if it was still true that "thin letter = rejection, thick packet = acceptance", but that info dates back nearly 30 years to when I was applying to colleges, so who knows.
tymarie2012 31
Mine was just a regular sheet of paper. I think it depends on what college you apply at.
morella_xx 29
Mine was a thick packet when I applied to colleges in '06/'07. It wouldn't surprise me if a lot of colleges are moving toward putting all that info online now to save paper and printing costs though.
simoncat 11
What a jerk. Can you retrieve it? Contact the school for a resend? It's illegal for him- even your dad- to open mail addressed to you. In this case it's just shitty.
GoodLookingGeese 10
Damn it, those dark eyes again. I can't sleep because of them...
summerlover23 5
They generally send an accompanying email too. Also, you can check the status of your app online
vbmg152 19
Why do parents do this kind of thing? Give the mail to the person it's addressed to, is that so hard?
perdix 31
He's not that dumb. He just didn't want you to leave home where he can run your life.
NoBuenoLeno 9
I hope you didn't only apply for one college.
BlackPhenom 9
Bills, bills, bills, bills.... oh wait
Eivana 37
If you are living with your parents then you should look through your mail always. If your dad is like that, then get the mail before he does.
deaddonkey 15
In his defense colleges do send a lot of junk and pointless letter to you wither you are enrolled with then or not.
raverblood 1
Um if it was just a letter, it's most likely a rejection letter.
tymarie2012 31
Not true. Acceptance letters don't have to come in a huge packet