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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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, 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 got 3 different rejection letters mailed to me from the same college. FML
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
Today, I got into my dream university. I also got turned down for the scholarship and the loan that would enable me to actually go. FML
Today, I was excited because I was going to get my college decisions back. I put all of the letters in order of my preference. Didn't get into my first choice. Denied from my second choice. Rejected from my third choice. Wait listed on my back-up. Accepted for a job at Target. FML
Today, I found out that my dad, thinking it was an advertisement, threw away a letter from the college I applied to. FML
Today, I received another letter of rejection from the university of my dreams. I got it the first time, but thanks for reminding me. FML
Today, I received yet another rejection letter from a college I'd applied to. After crying for a week about how lousy I felt, my older sister gave me all 6 of the acceptance letters she'd been hiding. Turns out she's been forging rejection letters and keeping the real ones in her room. FML
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Top comments
SherbetGlitter 26
Was the letter not addressed by name on the inside? Sucks OP, it's bad enough that you didn't get accepted let alone having to know your neighbour did, especially if they don't choose to go there. Definitely FYL
FrumpMonster 1
If you open mail that's addressed to someone else, you shouldn't be surprised when its contents also relate to someone else...
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Comments (31)
Tomato_Cheese 22
I am the FML first protector. I have protected bravely defended this FML from all first comments.
deathstroke990 22
but....you became the bad first comment
TheDarkLight_fml 20
It was a worthy sacrifice for all of us. His name shall go down in history.
Asaroth 9
But you have not protected it, or anything else, from terrible grammar...
SherbetGlitter 26
Was the letter not addressed by name on the inside? Sucks OP, it's bad enough that you didn't get accepted let alone having to know your neighbour did, especially if they don't choose to go there. Definitely FYL
prinzess_fml 25
It might turn out to be the best thing that could happen. Who knows, maybe you'll meet the man of your dreams in another college?
cranberries_fml 17
Because obviously OP is going to college to find a husband. Maybe she'll find him in her Advanced Homemaking class!
evilplatypus 39
Good concept, terrible example.
MariaGiovanni 25
#5 never said that was why OP is in college she just gave one example of something great that could happen as a result of going to another college. Stop trying to be offended over everything and stop giving snarky replies. Try to think about what the comment says at face value.
prinzess_fml 25
Political correctness has no limits. I know many couples who met in college. My parents did. Peace
Dale_shackleford 13
It's not that it's un-PC, it's just that he made it sound like the only thing women can do at school is find a husband, which would be considered BS even before everything went super PC.
SpyroMello 29
#14 that's not the point in why OP wants to go to college and that's what you're missing
prinzess_fml 25
It didn't even cross my mind that it would be the point. Some things just happen when you don't expect them. Why always look for bad intentions? Really it didn't even cross my mind. I'm so surprised you guys thought of it. OP: I hope you get a good life anyway, with a great career, all sorts of achievements, success in any possible way and be happy with a good guy or girl or on your own.
toolazytotype99 18
Man that sucks, but hopefully it's for the best OP
prinzess_fml 25
Exactly
lordlekal 17
And why didn't ya look at the name on the envelope first.
FrumpMonster 1
If you open mail that's addressed to someone else, you shouldn't be surprised when its contents also relate to someone else...
potatocouch 16
Obviously so, but OP didn't look at who it was addressed to in the first place, hence why he said after he looked at the contents.
DanielleinDC 34
It sounds as if the letter was misdelivered. It happens, you know. And she didn't check the address until after she opened it. She made a mistake, she didn't deliberately open someone else's mail.
vogonpoet 5
I can understand your possible excitement upon seeing mail from a college you wish to attend. However, not reading the name on the envelope is just bullpuckey.
Armeniangirl_fml 15
I'm sorry OP!
Bunnyluver 20
This sorta happened to me. For two years straight I took a test to get into this high school and missed by 10 points both times. A good friend ended up telling me how snobbish the kids were, so I took that as a sign. Good luck with college Op!
FluffyTimePuppy 6
I'm guessing the op saw a big envelope with the college's logo on it and was excited before reading to whom and to where it was addressed on the front. Acceptance letters tend to be in big envelopes because they include welcome materials while rejection letters will be a single folded sheet in a regular sized envelope.