Today, I was rejected from the University of Washington. My dad has been a professor there for 30 years, and is on the board of admissions. 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 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 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 received a rejection letter from a college that I'd applied to 6 years ago. 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, 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 got an offer to study at a good university. My father has been pushing me to apply for years, so I ecstatically broke the news. Instead of congratulating me, he just grunted and delivered the more important news that he's divorcing my mum. Moment ruined. FML
Today, I found out that I was denied for work study eligibility by my college. I went to my financial advisor to ask why. It wasn't my grades or attendance. Apparently my father makes too much money for me to get a job at the school. My dad was fired 3 months ago and has been out of work since. 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 got 3 different rejection letters mailed to me from the same college. FML
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
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Top comments
vonstrangle 0
That must be equally embarrassing for him.
kaset_j 0
Obviously you assumed you could just get in because your daddy works there and probably didn't try to do well in high school. Your loss.
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Comments (342)
anand_eats 0
I got into UW. That would've been intense meeting someone that wrote on this site in person... dang too bad.
clampy4x4 0
Hey if you're dumb, you're dumb.
mattiscool 0
uhh u think that just because your dad is on the board of admissions that you can slack off and think u can still make it?
Xtreme_Climber 0
Ya....i was accepted into UW along with WWU ha, sucks.
timeatrice 0
that sucks. but your dad cant favor you.
Yum_Sushi 0
To TipsyBeaver, your kind of a douche.
FullOfFail 4
OMG! I go there!! Not that it helps at all..... The point I had planned on making, however, is that UW is going to be going through a bunch of budget cuts from the state and such, due to the economic crisis we're in. It was even in our paper, that they're rejecting a lot of people now, a lot more than they normally do, so you're definitely not alone. And don't think less of yourself at all because of this!! It's happening to a lot of people!! Good luck with applications, and when you get to it, admissions!
MizzHollywood 0
I voted YDI u think that just because your dad is on the board of addmissions that you can get in? Even if he wanted you in there are the other people who need to decide to let you in! You can't just say that your dad is there so you can get in no matter how smart you are...
bigmike32 0
uhhhh mate u kind of deserved that one if u expected ur daddy to get u in to university
TheDoctorPhil 0
that sucks but you probably could have done better in high school