Doonesbury comes to CC

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<p>Well, here in real time it’s May 5 and Alex has not sent in a deposit to any school, nor has she contacted any admissiosn office to ask for a late submission. Could it be that she’s forfeited her place in all schools except Walden, where she’s a multiple legacy?</p>

<p>P.S. Kim first appeared as a Vietnamese war orphan who had been adopted by the Rosenblums.</p>

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<p>dad of sam wins the prize. </p>

<p>Fred: “Wow, that’s great. So, what are you going to do with her?”</p>

<p>Rosenblum: “Raise her, Fred, raise her”</p>

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<p>This link is linked from the link posted in the OP’s message:
<a href=“Home | Cornell Chronicle”>Home | Cornell Chronicle;

<p>And it looks like Alex may take a year off and reapply.</p>

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<p>She doesn’t necessarily have to reapply. Many colleges encourage taking time off.</p>

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<p>Mathmom: First she has to accept, send in her deposit, and ask for deferred admission. If she doesn’t do that yesterday she might not be in anywhere.</p>

<p>Besides, in most cases, if after going through the full admissions process with no indication that she might decide to take a year off, most other kids would have to move fast to avoid childicide.</p>

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<p>Well, Alex’s parents have learned to be somewhat tolerant of her whims. I’m sure her dad is still feeling relieved after the close brush with the military recruiter. </p>

<p>And I’m not sure that the May 1st deadline applies in comic strip land. </p>

<p>But I am disappointed that apparently we have to wait at least one more week to find out what her decision will be.</p>

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<p>I share your disappointment but have to admit that I am intrigued by the possibility of Alex’s adventures if she decides on a gap year or years. Anything is possible is comic strip land - Alex on a backpack trip to Europe and all the countries that end in “stan” on $25 a day (and a visa and mastercard back-up) …</p>

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<p>I don’t think Alex is all that enamored of Walden:
<a href=“http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/2006/05/08/[/url]”>http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/2006/05/08/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The plot thickens …</p>

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<p>Given her Sunday appearance in the audience at the Army presentation, I’m thinking she may go that direction anyway…</p>

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<p>A resounding “NO” for Walden. Now that she is off her high, it certainly does look like Alex is relishing rejecting the colleges. The shoe is on the other foot as the pursuer becomes the pursued. Well, college life is not for everyone …</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/2006/05/09/[/url]”>http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/2006/05/09/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>And now Jeremy’s mom (Zits) is worrying about a P.S.V. (Productive Summer Vacation). “Those college admissions essays aren’t going to write themselves.”</p>

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<p>ZITS was the best today…PSV…hehehehhehe</p>

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<p>I loved Zits today, too. Especially Jeremy’s punch line: “When did school become more relaxing than summer vacation?”
<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/comics/king.htm?name=Zits[/url]”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/comics/king.htm?name=Zits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Jeremy is definitely Cal State material–no essays or SAT2s required!</p>

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<p>Turning down Harvard & MIT for Cornell???
See: <a href=“http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/2006/05/10/[/url]”>http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/2006/05/10/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Jonri, you might be on to something with the link to the Cornell site. 32 years ago, the admissions people at Boalt Hall took Joannie Caucus’ law school search seriously enough to write to Garry Trudeau to try to recruit her; when she chose Boalt her name was added to the class rosters at the real school, and the year she graduated Trudeau was the real-life graduation speaker… so it wouldn’t be surprising if the real world Cornell had pulled things off.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://web.mit.edu/8.022/www/[/url]”>http://web.mit.edu/8.022/www/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>My E+M professor reads Doonesbury as well. Check out the newest announcement.</p>

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<p>It’s hard to resist the lure of a bunny suit … :)</p>

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<p>Congrats to Alex, and to Trudeau for not doing what anyone expected!</p>

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<p>Couldn’t agree more, Garland! Satire bites where you least expect it… I sure am relieved she didn’t go Army, though.</p>