Parents of the HS Class of 2026 (Part 2)

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That thread is pure CC gold!

Right up there with clam farts, ceramic pineapple, and stupidest reasons kids won’t look at a college (that one should probably be re-opened!)

Clam fart! Oh my God... What did I do?!

<p>I just realized that I listed “clam fart” as an extracurricular activity on my application to Yale. dies I was filling it out while one of my friends was over my house, and she was intently watching as I filled it out (which was annoying me). So, as a shocker, I typed in “clam fart” and she started laughing hysterically. BUT I FORGOT TO DELETE IT!!! What’s worse is that I wrote that I had been doing it for 17 years!!! I don’t even know what a clam fart is!!! It’s already submitted (obviously), but I didn’t re-read the printed version of my application closely until today. Should I call the office of admissions??</p>

Roommate brought 22 pillows, 4 lamps, 7 towels, and a large ceramic pineapple

I kid you not. D moved in a day after her roommate. We walked into a room that looked like Pinterest had it coming out of both ends. To the point that the top of her bed and the inside of the dresser and nightstand were the only spots left for D’s stuff. The first step was to remove roommate’s stuff from under D’s bed. (Roommate’s family had already moved D’s dresser under there, but D wanted it that way, so we left it.) The second step was to try to reclaim D’s desk. “Momma” (how I will refer to roommate’s mother in the effort to keep these boards PG) got pissed because if we moved the desk, there was no place for her daughter’s TV. It was going downhill from there. We were so relieved when they left to get lunch. They said they were also going to try and find a TV stand. Third step was to get an RA to come help as D was fighting back tears at that point. The RA pooh-poohed me at first. After coming upstairs, she called in reinforcement. (Plus, she just wanted the other RA to see i…

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/stupidest-reason-child-wont-look-at-a-college/686116/2053