Suprise Acceptance Stories?

UVADeanJ
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:26:34 +0000

Can I share a story of a literal surprise admission?

There was a talk show in the 90s called The Jenny Jones Show that once did a special on college admission. They had two students from California there talking about how much they wanted to go to USC. Suddenly, out came the USC marching band followed by Duncan Murdoch, then Dean of Admission. Duncan presented each with an acceptance letter (and I think a scholarship, but I don’t remember that detail).

Pretty interesting way to get the news, isn’t it?

After hearing that story, I scoured the web to find video without luck. I hope it makes its way to Youtube someday.