<p>“Closing Of Homeless Shelter Leaves College-Application-Padding Students With Nowhere To Turn” - Doors shut on much-needed extracurriculars</p>
<p>A classic Onion article: [Closing</a> Of Homeless Shelter Leaves College-Application-Padding Students With Nowhere To Turn | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source](<a href=“The Onion | America's Finest News Source.”>The Onion | America's Finest News Source.)</p>
<p>Thank you for this! it was just what I needed after attending a few year-end school events this week and listening to too many parents regale me with the college-counselor generated summer endeavors of their well-packaged rising seniors. Wears…me…out.</p>
<p>S2 brought home the local Onion edition yesterday and I saw that article – SO TRUE!!!</p>
<p>That’s a classic gadad!</p>
<p>Last year, D’s AP Lang teacher would distribute to the class similiar Onion articles to relieve the stress of the college app process. It’s good to laugh at the absurdity of it all sometimes!</p>
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<p>Good god. Every kid involved with this shelter needs to get a life in order to write their admissions essay. They’re so self-centered that they don’t even think about those who are actually PAID for this job!</p>
<p>I love The Onion. The writing is incredibly clever, and it’s a real boost when I’m having a bad day. My S listens to their podcasts. Somehow, it’s even more hilarious when read out loud.</p>
<p>On community service: Despite consistent, major administrative goof-ups in the recording of community service hours on transcripts at my S’s school, the pattern of college acceptance success didn’t change. Hmmm…</p>
<p>For those not familiar with the Onion: It’s satire, marvelous satire. None of its articles are true. :)</p>
<p>Spoilsport!</p>
<p>I’m still not over the Onion leaving its origins of Madison (as in the home of UW), I immediately knew there was a catch.</p>