Words That You've Come to Hate Because of College Admissions

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<p>Holistic! Heard it at all info sessions.</p>

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<p>common app</p>

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<p>supplemental app – wasn’t common app supposed to do away witht the extra essays?</p>

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<p>We
Regret
To
Inform
You</p>

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<p>Passion
Diversity
Affirmative Action
FAFSA
transcript
SAT (well, I hated that anyway)
achievement</p>

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<p>TUITION!!!</p>

<p>Rigor
SAT
ACT
ED
EA </p>

<p>Tuition is the worst.</p>

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<p>The phrase “unmet need” sends a shiver down my spine.</p>

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<p>Common App
Letter of recommendation
Extracurricular
Leadership
Award
Financial aid</p>

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<p>Debt 10 char</p>

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<p>Why X College
How will you contribute
Rejected</p>

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<p>“IVY.”</p>

<p>Who are these people, where do they come from, why do they write it in majuscules?</p>

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<p>Need-based.
Aid.
Submit.
Intellectual curiosity.
Underrepresented.
Legacy.
PRESTIGIOUS!!!</p>

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<p>**Passion, holistic, SAT, GPA, race… **</p>

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<p>foreskin
cheese
malpractice</p>

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<p>Top. Easily.</p>

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<p>Supplement. </p>

<p>500 words.</p>

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<p>why <em>insert college here</em>
hooks</p>

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<p>EFC–Never quite high enough.
Holistic–I’d really rather not, you know.</p>

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<p>“Hey look, you got some mail from ________ (educational institution).”
“Really? Is it a lot?”
“No, it’s just a really thin envelope…”</p>

<p>Afterwards, there’s nothing like reading a cookie-cutter essay with implications that the admissions committee actually reviewed your application in detail and had trouble rejecting you. It’s insulting, really… I’d just prefer a one-sentence rejection, /or/ something like, “Sorry, your application was not up to our standards. Work harder.”</p>

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<p>Passion
Hook
URM
Holistic
Selective</p>