Truth in Humor

April 1, 2016

(Sad) grains of truth about the frenzy some students experience around college selection and admission. Read the satirical piece in they NYT, College Admissions Shocker!

Diverse International Students Celebrating Graduation

Diverse International Students Celebrating Graduation

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A dose of humor about resume padding for college applications

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A dose of humor about resume padding for college applications from the Onion. Maybe some truth in humor?

Soup-Kitchen Volunteers Hate College-Application-Padding Brat

“This experience will be invaluable when I have to write my personal essay, which counts for a lot with Stanford,” Malveaux said. “It’s the kind of real-world growth experience that goes over huge with the admissions people. And, if I ever need a recommendation, there are several people here who I think I’ve bonded with enough to ask.”- Onion,  2003

Read the rest of the “article” here.