Thursday, March 26, 2009

College Crap Shoot

College admissions time is here. Joe High School has been admitted to two, turned down by one and waitlisted by one. One of the two admissions he doesn't want and has already turned them down. He applied to six places, so he's waiting for the last two. It's an odd process, and I'm glad that this is the last time I'll have to watch it unfold.

One of the remaining institutions, to deter over-eager students, announces in very large letters on its admissions website: "We will be sending out letters on April 1." In other words, don't call us, we'll call you.