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I'm being barraged by colleges...
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I'm being barraged by colleges...

Every other email I get is a goddamn college sending me an invitation. Jesus Christ. Fucking PSAT's.

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Lol, on my PSATS I got better than 96% on the writing section, 98% reading, and 86% in math and I haven't gotten anything from anywhere but the marines.

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Well what the fuck then?

This shit is annoying.

Did you sign in on the site that gives you info about possible career paths and shit? That's what my school told me to do, I did it, and now I'm being anally raped by spam.

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Ditto T.T I mean, I'm glad they're sending me stuff but it's so tough to make a decision when 50 colleges are throwing their papers and emails in your face. I get colleges who don't have a musical theater major, or even a theater or music DEPARTMENT sending me things. If they don't have the major I want, why the fuck would I go there!?!?!?

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|55555| Wrote:Lol, on my PSATS I got better than 96% on the writing section, 98% reading, and 86% in math and I haven't gotten anything from anywhere but the marines.

That's because you went to juvy didn't you?

LOLOLOLOL ENJOY NOT GETTING ACCEPTED INTO ANY COLLEGES XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

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The University of Chicago seems to like me more than any other college. To date, I've gotten five letters and two booklets from them.
02-03-2011 11:32 AM
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University of Montana (Missoula) got a hold of me, and I fell In love with the campus. I'll transfer into CU if I don't like it, but so far, its like my dream school. Beautiful campus, amazing city, OUT OF FUCKING STATE (best part, I'm not talking to my parents for a LOOOOOOOOONG time), and the fine for possession is less than the fine of jaywalking (WIN), colder weather, in the mountains, people ride inner tubes from their classes to their dorms from the river that runs through the campus... just amazing. backbacking and skiing galore, party school, and not a MASSIVE number of students so no big lecture halls. THANK GOD.

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Haha, no, it won't end anytime soon. Colleges still sent me spam after I had already chosen a school. Hell, they sent me spam when I was actually IN school, to my fucking school email address! Persistent bastards, I'll give them that.

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I'm gunna transfer to UCSD since they have the nations top third bio program. im so glad to see all of us school haters enjoying College. You see kids, in the end Fascism always does its job. <3

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Except in college I can choose to do what I want instead of having the massive hairy sweaty cock of education forced down my throat

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You get sent emails by colleges?

Oh wow. That sounds sort of nice. Here you just make up your mind about stuff, go there, pay some cash, and take the admittance exams in July.

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|55555| Wrote:Lol, on my PSATS I got better than 96% on the writing section, 98% reading, and 86% in math and I haven't gotten anything from anywhere but the marines.

That's because you went to juvy didn't you?

LOLOLOLOL ENJOY NOT GETTING ACCEPTED INTO ANY COLLEGES XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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I got letters from at least 3 religiously affiliated colleges, then one from a normal one. I put atheist on my PSAT, or whatever was closest.

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