23 Funny College Application Mishaps Seen by Admissions Workers
‘We had a kid whose last name was ‘Null’ that caused problems with the database’
Those who work in college admissions read an incredible amount of applications over the course of their career. Every year, though, a couple still stand out. Some are remembered for good reasons, and result in scholarships and happy, thick envelopes. Others are commemorated for their glorious failure, and might get sent around not with a stamp of approval, but with an email subject line of “you gotta read this.”
The admissions crew that spends time on Reddit came through when asked for some of their favorite missteps they’d ever had the misfortune of reading. It’ll almost certainly make you feel much better about your cliche personal essays. Also, dismayed when you realize that a shocking amount of admissions essays contain sex scenes.
