Did you know that some colleges require...

[Shawn]

Saw this at napsterites.

This is an actual essay written by a college applicant. The author, Hugh Gallagher, now attends NYU.

3A. ESSAY: IN ORDER FOR THE ADMISSIONS STAFF OF OUR COLLEGE TO GET TO KNOW YOU, THE APPLICANT, BETTER, WE ASK THAT YOU ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: ARE THERE ANY SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES YOU HAVE HAD, OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU HAVE REALIZED, THAT HAVE HELPED TO DEFINE YOU AS A PERSON?

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.

I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru.

Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.

I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. I bat .400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.

I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.

I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prizewinning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.

But I have not yet gone to college.

[DudeAsInCool]

I would give him an honorary degree for that letter!

[ASUmusicMAN]

LOL...Jesus Christ that is FUNNY

:lmao:

[Shawn]

The laws of physics do not apply to me.

Definitely my favorite part.

[ASUmusicMAN]

hahahaha...me either

[Guest .::BeatFactory::.]

I've seen or heard of this at some conference or something I attended before. It was funny then, it's still funny today! :D

[Crazy Diamond]

Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

That is why you should always carry pen and paper

[Crazy Diamond]

I made 100 Posts... <_ thats kinda sad in a way>

[DudeAsInCool]

Congrats on the 100th Post :strumma: :frog: :good job: :thumpin: :jammintwo: :jammin: :jammin:

[rainbowdemon]

If he can do all of that, why go to college ?

[slum_goddess]

I made 100 Posts... <_ thats kinda sad in a way>

i complain all over freea3 for my mammoth amount of posts but i don't give a damn here and dunno why (nor do i care). it's obvious i have a LOT of time on my hands (can't really work due to shite german although i'd love to have a real job here). that's my excuse & i'm sticking w/it.

[PiRaNeTuS]

That was really funny.

"and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes"

[Malicious Intent]

[Shawn]

I like that.