Wednesday, January 24, 2007
If you have ever been turned down for admission by a college or university, it might have been because your essay was sub-par. If you feel that was the case, you might want to read this particular college application essay (of course, your parents might have been responsible). Then again, English is a crazy language.
If you already are in college, and you're having a tough time of it studying for finals, this
letter might put things in perspective (in addition, you might want to compare the typical MIT student's views to your own). Also remember that professors are often trickier than you are (and don't forget the college academic structure). Then
again, you might be going to a college with students of questionable intelligence... try reading these accounts of the history of the world, according to various student bloopers. Various other works of "irrefutable" logic have been written, like the Darksucker theory, the shit list, one definition of tape trees, a study on twinkies, and another student's view of physics, sex, and religion. Some students spend their time creating 80's tests, while others wax inventive on their thermodynamics finals.
Of course, no college humor is complete without some sort of sexual jokes (this is just a fact of college life and maturity levels... :^P). Common contributions (or detriments) include lists of sorority jokes (and just to be fair, here are some stupid men jokes), information about condoms,
comparisons between the Internet and a penis (for the computer savvy)...
Occasionally some college student will have a bright idea and decide that a person's sex life is linked to their favorite color; not that this is particularly true, but their predictions are often amusing. Some enterprising students once measured the
caloric output of sexual acts; others were content with just listing how each profession did the sex act. This is how college students view their old age, as well...
If you actually read any of the above articles, then you obviously realize the maturity level of some college students. It's not much better than what children think of love.