»A funny college application essay«
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 It's labeled an "internet classic", but this is the first time I've heard of it. Anyway, Hugh Gallagher wrote this essay and it won some prize, and submitted it to colleges. It's funny, it sort of ridiculed the whole college admittance process.  One part that I particularly liked: 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. A little biography about him:  posted by sangu |
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| in-my-opinion.orgFun and Weirdness and GamingJokes, Fun, Riddles, Shocking, NonsenseA funny college application essay |
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  Good stuff. In that piece, his style is like how Lewis Carroll would have written if he were a rapper.
And talk about luck! He got his first big publishing break - as a college freshman - from JFK Jr. ! His satiric personal statement was reprinted in Harper's magazine the year he began his studies at New York University. John Kennedy, Jr. spotted the essay in Harper's, contacted Gallagher, and after a beer together at the Whitehorse Tavern, passed the essay on to Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner. posted by MindSlave |
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applications take too long... posted by hurt |
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