Its not funny when her/his future is on the line.

No it doesn't. Forging the letters implies that she legitimately wanted the OP to think that s/he was rejected from the colleges s/he applied to. It was an incredibly ****** up thing to do, and in no way funny. Quite frankly, anyone who thinks that this is funny is an idiot. You don't **** with people's futures or their emotional well being for giggles.

But she DID give OP the letters in the end, when s/he started to cry. That could mean that it started out as a prank in very poor taste, and seeing her sibling cry is what made her realize the joke had gone too far. Siblings **** with each other. That's what they do. The ******* with each other just usually isn't this cruel.

Actually, it said she gave them back after the OP wept and felt like a worthless loser for a full week. That's a long time to string someone along for any joke, let alone one where you're watching your sibling crumble into an emotional wreck :(

That's assuming the sister KNEW OP had been crying. I know when I cry, I do it in private and do my best not to let anybody know. If OP is the same way, his/her sister might not have known.

Yeah I know the national deadline for accepting your offer is May 1st so hopefully OP still has a chance!

I believe you have a year to attend a college to which you've been accepted. So OP may have missed the cut off for attending the fall semester, but s/he could still enroll in the winter semester. Things will be delayed, but not totally screwed.

That's what I thought too. I think most use the May 1st deadline.

People are only saying it because it's true. For some colleges, you would have needed to accept or reject the offer by now. OP's sister maliciously ****** with the OP, and it's in no way funny. A prank is putting hair dye in someone's shampoo, or replacing salt with sugar. It's not potentially ******* up someone's future because you're a vindictive cow. Also, I would hate to be your friend if you think that this type of thing is funny. I would NEVER mess with my friends when it comes to something that can determine what happens in their future.

I definitely agree with 35. This is something that will actually have an impact on OP's future. Plus, it's obvious that it made OP feel terrible. I have no idea why you would want to inflict that on someone, let alone your own sister or friend. Yes it may have been a "prank" but it was a pretty crap one.

Please interpret my comment before replying. Let me explain slowly (please read slowly): If the sis gave the letters to OP after she (or he, but I would guess OP's a girl) had to reply to the colleges, then it's not acceptable, she's a bitch, and no, I would not do that to any of my friends. But we don't know if that's the case. Do we know what colleges did OP apply for? Nope, there could be still time to accept the offers. It would be best if OP would clarify things.

The point is that it was a malicious thing for the sister to do. What kind of person not only steals someone else's mail, but then continues on to forge a new letter to give to the original recipient? Either way, it's not a funny prank. It's a very cruel, very vindictive thing to do. You don't seem to be understanding that.

If you don't have a strong enough relationship with the prankster, then it's true. My opinion may be unpopular, but if they're close to each other, it can be an understandable prank (well, it's a one time opportunity). The dose up sudden happiness for the acceptance letters could make up for the sadness over the forged denials. Like waking up from a bad dream. If someone whom I love did this to me I would be mad at first, but I would laugh it off later. But just for assuring you again, I only think this if there's no real harm done. If the letters would be overdue when I got them, I would beat the crap out of that asshat.

I meant "dose of", of course, but for some reason I can't edit my comment now.

Even if the sister gave the OP the letters before the deadline, she still kept them and watched OP crying and in serious distress for a week. That is a sick thing to do and she should be ashamed of herself. I could understand the joke if she hadn't realised how upset her brother/sister was, but she let this drag out for a week. In short, she's a bitch.

and she didn't just hide one letter. she hid six! one letter i would understand as a prank if she gave it back soon enough. but six? really

Wait, you mean you would watch your friend cry for a week, be obviously distraught and think that is a good prank for your best friend? Dude, if your prank makes someone CRY then that is when you realize, "Oops, I ****** up." then apologize, a lot. You don't let them continue crying for a week and then go, "Lol I was jk the whooooole time."