Miscellaneous: Today, I saw a letter from Geneseo that invited me to apply to...

By daremetobecooler - 08/04/2009 15:53 - United States

Today, I saw a letter from Geneseo that invited me to apply to the honors college. Excited, I wrote the required two page essay on how I am organized. I then saw the strict deadline was March 15th. My little brother thought it would be funny to hide my mail. For the past seven weeks. FML

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By Whoneedsgradschool - 20/04/2017 20:00

Today, my parents gave me a letter they'd forgotten about since late last year. In it was a $30,000 scholarship to a local master's program with an application due date of two weeks ago. FML

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By guamfml - 03/06/2009 00:10 - Guam

Today, I was cleaning my father's study room and wondering why I did not receive my acceptance/rejection letter from a college I really wanted. I found the acceptance letter, on his desk, also approving of a full scholarship. The deadline to confirm was a month ago. FML

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By RektForLyfe - 25/07/2016 03:32 - United States - Wickliffe

Today, I was accepted to the college of my dreams. Then I checked the address. Turns out, the letter was meant for my neighbor. I was actually denied. FML

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By 1415926 - 22/01/2015 05:22 - United States

Today, I got a large envelope from a college I applied to earlier. My mom, expecting big news, made my family gather round as I opened it. It ended up being a letter of rejection from not just that school, but all three campuses of the state college. FML

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By gdog10122 - 12/01/2013 09:52 - United States

Today, I found out that my dad, thinking it was an advertisement, threw away a letter from the college I applied to. FML

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By dcsunshine - 10/11/2010 05:30 - United States

Today, I was excited to hear that I received three of my grad school recommendations in the mail from a very busy professor. They need to be submitted sealed, and of course, my nosy mom decided to open them. FML

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By livingamongtheflowers - 15/05/2014 05:40 - United States

Today, I received yet another rejection letter from a college I'd applied to. After crying for a week about how lousy I felt, my older sister gave me all 6 of the acceptance letters she'd been hiding. Turns out she's been forging rejection letters and keeping the real ones in her room. FML

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By Noname - 09/03/2009 02:48 - United States

Today, I went to an Honors Convocation for my school. I received a letter a few weeks earlier telling me I received an award. Surprised and proud, I invited my family to join me to see what award I was receiving. I couldn't find my name in the program. I was invited by mistake. FML

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By Unemployed - 16/10/2011 07:15 - United States

Today, while reading over my sent application email to a job I have been trying to get, I found out my brother had put "Heil Hitler!" as my signature. FML

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By madiison09 - 01/04/2013 17:46 - United States

Today, I got a letter from Yale law school saying I got a 4 year full scholarship. I called my dad crying and read the whole thing... even the bottom, which said, "April fools! Love mom and dad." FML

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jm88 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 23:05

Hide your brother in the attic from your parents for 7 weeks =)

bunny911 16

Tuesday 9 August 2011 4:22

I definitely think you missed the entire point of this FML...

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regalarius 0

Thursday 9 April 2009 18:45

Signed up just to say this... You're not completely SOL. I know of a number of people who took their gen ed classes their first one or two semesters at a different college than the one their degree wound up coming from. If you take honors classes, they should* transfer over and contribute toward an honors degree at any college. And I hope you gave your brother proper, um, 'sibling communication' for that one. * - IANAAA (I Am Not An Academic Advisor)

ammcneil 0

Thursday 9 April 2009 22:23

number 23 I'm an Honours Bachelor of Commerce student, I'm going here because i want to get a career doing the things i love to do, maybe you just go to a shitty school and number 63, stealing mail most definitely is a federal offense, hell, even holding up a mail truck at a 4-way stop is illegal.

audiogasmic 0

Thursday 9 April 2009 23:07

you need to tell your parents and give your brother a stern talking to. Tell him that he ruined your chances at getting into an honors college, and also what he did is ILLEGAL. hiding/stealing mail is a FEDERAL OFFENSE. You need to make sure he realizes the severity of what he's done.

Eorlas 31

Thursday 9 April 2009 23:51

What the people have said before about it being a federal offense is very true. If I were you I'd feel no remorse over having him convicted for what he did; not even your own parents can do what he did and get away with it.

aguar88 0

Friday 10 April 2009 0:30

If it makes you feel any better, I go to Geneseo and really being in the "honor college" doesn't make much difference. It's a fantastic school, most of the professors are great and helpful, and you'll get a really good education for relatively little money. I'm finishing my third year and it's one of the greatest decisiona I ever made. Also, admissions might be more flexible than you think if you call them and explain the situation. Anyway, good luck.

CowGoesMoo 0

Friday 10 April 2009 1:26

I gotta say, thats not really a funny prank, your brother is just kind of a jerk.

tardis_fml 0

Friday 10 April 2009 2:53

I'm going to say this is a fake. I applied to Geneseo myself when I was looking at colleges, and their application is a two parter that is due much earlier on in the school year.

alyssamarie218 0

Friday 10 April 2009 3:01

#92, I go to a SUNY school and I absolutely love it, I wouldn't go anywhere else, and alot of the SUNY's are AMAZING schools. SUNY Geneseo, Brockport, and UB, for example are excellent colleges.