Teen writes in WSJ letter to all colleges that rejected her- harsh!

[Anonymous]

I thought it was dumb. People who were better qualified or added diversity got in and she didn't. You can be bitter about that, but it makes sense and should not come as a huge shocker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a former admissions officer who has gone through the college application process with my 2 oldest kids. ITA with the PP who said it's all voodoo. For that reason I thought the WSJ piece was just meh . . . right up until the last line, which was kick-ass funny. You go, Suzy Lee Weiss! I fully expect to see you writing for SNL in the very near future.

Really? Dice Dragon Pp here, we were all like her. She couldn't stand out because we were/ are really naturally bright. Wiki our alum. We are really talented folks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The letter was as much about her parents as it was the process. So many overachievers are big bores, achieving for the sake of achieving and not doing any greater good, not thinking beyond their little "good school" universe.

I agree with this.

I think the writer is an outlier and will do quite well.

[Anonymous]

funny

[Anonymous]

If she put as much time into her studies as she did in enumerating the excuses for why she was not accepted, she would have probably made it in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was dumb. People who were better qualified or added diversity got in and she didn't. You can be bitter about that, but it makes sense and should not come as a huge shocker.

She blamed her own parents for leaving her with a "dearth of hobbies". Then she turned on Real Housewives.

She's not exactly a grown up Honey Boo Boo, but she's not a top performer, and diversity didn't get in the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone should give her a weekly column/blog. I'd read the hell out of it.

Me too!

[Anonymous]

I expected to dislike it, but I loved it. She didn't come across as whining to me. Just writing for fun, and she ended it by mocking herself. She'll do well in life, even without going to the best college on her list. Finding a sense of humor in things is a great skill to have.

[Anonymous]

I think she sounds like an asshole.

[Anonymous]

I find it interesting how the reactions are evenly split between those who thought she was funny and those who found her whiny and entitled. I thought her piece was highly relatable, as I have gone through the college admissions "lottery" with two of my kids already.

[Anonymous]

I dont understand why this was published. It's not particularly interesting and not anything we haven't heard before. Is she an editor's kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think she sounds like an asshole.

+1

[Anonymous]

Lots of good advice in there about how to tick off all the boxes so that we can get into an ivy.


joking!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was dumb. People who were better qualified or added diversity got in and she didn't. You can be bitter about that, but it makes sense and should not come as a huge shocker.

She blamed her own parents for leaving her with a "dearth of hobbies". Then she turned on Real Housewives.

She's not exactly a grown up Honey Boo Boo, but she's not a top performer, and diversity didn't get in the way.

I think you and your ilk missed it completely.

[Anonymous]

I didn't find anything compelling in it either. It was a sad indictment of her parents and almost sounded like she should be accepted for breathing air. The last line was funny, but I find it odd. No idea why WSJ published such rubbish.