Silly brother and his uni joint admission exercise.
He was supposed to submit his SAT slip for verification purpose but the goose had lost it. Received an email from the university that if he doesn't do so by 1 April , his application would be withdrawn. There wasn't enough time to get collegeboard to rush it over as they need at least two days. Since he's in NS with no access to the internet, yours truly had to do it on his behalf.
Tried calling the uni office, and had the most interesting experience:
a) it's bloody difficult to call through the hotline.
b) their fav line is, "Our admission officers are busy at the moment. Your call is important to us. Please hold while we try to connect you."
c) after they repeat the above step thrice, they'll apologise and disconnect you.
I'd redialled enough times to be convinced that they DO NOT have admission officers. It was just a trick to keep you on the hook, like 1900-chatlines. With the money, they can buy more potted plants to beautify the campus, and thrash Harvard in the 2005 World Universities ranking.
I'm on halfday today so driving down to the campus to look under the rocks for the legendary Admission Officers. Shall let you know the outcome, but meanwhile, please hold.
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