Word: processing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...statement mentions "the further pain felt by so many as a result of the recent acquittal of the officers on all counts," but goes no further in its characterization of the legal process...
Okay, okay, so I'm no Langston Hughes--I know that. But being privileged enough to attend this fine institution, I want to take a few paragraphs to talk to any high school seniors reading this column who are still in the midst of an arduous process I like to call the College Research and Admissions Process-- more succinctly, CRAP...
Right about this time of year college decisions get mailed--unless of course, a high school senior gets wait-listed and it becomes an even more lengthy process that does often not resolve itself until the very last minute. For the most part, however, right about now kids feel either incredibly validated and complete, or utterly worthless and pathetic. And all because of a thin or fat envelope bearing the results of an enigmatic and mysterious collection of suits and dresses' value judgement on high schoolers using a folder generally thinner than Ally McBeal's waistline as their only criteria...
...still, in most kids' minds it is this all-important decision that determines if they will make more money than Bill Gates or have to peddle incense and fake Rolexes on urban street corners. How did this process turn into the Wheel of Fortune or Failure? Two evil words have perverted this whole process: Early Decision...
Friends of mine got deferred or even rejected during the admissions process and ended up loving their college experience at institutions bearing hardly any similarity to the institution they would have bound themselves to, had they the choice. But because everyone was applying early or because they were too worried about later rejection, they chose that route. Early decision almost became disastrous for them...