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College Admissions Teaches Kids About America’s Shittiness

College Admissions Teaches Kids About America’s Shittiness

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George Dillard
Jan 08, 2023
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Every December, high school seniors all over the country who applied early decision receive their admission decisions.

The hallways of high schools across the country are peppered with excited shrieks or disappointed sobs (gone are the days when students waited by the mailbox for a fat packet; now they refresh their phone…

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