admission horror stories

One common theme is administrative errors. Like in the story I mentioned before where the college lost a student's file. Another theme is misinformation, such as students not being informed correctly about requirements.

One common element is miscommunication. For example, the applicant not getting clear instructions about what is required for admission. Another is technical glitches like in the case where an online application fails to submit properly. Also, unforeseen circumstances such as getting sick on the day of an important test or interview often feature in these stories.

One horror story is when a student's application was lost. They sent it in well before the deadline, but the college claimed they never received it. The student had to scramble to resend everything, and in the end, they were put on a waiting list instead of getting a direct admission.

Well, there was a case where a student thought they had met all the requirements for admission to a certain university. But then they found out at the last minute that there was an additional, unadvertised test they were supposed to take. They had no time to prepare and unfortunately didn't get in. It was really unfair and a big disappointment for them.

A common horror story is the financial aspect during the admission process. There was a student who thought they had enough financial aid lined up for med school. But at the last minute, the funding source fell through. They then had to scramble to find other options while still waiting for admission decisions. In terms of the application process itself, I've heard of a situation where a student's application was rejected because they used the wrong font. It seems so trivial, but it made their application look unprofessional to the admissions committee. There are also stories of students being rejected because they didn't answer one optional question in the application, which the committee took as a lack of attention to detail.