14 ridiculous things people actually put on their college applications

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Some people clearly did not think through their college applications.
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Anybody who has filled out a college application knows deciding what to write can be disturbing. And, unfortunately, some can't figure information technology out no matter how long they contemplate it.

More 3,000 people on Reddit answered the question, "College admissions officers of Reddit, what is the well-nigh ridiculous thing a student has put on their application?"

INSIDER is not able to independently verify these claims, simply they're hilarious to read — and keen lessons of hownon to utilise for college.

Here are 14 of the most outrageous things people have actually washed in their applications, from challenge their GPA was 95 to saying they deserve to get into law school because they've been the subject of multiple lawsuits.

1. He wrote that he would have homeless people fight over $100.

Just... no.
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"I wont say how I know this person, only he answered an essay question asking what he would do if he had $100 by explaining he would go to the local playground where homeless people congregated and host a mini Olympics where the homeless could compete for the 150 burgers he purchased with the money. The idea was to feed them simply also do a study in man beliefs. This was for Johns Hopkins and I'm pretty sure they were non pleased." - TheTaoOfMe

2. He accidentally wrote "farting" instead of "rafting."

That'due south an embarrassing typo.
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"White water farting. He meant white water rafting." - Rock_N_Rye

3. She included a shoe with her application.

Technically, that would be "a shoe in the door."
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"At a law school I was because attending, the admissions people told the story of a woman who had sent in a shoe with her application along with a note that said 'now I have a pes in the door.'" - harddata

4. They bragged about being able to tell a woman'southward bra size.

This does not seem relevant to school.
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"I know a higher admissions person and one time they told me that a educatee wrote downward that they can 'distinguish bra cup sizes by a elementary glance at a adult female.' They were not impressed." - TheBerg18

5. They said they wanted to exist called "The Turtle."

An interesting nickname.
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"I once had an applicant come through who put that their preferred name was ' The Turtle' on their higher awarding." - diemidnight

half dozen. She said her favorite book was "50 Shades of Grey."

Some things are meliorate left unsaid.
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"The worst CV I always saw as part of an application to a graduate program was a barely-intelligible, un-formatted mess that included such bits of data equally she likes to spend her free time reading and her favorite volume is 'Fifty Shade Grey.'" - dimgray

7. They got their colleges mixed upwardly.

Face palm.
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"Someone wrote a very lovely and extensive essay on how they wanted to go to Vanderbilt. For an application to American [Academy] in DC." - TardTheRetard

eight. He said he hunted peasants.

Hmmm.
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"'When I was immature, my grandfather often took me hunting for peasants.' He meant pheasants. To be fair, this was a Princeton application, so for all we know he might accept as well meant peasants." - idislikekittens

9. He asked non to be accustomed to the school.

Sneaky.
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"A applicant literally wrote something along the lines of please don't accept me I don't want to go to your school in the addendum section of our application because his parents forced him to employ." - stone4345

10. She triggered a flop investigation by putting lights on her application.

The lights may have been a mistake.
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"Not an admissions officer but a couple years ago, a daughter sent in an application to my university in larger than normal packaging. Someone in the admissions office decided it was suspicious looking and might be a flop. A department of campus got shut down and bomb team got to apply their fancy toys to figure out information technology was just a regular application that the girl attached lights to and then her app would stand up out." - Kleoes

11. He said he was qualified for police school because he'd been the subject of multiple lawsuits.

Some of the lawsuits were ongoing.
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"A guy with a very sketchy work history (in belongings investment) applied for a law degree, his application was based on relevant experience equally he was subject area of multiple, and some ongoing, lawsuits.

Information technology was mostly a rant most how he idea his lawyers were incompetent and he could exercise a much better job. He included a photo cropped out of a group shot at the bar, used many blocked quotes attributed to himself, including something along the lines of 'I want to pause downwardly the barrier between success and spectacular success.'" - IdentifiableBaa

12. They sent a very smelly volume with their awarding.

Information technology literally stank.
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"Less ridiculous, simply nosotros had an applicant ship in a book they wrote and published themselves. It was difficult for united states of america to really read it, considering for some reason the volume really stank. We just put it in their file and close the door...The book itself seemed fine only the odor made it really difficult to read." - daweiandahalf

thirteen. They put 95 for their GPA.

Truly astonishing.
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"For their GPA they put 95." - I-Detest-Hats

fourteen. She admitted she was applying considering of "The Princess Diaries."

"The Princess Diaries" wins again.
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"I practical to Sarah Lawrence with my 'Why our higher?' essay existence about how I heard most them from the "Princess Diaries" books. I got accepted." - 1231heyo

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