The tragical tale of Bob, the Far too Clever Applicant.

A funny warning tale for you all.

About 6 years ago there was a young lad, a high school senior. Lets call him “Bob”

Bob was a very good student. Great grades, great boards, leadership in his clubs, the whole shebang.

But Bob had a fatal flaw. Bob was so clever that he tried to use his cleverness to escape work. Bob preferred being funny to being sincere.

Bob was filling out the application to his dream fairy tale school, and  was presented with this essay prompt:

“It is 45 years in the future. You are writing your autobiography. Please give us page 258.”

This is what Bob submitted. 

Was it clever? Oh yes!

Did it get him rejected from the school despite his other qualifications?
Oh yes! Yes it did!

So take the tale of Bob to heart. There’s a time and a place to be cute and clever. And there’s a time and a place to put effort into what could have been a really interesting (and short) essay. 

Because, though the details have become fuzzy over time, this really did happen. Someone really did do this. And I bet he wasn't the only one. 

So be funny and clever, but put in the time and effort too.