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I tried the "rejection rejection letter" joke with Stanford after applying and being rejected (2009). I ended up working on a project with a Stanford prof for s
by spiritplumber 12y ago
I tried the "rejection rejection letter" joke with Stanford after applying and being rejected (2009). I ended up working on a project with a Stanford prof for six months after that. It was fairly fun, and it let me decide that I didn't want to do grad school, so win-win there.
History is made by those who show up. If you're told to not bother showing up, SHOW UP ANYWAY!
I never had to escort a security person out of a building, either (although that happened at a Best Buy in 2006, but that's out of the scope of this article).
- eadler 12y agoBy any chance, was the Best Buy story related to http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/ http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/ ?
- andyidsinga 12y agothis is interesting - snopes calls it "legend". The text for the letter is great http://www.snopes.com/college/admin/rejection.asp http://www.snopes.com/college/admin/rejection.asp
- spiritplumber 12y agoSometimes the best way to prevent a physical fight is to carry the would-be fighters outside over your shoulders, and then offer to referee it. Securistas calm down very quickly when they realize they're not the only people in the room willing to use their hands.