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Application Bloopers

Started by avivace
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avivace

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It's been entertaining to learn that schools, as well as students, make silly mistakes on their applications. I suspect that humor is necessary for this process, so here are two that made me smile:
  • One secondary offered the following options for marital status: single, married, divorced, widowed, and unknown.
  • One secondary application invitation began with the following salutation: Dear «FNAME» «LNAME»