The Stony Brook Admissions Blog

An inside look at the Stony Brook University undergraduate admissions process and the transition into the first year of college, as seen through the eyes of Chris D'Orso, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions.

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Name: Chris D'Orso
Location: Stony Brook, New York, United States

Monday, December 17, 2007

Yes, These Are Our Students

Actual e-mail from an actual prospective student:

hello...
itz ma plesure 2hav ur mail........
i hav greta interest in ur school.....
but d prb is m planin 2get tramsfer2 CUNY.......
n i hav applied 2 queens col......
if i wan 2 take transfer 2 ur shoool for SPRING 2008 IS DER ANY CHNACE 2DO SO....?
PLZ LET ME NO IF POSI.........
N PLZ SHOW ME D WAY HOW TO GET TO UR SCHOOL.......
I HAVE SEBT MA APPLI TO QUEENS COL N I HOP SO MA SEVIS IS ALSO TRANSFER..
BUT DEEP 4RM MA HEART I WANA CUM DER........
IS DER ANY WAY? PLZ LET ME KNO AS SOON AS POSI.......
HOP U'LL DO SO........
Stunning. Positively, absolutely, stunning. Thankfully, this student has not applied yet; because I was ready to run to the processing room and find the biggest "denied" stamp I could find. Is this the way you'd write to a future employer? Or anyone, really? You'd think I'd seen everything in seven years, but I'm really amazed by this stuff sometimes.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Bradjward @ SquaredPeg.com said...

Wow. I am speechless! That is priceless.

4:01 PM, December 17, 2007  
Anonymous Em said...

IMAIL FRM MA FON.....
N I HAV NO CHNCE 2 CUM DER
B CUZ U'LL THNK IM A DUMMASS

9:41 AM, December 18, 2007  
Blogger Chris D'Orso said...

Yeah. Impressive, I tell you. Perhaps I should have titled the post "No, These Are Most Definitely NOT Our Students."

10:59 AM, December 18, 2007  
Anonymous Tony Cai said...

haha

5:53 PM, January 17, 2008  

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