Comments on: Acceptance http://asymmetricgame.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/acceptance/ Life, that is. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Susan M http://asymmetricgame.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/acceptance/#comment-5 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:50:36 +0000 http://asymmetricgame.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/acceptance/#comment-5 Congratulations! Love the new blog template, BTW. Congratulations! Love the new blog template, BTW.

]]> by: Pris http://asymmetricgame.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/acceptance/#comment-4 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:24:25 +0000 http://asymmetricgame.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/acceptance/#comment-4 I was fairly excited by this point, but I believe he said that they had already put the letter in the mail. My answers, maybe, affected the amount of money they offered, though. I won't know until I actually recieve their stuff. It might just be that he was using the questions as an ice breaker. Oh...sometimes I'll ask people bullshit questions just to see how they react. When I first met my sister's boyfriend I did this. The answer doesn't matter, just how you handle it. I don't know if this guy would do that, but I guess it's a possibility. I was fairly excited by this point, but I believe he said that they had already put the letter in the mail. My answers, maybe, affected the amount of money they offered, though. I won’t know until I actually recieve their stuff. It might just be that he was using the questions as an ice breaker.

Oh…sometimes I’ll ask people bullshit questions just to see how they react. When I first met my sister’s boyfriend I did this. The answer doesn’t matter, just how you handle it. I don’t know if this guy would do that, but I guess it’s a possibility.

]]> by: Arwyn http://asymmetricgame.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/acceptance/#comment-3 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:30:42 +0000 http://asymmetricgame.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/acceptance/#comment-3 Hurrah! I also received a phone call when the school I'm at decided to let me in, but they didn't ask any questions. I wonder if your answers would have had any bearing -- for example, if he thought you didn't BS quite well enough, if he'd have said, "Well, sorry, we'd decided to let you in but...nevermind." Or if he was just putting you on the spot. Or, alternatively, if he was just curious to see if you could articulate your interests, as they'd probably already read them in your statement. Not to say I didn't have full confidence in your acceptance to begin with! Just...you know, curious about how these things work. Hurrah!

I also received a phone call when the school I’m at decided to let me in, but they didn’t ask any questions. I wonder if your answers would have had any bearing — for example, if he thought you didn’t BS quite well enough, if he’d have said, “Well, sorry, we’d decided to let you in but…nevermind.” Or if he was just putting you on the spot. Or, alternatively, if he was just curious to see if you could articulate your interests, as they’d probably already read them in your statement.

Not to say I didn’t have full confidence in your acceptance to begin with! Just…you know, curious about how these things work.

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