to my fellow also rans. . .

[johnnyleston]

i just got my last reject, and i thought i would share with you some words that have helped me weather a fruitless application season::

If the applicant is young, tell him he's too young. If he's fat, he's too fat. If he's old, he's too old. Thin, he's too thin. White, he's too white. Black, he's too black. This is how Buddhist temples have tested applicants going back for bah-zillion years, Tyler says. You tell the applicant to go away, and if his resolve is so strong that he waits at the entrance without food or shelter or encouragement for three days, then and only then can he enter and begin the training.

-C. Palahniuk, Fight Club

thanks for all your help and encouragement, everybody. see you after the bender.

Edited March 19, 2010 by johnnyleston

[Branwen daughter of Llyr]

i just got my last reject, and i thought i would share with you some words that have helped me weather a fruitless application season::

thanks for all your help and encouragement, everybody. see you after the bender.

In the Jewish tradition, if someone is interested in converting to Judaism, the Rabbi must turn them away 3 times before accepting them as students. A test of resolve sort of thing.

May we only have to go through this once - here's to a successful application round for 2011!

[commoner]

Cheers!

Looks like I'm headed to round 4.