Friday, July 25, 2008

Absurdly Hypothetical Friday #2: Evil Evil AOs

Let us say we are high-ranking admissions officers, controlling the makeup of and access to some of the best academic programs in the country.

1. upost some inane and/or impossible application questions intended to terrify the bright and eager young minds applying to our institution.
2. What will their answers "reveal" about the candidates?

Thanks to Ellie D for the ipost. And good luck with those apps!

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Jordan 57p · 871 weeks ago

Would you rather sit in a dumpster for an hour up to your neck in every horrible substance you can imagine (eg. bodily fluids, decaying organic matter, anything else that has a good chance of giving you a disease) or drink a pint of blended fetus?
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ecd · 871 weeks ago

challenge, joe-dan: what would either answer reveal about the applicant? and which one would you admit to your program? (i assume its a PhD program in Disgusting and Gross Hypotheticals That No One Should Have to Think About, Let Alone Answer).
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Jordan 57p · 871 weeks ago

This is a simple, straightforward question with a 50-50 chance of getting it right. If the applicant chooses the first option, s/he is automatically denied because we don't want reckless people who might have transmittable diseases at our School for Disgusting and Gross Hypotheticals. If the applicant chooses option 2, s/he is admitted if s/he stipulates that s/he would only drink the fetus because her/his body would immediately reject it, throw it up, and thus it wouldn't be a big deal. The applicant is waitlisted if s/he drinks the fetus because s/he has "always wanted to try it."
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mb · 871 weeks ago

Drink the fœtus. It's a healthy source of protein. And since you didn't specify which kind of fœtus, I would go with chicken. I was going to scramble one anyway, why not have it a little runny?
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Jordan 57p · 871 weeks ago

Congratulations. You just got rejected from my school because you probably have salmonella now. Reckless.
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roommate · 871 weeks ago

Why did you create a Catbook page for your ki'nn? Because, we checked your Facebook, Ellie D. And do you really think we'll accept you now?
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ecd · 871 weeks ago

Oh yeah? Well, do you really think, Amy Melissa, that your patients would want to be operated on by a pbr drinking ROBOT? We saw your profile, too...tell us more about your thoughts on the intersection of technology and medicine...
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amh · 871 weeks ago

LASERS.
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mb · 871 weeks ago

1. Describe how you would like to die.
2. People who want to die plainly are boring or already have lived too much. I want the students at this institution to have vibrant imaginations.
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ttt · 871 weeks ago

1. would you rather kill me (the admissions officer) to get into this school, or let me live and not get into this school?
2. i would want them to kill me because that is hardcore, and i only want the most intense mo-fo's at this institution.

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