Comments on: Probation Party http://www.keakaj.com/memails/2006/05/06/probation-party/ The best nonsense on the web Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:48:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Keaka http://www.keakaj.com/memails/2006/05/06/probation-party/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Keaka Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:53:30 +0000 http://www.keakaj.com/memails/2006/05/06/probation-party/#comment-189 Jon: It's all about finesse, timing, and a delicate manipulation of the administration system. The department responsible for accepting me into the Master's program was way over on the other side of the building from the department responsible for placing me on probation. When I applied to the Master's program I had a stellar academic record. As soon as I submitted my application, I turned to a life of booze and girl-chasing**. By the time the probation committee figured out what I was up to and sent a letter to the computer science department, it was too late! The computer science department had already accepted me and sent out a letter of their own. Muahahahaha! ** By "booze and girls", I actually mean I was working my butt off at an Apple internship instead of attending classes. But I'm going to pretend I had a life if that's ok with you. Jon:
It’s all about finesse, timing, and a delicate manipulation of the administration system.

The department responsible for accepting me into the Master’s program was way over on the other side of the building from the department responsible for placing me on probation.

When I applied to the Master’s program I had a stellar academic record. As soon as I submitted my application, I turned to a life of booze and girl-chasing**. By the time the probation committee figured out what I was up to and sent a letter to the computer science department, it was too late! The computer science department had already accepted me and sent out a letter of their own. Muahahahaha!

** By “booze and girls”, I actually mean I was working my butt off at an Apple internship instead of attending classes. But I’m going to pretend I had a life if that’s ok with you.

]]> By: Jon http://www.keakaj.com/memails/2006/05/06/probation-party/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Jon Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:42:31 +0000 http://www.keakaj.com/memails/2006/05/06/probation-party/#comment-187 So tell me, oh Programming Guru, HOW does one get accepted and academically probated at the same time ? I mean, I studied Law and Politics (talk about self abuse !!), and I couldn't even come CLOSE to that little twosome..:-) So tell me, oh Programming Guru, HOW does one get accepted and academically probated at the same time ?

I mean, I studied Law and Politics (talk about self abuse !!), and I couldn’t even come CLOSE to that little twosome..:-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.keakaj.com/memails/2006/05/06/probation-party/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Anonymous Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:05:53 +0000 http://www.keakaj.com/memails/2006/05/06/probation-party/#comment-179 MAN, STANFORD GUYS CAN ALSO BE "PROBATED"? MAN, STANFORD GUYS CAN ALSO BE “PROBATED”?

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