Full disclosure, I did get into two schools in the fall which I am excited to attend.
How does that work? The whole lead in was specific about complete failure.
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#22>Third, the college application undermines my value as an individual. Over the past seventeen years, I pursued my passions, excelled at every task I set my mind to, and tried to give back to the community that got me to where I am today. I should be in demand. You're conflating your value as an individual with your value to other people. Pursuing passions and giving back is great for your value as an individual, but…
All they wanted to know was could I do anything for them that would make them more money than it cost to hire me.
To this I would add "without a lot of drama or other management overhead."
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#23The reason why OP didn't get accepted into any college is because (assuming OP is a white male) colleges are racist against white & Asian races, and also gynocentric. It's not your fault, OP. If you would have been accepted, you wouldn't have had to desperately design such a website or purchase such a domain name, but because of racism & gynocentrism, this is your life now.
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#24Guy has posted this every day for a week now https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=rmshea
Well, it does say he's "relentless."
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#25> Full disclosure, I did get into two schools in the fall which I am excited to attend.
Oh man, my eyes couldn't possibly be rolling harder back in my head.
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#28When I read "reverse college application" my first thought was of an application the college had to make to have the honor of the student's matriculation. Maybe they'd be accepted. Maybe they'd feel the sting of rejection, and they (in the form of their deans and presidents and regents or whatever) would start to question their own worth. Seemed like a cool idea, so I was rather disappointed to find that it was something else entirely.
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#29You seem like a self-starter. So consider taking a year off, moving to a cool city, and just getting a job in an industry that interests you. Try to move up the ladder. Try a bunch of stuff. If you're getting some traction, just stick with it--you might be way better off than your friends in 4 years (real work experience and no debt). If not, you can try applying to college again in a year or two.
Good luck.
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#30>Third, the college application undermines my value as an individual. Over the past seventeen years, I pursued my passions, excelled at every task I set my mind to, and tried to give back to the community that got me to where I am today. I should be in demand. You're conflating your value as an individual with your value to other people. Pursuing passions and giving back is great for your value as an individual, but…
All they wanted to know was could I do anything for them that would make them more money than it cost to hire me. To this I would add "without a lot of drama or other management overhead."
I would say that's subsumed into the cost of hiring someone. The amount of drama/overhead that is tolerable depends on how much it costs to replace them. If you're going to spend a 5 figure amount interviewing someone, as a recent HN submission pointed out, you have an incentive to try and fix a few issues before you give someone the boot. If you can just literally hang a sign up and open your door and get qualified people coming in to apply, then you'll probably get rid of someone who's the least bit of trouble.