Enhancing the College Application

Putting your best foot forward.

Enhancing the College Application

 

By Elton Camp

 

“I graduated first in my class,” claims Joe Adams, but yet

He doesn’t reveal that they were lined up by the alphabet

Suzy boasts that, “My classmates voted me into Who’s Who,”

But hides that for “Most Likely to Fail,” her class picked two

 

“On the school newspaper,” Robert says, “I worked very hard,”

But omits that after only one year, for incompetence was barred

Bill Bart boasts, “To spend one summer in Europe I didn’t fail,”

But he doesn’t mention that it was only because he was in jail.

 

About taking her time to finish school, Mary boastingly dwelled,

But failed to mention that it was because she had been expelled

Buzz says, “In my senior year I demonstrated I had special might,”

But doesn’t explain he proved it by winning a wild campus fight

 

As class treasurer, much time and attention May states she spent,

But doesn’t feel the need to mention the charge of embezzlement

Dan notes, “To pay for my college expenses much money I made,”

But doesn’t explain that he did it through his bustling drug trade

 

According to Will, in producing media he soon became an expert

But conceals that his productions were pornography and such dirt

Patricia let it be known that of the senior class she was president,

But doesn’t tell in detention was where most of her time was spent

 

All of these found that for the battle for college admission to win

Each of their experiences must be given the most positive spin

But whether or not these devious little tricks will work very well

Actually, only time and the desired letter of admission will tell