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epershand ([personal profile] epershand) wrote2011-10-06 02:26 pm

&California;

My friend/coworker W is applying to business school. He just turned to me from his desk.

"Funny thing about parents and applications. Both Harvard and Columbia had form elements for 'Mother' and 'Father.' Stanford had 'Parent 1 Name', 'Parent 1 Gender', 'Parent 2 Name', 'Parent 2 Gender'. I love California."

I don't know why they need to know parents' genders. But I too love California at times like that.
were_duck: Ellen Ripley from Alien looking pensively to the right in her space helmet (Batgirl is jaded)

[personal profile] were_duck 2011-10-06 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
They probably want to know the gender so they can tailor their 'please send us money' letters to the parents with the 'appropriate' honorifics.
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[personal profile] februaryfour 2011-10-08 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
What I was about to say. XD