My Perfect Score Only Buys Me Blue-Collar
My SAT scores are in, and with a 1590, I'm number one in the whole city.
I'm over the moon and rush to apply to the elite universities my score qualifies me for. But the moment I hit submit, the only school on my application is Fernbrook Vocational School, with a major in excavator operation.
I have no idea what's going on. I figure my eyes are playing tricks on me and that I've picked the wrong school, so I withdraw the application right away and fill it out again.
This time, just to be safe, I ask my parents—both graduates of top universities—to look it over with me. Once the whole family confirms that everything is correct, I click submit again.
The very next second, my application sh