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Quirky Applications On The Rise

Some colleges have long been known for their off-the-wall questions they ask of applicants – University of Chicago’s essays immediately spring to mind. In recent years, the number of schools featuring unconventional inquiries has risen dramatically. The following are just some of the many distinctive questions soon to be added for the 2010 applications.





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I work as an it-wizzard (according to the it-illeterate) at a big company. Some day I was reading about left-turning barteria on a carton of yogurt. That moment my boss walked in and asked me if it was possible to get information out of an specific database. It was one of those days that I had all the work I could handle so I answered: No, thats not possible because we only... Read More » have right-turning disks in the server where the database was. He looked at me, a little insecure, siad "oh, ok" and walked off. It still puts a smile on my face.