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[Find things your audience universally experiences. My audience, for many years, has been college students and college graduates. I know all of them have experienced applying for college. That means I can find ways to exaggerate this universal experiences to get some humor out of it. Humor builds trust, and without trust, good luck succeeding as a social publisher.]
In honor of Trina Thompson, who is suing Monroe College for allegedly providing preferential treatment in finding a job to students with higher GPAs then Trina’s 2.7, I present another entry from my unpublished book, Turbulence In The Airplane Bathroom.
Ten Reasons You Didn’t Get Into College
10. On your FAFSA you declared drug money as a source of income.
9. You frequently prank called Residence Life to ask for movie times in your area.
8. Your parents wiped your nose and said “what a good girl” fifteen times during your admissions interview.
7. You sucker punched your tour guide when they started to hum the school’s fight song.
6. When asked for previous academic experience on the application you wrote, “My what?”
5. You called the dean “Dean Man-Pleaser” numerous times during your meeting.
4. You spelled college “colege” on your application.
3. You referred to yourself in the third person in your admissions essay.
2. You scored a 200 on your SAT. Those points came from writing your name incorrectly.
1.You sent the college president nude photos of yourself.
Another mini-lesson: If your audience shares a common experience, let them add their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions to add more humor and improve upon your work.
