How could you get into college without being accepted? We talked to a friend tonight who told us an amusing story about a guy he knew in college who managed to pull it off. Basically, this guy applied as an undergraduate to U.T. Austin. After some time passed, he received a letter of acceptance into the university. Pretty normal stuff. But after more time passed, he received another letter informing him that the original letter he already received was invalid, thanks to a computer malfunction. Even though he received a letter of acceptance, he had not actually been accepted into the university. That stinks, right? I mean, you think you got in, but then you find out later that you didn't get in. So what do you do next?

The guy figures he's got nothing to lose, and on day one of the new semester he goes into the registrar's office, frantic, waving his acceptance letter around, blabbering about how he can't register for any classes. He showed his letter of acceptance to the registrar clerk (mind you, this was the invalid, computer glitch acceptance letter), and went on and on about he couldn't register for any classes, even though he applied and had this letter. The lady told him not to worry, and simply updated his record in the university computer system. Problem solved.

He went on to register for classes that day, and the following semester. Several years later, he received a degree. And all of it happened without ever being accepted in the first place.