Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 17, 2002

Transcript:

"What are you doing, Rat?" "Filling out a college application." "Why?" "This college doesn't care about your academic record. They just want an essay on hardships you've overcome." "Lemme see." "'Dear Admissions Office...My father died. I am poor. My nose is running as I write this'..." "'I have no shoes. I'm lactose intolerant. Someone stole my front door. My father died.'" "You have your father dying twice." "I do?" "...'As you can see, hard luck runs in the family.'"