Dirty Politics
As a 16 year old, starting out in my school's sixth form, I was a shy, retiring sort, who read books and played computer games and stuff like that. Gradually, teachers were beginning to make us aware that in the Big Wide World outside, reading books and playing computer games and stuff like that might not be the kind of thing Universities and Employers wanted.

We should all be pursuing our interests and looking to improve our CVs. This was difficult because I was useless at sport, music, languages.... I'd played trombone briefly, but only because at the time I was the only kid in school with long enough arms. Meanwhile, I was so gawky and bad at PE I'd once been force to sit out an athletics lesson because the teacher didn't trust me around javelins.

Anyhow, since all the other lads in my house, in my year, were extremely sporty types who did football, rugby, athletics etc. for the School team, whilst I was considered a bit of a rank outsider, I was picked to organise the election for House Captain. Contrary to all predictions, I ended up winning a close-fought race and being appointed the House Captain for Mountbatten House, which I promptly put on my CV/UCAS form. The most surprising thing was that not one person - teachers or other candidates - questioned the fact that a nerdy lad who was shit at sport, and just happened to have organised the ballot, had won.

Also, I had a wank in a stationery cupboard. Naturally.
(SnowyTheWereRabbit the Leporid from Hell, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 13:24, 1 reply)

There is nothing a university admissions tutor hates more than a student that reads.
(Smysha Tra la la!, Sat 10 Sep 2011, 22:48, closed)