I read it as Cory wanted to go to an Ivy League school, but Dad didn’t mail the applications. Perhaps he lost the application fees gambling in Atlantic City. Didn’t tell Cory, so he thinks Oliver Otis is the only place he was accepted.
My take is even more different.
Dad gambled the college savings fund itself, not just the application fees, so there’s no way Cory could afford the Ivy League anymore. His pride in steering Cory to Oliver Otis U. is just a cover-up for his compulsive disorder.
Not that there’s that much truth in that. The Ivy League is better equipped than almost anyone to give enough financial aid to offset their high tuition rates.
Saucy1121 Premium Member over 14 years ago
I read it as Cory wanted to go to an Ivy League school, but Dad didn’t mail the applications. Perhaps he lost the application fees gambling in Atlantic City. Didn’t tell Cory, so he thinks Oliver Otis is the only place he was accepted.
pilotx over 14 years ago
Not second rate, just not Ivy League.
pschearer Premium Member over 14 years ago
I’m used to the WYH punchlines being oblique and elliptical, but I would never have figured this out without help. Thanks, Saucy.
avonsalis over 14 years ago
My take is even more different. Dad gambled the college savings fund itself, not just the application fees, so there’s no way Cory could afford the Ivy League anymore. His pride in steering Cory to Oliver Otis U. is just a cover-up for his compulsive disorder. Not that there’s that much truth in that. The Ivy League is better equipped than almost anyone to give enough financial aid to offset their high tuition rates.