Prank Calling Colleges Lecture Notes

Introduction

• Speaker has experience prank calling various establishments like schools, restaurants, hotels, and scammers.
• Realizes never prank called colleges and decides to try it.
• Intends to prank call prestigious Ivy League colleges using a southern mom persona.
• Prank calls are highly requested, but caller finds them terrifying.

First Call: College Operator

• Caller reports walking into a glass door on campus.
• Operator offers to give numbers for assistance.
• Caller humorously claims confusion about location and describes surroundings.

Second Call: Admissions Office

• Caller, posing as a concerned mother, questions admissions process.
• Discusses son’s high SAT score and American Idol audition.
• Admissions officer explains limited space as the reason for non-acceptance.

Third Call: Sorority Life Office

• Caller inquires about becoming a sorority house mom.
• Learns that each sorority already has a house mom.
• Caller humorously confuses names and sororities.

Fourth Call: Tuition Inquiry

• Sent to a fax machine instead of speaking to a person.

Fifth Call: Housing Inquiry

• Caller asks if she or the son’s aunt can live in student housing.
• Told that only students can live in residence halls.
• Discusses potential loophole of enrolling as a student.
• Caller humorously labeled as a helicopter parent.

Sixth Call: Greek Life Inquiry

• Discusses joining Greek life to stay connected with her son.
• Talks about cultural activities related to the South.
• Emotional response to maintaining cultural ties in West Coast.
• Learns non-Greek descent is acceptable for joining.

Conclusion

• Speaker reflects on prank calls.
• Realizes didn’t hide caller ID with star 67.
• Advises against prank calling colleges.

Key Takeaways

• The speaker humorously engages college staff with outrageous requests.
• Prank calls explore common parental concerns like safety, tuition, and cultural identity.
• Highlights the challenges and fun of prank calling prestigious institutions.