The letter was a great disappointment to me．It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to 1 ．I scanned the page, “…．We had a great applicant pool this year．…We can't offer spaces to 2 …and place you on our waiting list．”
“What does it say, honey? ” my dad asked, his voice full of 3 for me．
“I didn't get in, but I'm on the waiting list．”
“Well, at least it isn't 4 , ” he said brightly．
“Yeah, but 5 , I don't want to be on the waiting list; I want to be 6 ．No one gets in off the waiting list．It's a way of saying ‘Thanks for 7 ’．”
“Then let's go out there and tell them so．”
“That sounds lame(站不住脚的), dad．” I said sadly, “It doesn't 8 ．”
Upset and annoyed, I 9 myself in my room．However，my father's advice kept 10 in my head．I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the 11 that he was right．And the next day I seated myself across from Mr．Luis Soto, my admissions officer．
“What can I do for you, Nacie? ” he asked pleasantly．
“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 12 to be here．I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 13 to me－it is my only dream college－ and that I would use my time here to the best 14 ．I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn't 15 it．” The words had poured out 16 I could stop them or check their desperate tone．
Mr．Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly．
“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear．Congratulations, you’re in．”
It was so 17 and I asked, “I'm sorry? ”
“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 18 the best of this education．I'm glad you came to talk 19 to me．I'm happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009．”
The whole experience taught me a lesson：if you truly want something, never, ever 20 ．
