All they can be sure of is that colleges will accept or reject them, and it's like being accepted or rejected for a date-only much more intense, and their parents know all the details.

他们惟一确信的，就是大学可能接受也可能拒绝他们，就像约会可能被接受或拒绝一样——只不过前者更严重一些，而且父母会知道有关的一切细节。

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All they can be sure of is that colleges will accept or reject them, and it's like being accepted or rejected for a date-only much more intense, and their parents know all the details.

他们惟一确信的，就是大学可能接受也可能拒绝他们，就像约会可能被接受或拒绝一样——只不过前者更严重一些，而且父母会知道有关的一切细节。

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