I found out not too long ago that at the University that I am going to next fall has 2 Ashley Schrocks. To make this situation more difficult, we have the same middle name except that it is spelled a little different. I have never been in this situation before and it creates a large amount of stress. I went for a college visit yesterday and realized that whenever I have to talk to someone that I have to give them my entire name and spell it out. I am not upset by this but it is going to create lots of confusion for my teachers and both of us. This is so rare because Lincoln Christian University is a very small school so the fact that we have almost the exact same name is crazy. The school has about 500 students living on campus and a total of 1,000 (ish) students when including the seminary students.
I just wish there was some way to make sure that names don’t get duplicated. I know this is basically impossible but it would make life so much easier. Having a system in which names would not be duplicated would be fantastic. I have to say that although it might not ever happen, it is something that I think would be a good investment. :) I am worried that in my case, our financial aid and classes will get mixed up and this could be a real issue. But then again, I am the type of person who worries a great deal. ;)
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That's bizarre, Ashley. At least you're aware of the problem, so you can keep an eye out. It really gets me when I try to sign up for a username or something and "Stephanie Scott" is taken. Really? At least using "Stephanie Guedet Scott" is a little better. Because Guedet is such an unusual name, I never had this problem before I married a boring, old Scott. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is kind of funny actually. The other day I went to the courthouse to pay my ticket and the person in front of me started to spell his last name. He spelled it and i was like holy cow you have my last name. He was not related to me but some of our relatives had the same name which made it even more funny. Best of luck to you next year!
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