"Dear Ms. Fox," I read slowly, focusing on each letter to pin it in place so it wouldn't leap off the page. "Thank you for your application to the University of Georgia. Due to an error in the system, we received your application three times. We apologize for this and any inconveniences that might have caused."

I chuckled despite myself, remembering my tingling, time-traveling finger I used to click the submit button on my college application all too clearly.

"Anyway," I ...