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Ok, I'm trying to get into a different private school... some of my teachers at my school are suggesting that I dye my hair a normal color (it's pink now), they say It'll give me a better chance of getting in. Should I dye it normal?????
I unno what to do!!!!!
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inthemudhole
This is the wrong place.

I personally wouldn't.
They should accept you in the school for your grades and the positive things you did at your old school.. but definitely not for your hair.
If they don't accept you at the new school, it may not be because of your hair.. but if it is, well, then they're just asses.
emmalie
wrong forum.
LiLEthiopian
why is this in pictures??

anyways...if you REALLY want to get into the school, then i suggest you dye your hair..
stephinika
yeah why is this in pictures?

anyways, they shouldn't judge you on your hair colour but its up to you. you can either fight for your rights (wow that sounds cliche) or just dye your hair.
xTINAA
well if it really important to you to get into that school, and you know they won't accept you if you have pink hair, then you maybe should. otherwise i don't think i would. they shouldn't base anything off of the hair color.
megan_x3
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dats stupid . dey should accept u for the grades and who u r . dey shouldnt be judging ur looks on the outside . dats stupid . u shouldnt dye ur hair back to ur normal hair color for skool. i have my hair dye brown / black . n im only 12. my teachers doesnt say shit. dont do it .  biggrin.gif
jr0h
outrageous hair color might be a student turn off for teachers. so i suggest you do too. then you can die it back pink =P
Kathleen
Dye it blood red. I'm sure they'd like that.
dragyn
if it means a lot to you, dye it normal, and when you get in, dye it pink again.

It kinda bugs me that people say that other people shouldn't judge you by your hair, and they shouldn't, but in this situation, "outrageous" hair colors and things like that may help to present you as unstable to teachers.
whomps
Well the private school teachers might not like that.. And being that it's private, they can do stuff to you.. like smack you if they don't like your hair or force you to dye it back anyways.
Azarel
Depends on you; how badly do you want to get into the school?
XxXAnimeLuvahXxX
I agree jr0h, dye your hair normal, than dye it back pink. =)
mouse_3k
i say no cause screw school..be glad ur in a school now. Be yourself
JlIaTMK
well, there are the asses of people that would judge you according to what hair color you have, and a lot of those people come from the private school background :)

to tell you the truth, if you really want it THAT badly, then go for it....
i would suggest re-dying it after if you get in haha.... to show them that you can be whatever way you want to be :)
xcaitlinx
dont listen to them. if the rinky dink stuck-up rich teachers at the private school have a problem with the COLOR of your hair, and it doesnt "meet their standards", then f**k them. dont let anyone tell u what to do, even if they ARE teachers. They have no clue what uniqueness is, anyway. You dont have to be another uniformed kid that attends a private school...dare to be different... mad.gif
islandgirl4eva
I wouldn't, but you should do what you feel is right. Anyway, there are other factors to consider...like what your parents would like. If they are willing to shell out money for your education, you might want to take there intentions into consideration.
Euphoria Rose
No.

You should be accepted into a school based on grades and the good things you do in school. They shouldn't care about how you look. It's all about the grades and participation in school like your extra curriculer activities. Your teacher might be saying that so you could change your hair back to normal.
sammehmyst
Dye it lime green.
Not enough green appreciation these days.
SystemDamaged
Uhm, what all the other people said. A school that judges you by your hair color is ignorant and narrow minded. I wouldn't want to go to a school like that _dry.gif
Note
Leave it the way it is. If they where to judge the people by his or her race, color, gender, religion, disability, etc, or in our case, hair, then you should not go to this school.

::jerry::
royalfreshness
Well.. I don't think you should do that. But if you do dye it to a normal color and then get accepted, are you going to dye it back?
Saeglopur
Express yourself.. DARE TO BE DIFFERENT.
Tung
i dont think you should change the way you are to please somebody. =\ . but who cares abotu my opinions ey?
llpurpleskyll
dont dye your hair...i go to a private school..and they encourage students to be different..and to express themselves through clothings n such..or am i just making stuffz up? O_O
StarryEyedSurprize
No. Your hair color shouldn't affect your chances of getting into a school. Okay, so it probably will affect it, but still. Its retarded.
angel-roh
Well if your teachers think that way, you don't need to listen to them. Who cares? If you like your hair, live with it. Don't listen to them. It's not like your pink hair will affect your school's grade. If they don't like it, then they have to live with it. I mean pink hair won't kill us. Anyways I think pink hair is cute, if you like pink, don't listen to what other people say.
mona lisa
wow. sorry i can't help. everyones listed the reasons for both sides. and i'm stuck in the middle. =\
Shattered_Hope
if you want to really really bad to get in....dye your hair.
madpimp
Don't listen to the people who tell you to leave your hair the way it is. They haven't experienced real life.

You want to appeal to the most amount of people that you can. Sure, some might accept you with pink hair, but the likelyhood of an interviewer disliking you with pink hair is much higher.

Consider the odds.

Additionally, colored hair/ alternative dress/ etc, suggests an alternative lifestyle. Generally speaking, conservatives [and correct me if im wrong, unless you're getting interviewed at like some liberal school] are going to be the people who will be interviewing you.

Conservatives don't like alternative lifestyles

IM OUT BIATCH
tyedyefroggy
QUOTE(Despise @ Jan 3 2005, 5:27 PM)
This is the wrong place.

I personally wouldn't.
They should accept you in the school for your grades and the positive things you did at your old school.. but definitely not for your hair.
If they don't accept you at the new school, it may not be because of your hair.. but if it is, well, then they're just asses.

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Exactly, they shouldnt judge you on how you look but on what your achievements are.
iheartsimba
most schools have dress codes on colors of your hair anyway. i bet the private schools deifntily would. i honestly think it would bring your chances higher. then again if you like it i guess it doesnt matter that much. because they look at your test scores and all and grades mostly (hopefully)
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