Tennessee chancellor surprises local students with acceptance offers
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Several students at Knoxville West received acceptance letters from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Chancellor Donde Plowman. Vols cheerleaders and mascot Smokey joined the celebration.
Transcript:
[upbeat music]
[Chancellor speaking] I’m told that you applied for admission. This box contains your acceptance letter. We want you to become a Vol, which means you’ll be a Vol for Life, okay?
The University of Tennessee Knoxville is a fantastic campus, and we want you. And we couldn’t be more excited.
[applause]
Okay, I’m looking for Lewis. Is that you?
This is your acceptance letter. We want you to come be a Vol. All these people came here today to let you know how special you are. So I hope to see you in the fall.
And look who we brought.
If that doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what would.
– I hope we surprised you. – Yes! – (laughter)
Okay, I guess we’d better let them go back to school, right? They’ve got work to do.
[music fades out]