Portia Nathan Quotes in Admission (2013)

Portia Nathan: You all want to know the secret formula for getting in. To do your job well, an admissions officer must be on the receiving end of an entire nation's application panic, endure the frustration of all the parents who just realized there isn't room for every organically-fed, well-tutored offspring. Of course everyone thinks we're sadists, that we like saying no. We are in this job for one reason, to say yes.

[last lines]

Portia Nathan: What's the secret of getting in? I can't tell you. You'll have to find out for yourself.

Portia Nathan: [to Susannah] What the hell, Mom? Put the gun down!