Nicolaus Mills : New film starring Tina Fey exaggerates the plight of college admissions staff . He says admissions officers do n't have to go to extraordinary lengths to admit unusual applicant . Comment: Mills : Tina Fey , in the role of Portia Nathan , an admissions officer with a screwball love life , gives us a lot to laugh at in `` Admission , '' but as a college professor who has served on his school 's admissions committee , I found myself doing more squirming than laughing as I watched the film . Landing a spot in a prestigious college does n't guarantee happiness in life .
Nicolaus Mills : New film starring Tina Fey exaggerates the plight of college admissions staff . He says admissions officers do n't have to go to extraordinary lengths to admit unusual applicant . Comment: Mills : Landing a spot in a prestigious college does n't guarantee happiness in life .