Flirting with a college recruiter, starring in a reality TV show, and coming off as a dumb jock are surefire ways to be declined acceptance from any school.

Tabor Academy’s student-actors are exploring these scenarios and more in “13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview.”

Written by Ian McWethy, the play features a series of scenes that mock the uncomfortable nature of the interview process - albeit with a few more far-fetched scenes to really amp up comedy, according to the actors.

Case in point: A wannabe reality TV star uses her college interview as footage for her show.

For sophomore Kristen Burke of Dartmouth, playing the vapid reality star is a chance to have fun with the interview process.

“I think we’ve all had those very awkward interviews that no one wants to talk about,” Burke said. “It’s simple and everyone can find something funny in it.”

Fellow sophomore Ellie Barry agreed. Barry, a Washington, D.C. native,  portrays an Ivy League hopeful who botches her interview due to her Type A personality.

“I think I can relate to that,” Barry said. “I’m supposed to be so perfect and I was like that coming to Tabor. Although, I think I’ve become a lot less like that.”

Plymouth native Alexa Cole portrays a sick girl, who after sneezing on her college recruiter, runs immediately for the door.

“My character is really nervous and I remembered how nervous I was for my interview here at Tabor,” Cole said. “I was very fidgety.”

Other scenes included the basketball player who had no other interests other than the game, the girl who tried flirting with her college recruiter to gain acceptance, and the student who didn't speak English.

Directed by Tabor teacher Richard Van Voris, the play opened on Thursday.

Van Voris said he chose this particular play to give the cast a chance to show off its comedic timing.

“It’s been a wonderful show to work on because we have had such a great cast,” Van Voris said. “The actors have certainly brought a lot to it.”