<p>Haha this is random, but do any of you ever feel awkward if like a random person asks what colleges you're looking at? </p>
<p>For example, my first choice is (and forever will be) MIT so when I say so to someone that knows me and my academic record, they're like good for you! But if it's a random stranger like in the grocery store or something that asks, when I tell them MIT, I either get the "poor delusional child actually thinking she'll get into as good a school as that" look or the "who are you to think that you're smart enough to go there" look. Haha one person demanded to know my GPA as if to tell me there's no way I'm getting in so when I said a 4.0 they were like ...oh and walked away :)</p>
<p>Lol, anyone else have any awkward experiences like that?</p>
<p>Eliminates all awkwardness, and further questions can be answered with things like, “I’m still looking” or the like. I had no problems as a result.</p>
<p>^^Agreed Haha nice to see another Arsenal fan on here! Hopefully they’ll redeem themselves this year and actually come out first where they belong - not always doing the bare minimum to stay in the top 4 But I still love them :)</p>
<p>^Hmm, I actually never thought of that. Usually it’s just kind of a reflex reaction to answer MIT because so many people ask that now (senior year) that it’s become routine. Maybe I’ll just switch to that or just say the state flagship or something…</p>
<p>my doctor yelled at me for saying i wanted to go to cornell. she told me i couldnt get in, and then went on to tell me how she didnt. and describe her SAT scores and GPA. both of which were nowhere near mine. she had no right to tell me where to go to school. hahah. i usually just tell people i’m not sure. or i have quite a few on my list.</p>
<p>I tell them MIT. At Gov School, they all believed in me.
At school, they say I probably get letters and will be a shoo-in. Oh sad fools…</p>
<p>I had a 4.2 and my robotics coach was like you won’t get in. You need more than that. Then proceeds to tell an Indian with a 4.2 that he’ll get in.</p>
<p>them: so do you know where you want to go?
me: umm away from Oklahoma but not too far.
them: oh but why not OU? They have the best business school you know!
me: <em>facepalm</em></p>
<p>Now my username doesn’t feel so out of place.</p>
<p>And nah, they give a look when I say I’m going to London for school. First it’s amazement, then they remember that there’s a little place called London in Ontario.</p>
<p>Yeah when people say they want to go into engineering where I live, everyone always says “Well why don’t you just go to Rolla (MU S&T)? they have the best engineering program in the world, you know!”</p>
<p>Now it may be a good school for engineering, but REALLY?!</p>
<p>“Yeah when people say they want to go into engineering where I live, everyone always says “Well why don’t you just go to Rolla (MU S&T)? they have the best engineering program in the world, you know!””</p>
<p>People say a similar thing about Eastern Michigan’s business school. It’s even sillier because one of the top few BBA programs is located about 8 miles away from it.</p>
<p>I think we all have to understand that people generally don’t want others to succeed. We live in a lose-lose world (if I’m going down, I’m bringing others down with me).</p>
<p>If you tell someone you’re applying to a prestigious school, most people will tell you to consider applying to a low-tier school or tell you that you don’t have the credentials to get in. This is because they want to discourage you and bring you to mediocrity.</p>
<p>People also try to give the perception and stereotype that intelligent students are snobby and lack social skills. This is particularly prevalent in high school.</p>
<p>Yes I know I sound like a pessimist, but those are just the facts.</p>
<p>My 6 best friends (i was just with them) aren’t going/don’t go to the best schools. Nor are they going to/did they apply to any. But one of them always jokes about how smart I am (even though I’m not to CC standards… to normal people standards, yes I am lol) and also jokes about how he is most likely going to a community college. So whatever, my friends look up to me I guess in this sense</p>
<p>When people asked me what college I wanted to go to, I would flippantly reply, “Oxford,” because it was the most exotic place I could think of (my imagination was quite limited).</p>
<p>Even now, when people ask me where I would like to go to school, I say University of Chicago. </p>
<p>I think it would be wise - in this instance, at least - to take Baelor’s advice.</p>
<p>I just answer directly. Who cares what they think? You’ll get in or you won’t, but unless you’re talking to admissions officers, no one else’s opinion matters.</p>
<p>When I’ve told a few people that I’m interested in Georgia and Texas (among others) they give me an akward look and say something like why would you want to go to school in the South (I’m from California) or do you know how hot it gets in Texas (yes, I was in Austin and it was 105 and honestly, it wasn’t that bad). They’ll also say something like why would you want to leave Orange County? I don’t know, maybe I don’t want to live in a concrete jungle my entire life and I want to experience a different part of the country. It also doesn’t hurt that the people in Texas and the south are nicer and there isn’t a lot of stuck up materialistic jerks there. </p>
<p>Honestly, it’s so sad that the people at my school have never seen a school nicer than UCLA, UCSB, or Cal Poly SLO. All of the schools I visited in the south, mid atlantic, and DC make even UCLA look like community colleges in terms of their facilities, surroundings, and campus beauty. People at my school basically think that you’re an idiot if you don’t go to a UC or CP SLO. They don’t realize that some of the schools I’m looking at are nicer and stronger academicaly than all but 2 ofthe UC’s and they don’t have major budget issues.</p>
<p>People at my school will also probably flip out when they hear I’m only applying to about 11 or 12 schools and only 2 UC’s (UCLA and maybe UCSB) and 1 or 2 CSUs (SDSU for sure and maybe CP SLO).</p>
<p>The average person at my school with good grades applies to : UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCSC, CP SLO, SDSU, UCI</p>
<p>Haha idk why. Usually it’s the cashiers or workers that just make small talk with you while they check out your items. It happened today again at Kohls :p</p>
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<p>Well it’s actually not a lie. My state flagship is on my college list; it’s just my safety Although I avoid telling people that because it could be that person’s #1 school which would lead to even more of an awkward moment…</p>
<p>And ^ yeah, I understand. Although I’m not in California, most of the people in my school only apply to in-state colleges or colleges in the states bordering ours. But then again I live in New England so there’s kind of this mentality that all the best colleges are over here so it’s kind of rare to find a person who’ll apply to a school in the south or west (I don’t understand why though. I’m trying to get out of New England! …well, save for MIT and a couple other schools)</p>
<p>haha. I usually name a few of the more well known colleges and then state that I really don’t know and it’s all up in the air. Most people haven’t heard of my match schools so I don’t even bother.</p>
Haha nice to see another Arsenal fan on here! Hopefully they’ll redeem themselves this year and actually come out first where they belong - not always doing the bare minimum to stay in the top 4 
But I still love them :)</p>
Although I avoid telling people that because it could be that person’s