<p>As the title of the thread says, when ppl (especially like super competitive ppl your parent's age with kids your age) find out you're going to be a senior and they ask that ever-so-annoying question: "so where are you applying for college?" how do you answer?</p>
<p>i hate saying i'm applying to hypsm or whatever other reaches i might be applying to, b/c it gives them some kind of expectation that you'll get in. or if you don't, they will gloat about it non-so-discreetly indefinitely.</p>
<p>but it annoys me too when they're like, "oh so do you just want to stay close to home? [insert local public school here] is a great school, you're going there for sure right?"</p>
<p>i know a family friend who is 3 years older than me, and applied to hypsm (yes all of them) when she was a senior. she got into mit only i think, but ended up staying close to home and going to her safety cuz of money. it's just awkward talking to her.</p>
<p>haha usually when ppl ask, i try to be like "oh i'm just looking at a few schools on the east coast...but i dunno, we'll see where i get in". but some ppl just won't stop pestering me about it, how do i deal with this?</p>
<p>lol thanks for answering this if you do. i guess i'm just really annoyed b/c i'm already so nervous about the whole process, i don't want to deal with petty ppl trying to measure me against their own kid based on my choice of college applications.</p>
<p>why is your CC name HannahMontana lol:p .. anyway</p>
<p>My Uncle loves asking me the question
(Thick Indian Accent)' Soo.. where are you going my son!'
me:'umm uncle... wherever you want me to go'
my uncle:'good boy hahahahaha'
and then i leave. Usually works. Sorry i am being unhelpful</p>
<p>Why don't you mention some matches that you probably have good chances of getting into. That way.. if you get into HYPS.. you can tell them then.</p>
<p>rather than going through the whole list of where I am applying (even though it is a very short one...unfortunately) I simply say: "well, my 1st choice is blah blah"</p>
<p>Yeah, I hate telling people. Here's my timeline:</p>
<p>Now to October- "oh, still coming up with my list. No need to rush."
October to December- "Well, I'm applying to [safety]."
December and on- "We'll see..."</p>
<p>There are some good responses there. I don't mind just giving generic answers to people I don't know very well, or just mentioning some matches (very good suggestion by one of the posters), but with people I know (i.e., schoolmates, it's much more awkward).</p>
<p>Until EA Deadline, and after EA deadline about RD list: Oh, I'm still not completely sure. </p>
<p>If they pester, "It's not worth saying anything because it may change!" </p>
<p>About whether I'm applying EA, before the deadline: "I'm not sure yet..."</p>
<p>After both deadlines hit, I think I'll just go for a very clear but somewhat gentle: "I would rather not discuss college... Is there another topic/[insert subject change]"</p>
<p>I just say, "Community College. I hope I get in." That way either A) it's obvious I'm lying (for most people), B) they really think so and they don't want to be mean and ask anything else (because who cares what other people think).</p>
<p>Living in California might make it easier for me, but I usually say I'm applying to the UCs and a "few private schools." If people really pester me I just name a few safety schools. It's would be really awkward to say HYPS and then a few months later when people ask you again you have to say something like "I got rejected"</p>
<p>I had a friend who flatly refused to tell anybody where she was applying. This was partly because she didn't finalize her list until very late in the school year, but even after that, she just wouldn't say. I don't think anyone knows the full list, even now. Sure, people pried for a little while, but she would just shake her head and grin at them. Then they quit bothering her. If you really don't want to tell, pull a zip-your-lips-and-throw-away-the-key.</p>
<p>Tell them you're thinking of joining the armed forces. Or joining a cult. Most people who ask don't care about your answer anyway, it's just conversation. This way you can find out if they are actually paying attention. </p>
<p>Q: So, you're going to be a senior! Where are you apply?
A: I am going to circus school. I want to work in the big top.
Q: Uh-huh. That's nice. How's your family?</p>
<p>When people ask me this, I usually say that either I'm undecided or thinking of a few local universities. The only people who I do ever really tell that I am applying there are people who are thinking of applying there also, and tell me first. Usually after that, I talk to them about it and we exchange advice that we learned about.</p>
<p>I kind of play dumb a bit generally around adults.. So when they ask me, I usually say like.. "Well I don't really know my list yet, it's still really long, but my dream school is [insert name of great school]. Now, the problem is getting in!" Then I laugh a bit and the adult gets a chance to brag about some relative or friend's kid who got in while I smile and nod. </p>
<p>Before last month though, I just told everyone the name of my safety school. </p>
<p>That being said, my best friends and I all know generally where each of us is applying, and my high school is not very competitive so I generally don't get a lot of questions from other students.</p>
<p>This may be a shock, but I just tell the truth!
If its my friends, I tell them (good friends), if not only if they actually ask me...like I wouldn't volunteer it.
If its family friends, I tell them a few of the list (middle mostly) and if they ask I share all.
If its a random person, who I or my family is only friendly with, I just mention like one or two, or say I am so bored of this conv lets talk about something else...</p>