<p>"Where's Tulane?"
"How is it down there?"
"Is New Orleans still underwater?" (Yes, I still get that! I reply that I drive a boat to class)
"Why are you going there?"</p>
<p>what are you majoring in? (english)
are you going to work for a newspaper? (hell no)
what are you going to do after you graduate? (be a bum)</p>
<p>"So you have planned to go to the states to blow your dad's hard earned savings? You younger generation have no value for money." - What the hell is your problem. The financial issue is between my dad and me. If you don't want to send your kids to the States then don't.</p>
<p>everytime I see a relative I havent seen since I decided:
"university at buffalo? why did you pick that?"
"is that near new york city?"
"250 miles is really far!!1!!11"
"you better pack sooo many sweaters!!! I would DIE in that cold"
"how are you gonna get around in all that snow??!!11/1??"
"why didn't you apply to schools in florida then I'd come visit you LOL"
ughhh.. only 3 more weeks</p>
<p>Q: "Oberlin? Where's that?"</p>
<p>A: "...It's a top tier college! I swear on my life!"</p>
<p>sudu1989, I get that, too... which is doubly frustrating because my parents aren't paying a penny for my fancy American degree; I'm the one going $60,000 into debt for it. I'm so spoiled, aren't I? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>"Where are you going to school?" The University of Missouri-Kansas City
"What? Why are you going so far away?" They have a great BA/MD program, and it's not Penn State.
"Wait, so what are you majoring in?" I'm doing an accelerated medical program, so it doesn't really matter what I major in b/c I'll become a doctor in the end. Therefore, I'm doing liberal arts.
"Oh okay, so that must be challenging. Well, you have 8 long years ahead of you eh?' Well, no. It's an accelerated program therefore I'm forfeiting my summers to become a doctor in 6 years.
"Wait, so you're getting your masters in what?" No, I'm doing undergrad and medical school in 6 years combined but at an accelerated pace.
"Wow, that sounds like a lot of work. Are you read to study your brains out?" Of course not, who's ready to study their brains out. I'm just determined to do this and save the money and happy that I don't have to take the MCATs because of my program.
"Wow, no MCATs?" Yup, you're accepted into medical school from high school.
"Wow, how'd you hear about that?" I looked at a ton of programs across the country, but liked UMKC's b/c of the early clinical experience.
"Well, good luck!"</p>
<p>not all really questions, but...</p>
<p>"wow... california... that's really far away." (yes, i'm aware.)
"don't come back a vegetarian!" (...i wont)
"your parents are letting you go all the way across the country???!!" (obviously.)
"why didn't you want to go to [school that's closer to home]?" (because of [reason it's inferior to my school])
"what are you going to do with all your winter clothes??" (...wear them. in the winter. when i'm home. for winter break...)</p>
<p>Well im not in college yet, but my grandma asked me the other day how my trip to New york was.</p>
<p>I kindly told her that it was to chicago to take japanese at the university of chicago.</p>
<p>She asked me if i wanted to major in it in college, and i said yes.</p>
<p>She said "what will you do with japanese? are you going to try to use it in the iraq war" (she was serious)</p>
<p>And i told her that in iraq they speak arabic. And she said she knew that. But then she asked again "so are u going to use it there"</p>
<p>And i said no im not taking arabic, im taking japanese.</p>
<p>2minutes later as she starts to leave teh room she says "good luck learning chinese". </p>
<p>Stupid grandma. I think she is going bonkers literally. Last time i saw here before she seemed perfectly fine, but now, a month later she is asking all these stupid questions and replying with all theses stupid answers.</p>
<p>Ouch, im gonna hate when i actually get into a school and pick. All the stupid questions are gonna start popping up.</p>
<p>I hate how so many people know nothing about good schools. Literally every school to them is the same.</p>
<p>My english teacher was trying to once convince my class that cheesy McCheese state (chico state and sacramento state) offer just as good of educations as Berkeley, or even harvard.<br>
Sad thing is, ide say almost half my class believed it. Some people are just so ignorant. Great schools are great and give great educations. Many crappy schools offer crappy educations for a sliver of the price. In a bunch of bad schools people get by easily without even a single sober classtime or homework session.</p>
<p>"Where do you go to school again?"</p>
<p>"... a school in Chicago."</p>
<p>"Northwestern?"</p>
<p>"No, the University of."</p>
<p>"...!!! Why would you want to go THERE?!?!?! Isn't that where you go to die?"</p>
<p>"Uh...no... we are 'Where Fun Comes to Die,' but it's not really not fun. We just like to pretend it isn't fun so we can get a leg up on those frat boys in Evanston."</p>
<p><em>quizzical look</em> "What a shame. And to think that you could have gotten into an ivy...."</p>
<p>"How are you going to survive winter in Chicago?"
"What the hell is fashion merchandising?"
"Oh, so you want to be a designer?"
"You're gonna put more meat on those bones right?"</p>
<p>Haha unalove, a friend of a friend got into Yale and was waitlisted at the University of Chicago. So "and to think you could have gotten into an ivy..." is a ridiculous comment. I, too, was waitlisted at UC, and I'm going to Amherst. Go figure.</p>
<p>What's going to be your major? (Journalism & French)
So that must mean you're a good writer.
Are you going to write books?
How much do journalists make?
<em>shock</em> What? How are you going to pay off your loans??
Wouldn't you rather be a doctor/lawyer instead? (sigh.)</p>
<p>"wisconsin huh, thats gonna be cold ?"
"do u know how cold wisconsin gets?"
"So ur gonna drink a lot of beer in Wisconsin huh?"
"Wisconsin, did u pack a jacket"</p>
<p>all of these questions are followed by idiotic laughing and then high fives</p>