<p>@sincostan I’m so used to reading so fast because most of the stuff is easy for me haha this is making me think. At Barnes and Noble when I asked the lady where it was she was like “oh, are you buying it for a parent?” And I looked at her and said “No” then she kept rambling on about how ‘the book was really mature and disturbing in some ways’ and all I replied with was “I doubt watching the news is any better” and she totally stopped it was hilarious </p>
<p>Applied at Choate, Andover, Exeter, Deerfield, Groton, Lawrenceville, Middlesex, and St. Paul’s!! I</p>
<p>@ccnaf14
wait until you reach the whole political treatise section in the middle - I had to reread that a dozen times.</p>
<p>@waiting4march10 oh joy haha. I quite like the book though, no idiots in my class not understanding Russian History this time so that’s a plus! Well, maybe see you at Middlesex in September? </p>
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<p>@ccnaf14 1984 was like an indoctrination to me, but it suffices. <strong>cough cough</strong> Brave New World is better <strong>cough cough</strong> I’m not applying to Middlesex, but good luck anyway! </p>
<p>@waiting4march10 I got you mixed up with other people haha. Currently I have the book open and I highlighter dangling from the corner of my mouth. My dad’s annoyed with me asking so many questions haha</p>
<p>@ccnaf14 Haha that post about the lady and news was hilarious! Some of the parts do get “mature”, if you get what I mean. And I had so much trouble with 1984, especially the beginning. But after a while, it becomes almost too easy to read and too hard to put down. </p>
<p>I might just pick up 1984 while I’m at the Barnes and Noble today</p>
<p>@sincostan I went to both my advisor (who is an English teacher) and my current English teacher to explain to me a part but none of them have read it… George Orwell is like one of those authors that ALL English teachers have to read.</p>
<p>And the barnes and noble lady was hilarious! I saw someone walking in about 15 asking for a book I had read in 5th grade, some people set such a low expectation, she was so shocked I wanted to laugh so hard. My dad got mad at me because apparently that’s ‘talking back’ so yeah haha.</p>
<p>@sorifootball13 That’s a great idea!</p>
<p>@ccnaf14 That’s pretty sad. I don’t want to sound sanctimonious or something, but I don’t think we should be talking about other people in such a manner. And I’m guilty of that too, but I think that we should stop. </p>
<p>Just started 1984…It’s pretty… different</p>
<p>@sorifootball13 :)) What did you expect? It’s an Orwell book!</p>
<p>@sincostan OMG lol!!</p>
<p>Did anyone get that weird glitch email from st.paul’s this morning? It was regarding the log-in for the online decisions.</p>
<p>Every school is having issues</p>
<p>And I received the same email</p>
<p>BUMP BECAUSE I CAN</p>
<p>Um are we still talking about books? Because everyone should check out Prep by Curtis Sittenfield. It’s loosely based on her experience at Groton, and it’s a work of pure genius.</p>
<p>I know I’m just a decrepit old woman with a fondness for Ferragamos and tweed skirts… but I think you guys should just put in the earbuds and dance. I can almost guarantee you’ll feel better. You’re almost there- celebrate a little. :)</p>
<p>@PhotographerMom, I already got you covered with the earbuds. Jammin to Beyonce!</p>
<p>Drunk in Love is literally the song of the decade. I don’t remember a time (in my brief lifetime) when a song was so popular.</p>