Three people you don't want to be in a college conversation

One would think that since high school seniors spend every waking moment of our short-lived adolescence writing our CommonApp, meeting with college counselors, visiting universities every other day, and arguing with our parents each step of the way, that our need to live and breath the college application process would be satisfied.

However, because we teenagers are not inherently able to survive the day without a substantial digest of other people’s business, we must know every detail of our peers’ college search as well. You won’t stop getting grilled about where you’re applying until May 1st of your senior year, also known as “Decision Day”. So, you might as well start learning college talk etiquette now. The following passages are descriptions of the types of people you DON’T want to be in a college conversation.

The girl who swears that not getting into her first choice was the best

thing to ever happen to her.

There is nothing wrong with seeing the good in a bad situation. Saying that you’re kind of relieved you don’t have to deal with cold after getting rejected from Michigan is totally acceptable. However, claiming that you never actually wanted to go to your dream school after you get deferred early decision is absolute BS and everyone and their mom knows it. Tip #1, don’t be a sore loser. Everyone will understand your pain if you don’t get in to your number one school. Take a day to cry about it, and move on. Because the reality is that now you need to know where the heck you’re going to college.

The guy that is applying to all of the Ivy’s AND Stanford and won’t shut up about it.

Congratulations on getting a perfect SAT score, all 5’s on your AP exams, and having a 5.0 GPA. The truth is, no one cares except your mom and admissions. So please, spare us. Yes we’re all secretly jealous of you and yes you’re bound to get in to an incredibly prestigious university, but you’re going to be remembered by your classmates as a pretentious jerk. As I said before, high school students are relentless when it comes to finding out other people’s business. That means everyone already knows that you’re freakishly smart so here’s tip #2, chill out. You’re going to want to leave high school with friends.

The girl that forced your SAT score out of you and then judged youwith her eyes.

“You have that score and you’re applying there?” “He took got A’s in 5 AP’s and didn’t even get into that school you’re applying to.” “You can’t get in there unless you’re, like, Native American or something.” These are common, politically incorrect phrases that you have undoubtedly heard before and most likely from the same few people. If teenagers are a hungry pack of wolves that feed on gossip and patronization, this girl or guy is like a werewolf compared to the rest of us. Tip #3, please keep your condescending comments to yourself.

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