Anonymous
06/27/2024 18:33
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
“So my mom can post the results on DCUM.”
Anonymous
06/27/2024 18:23
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
To make an insane amount of money after college.
Anonymous
06/27/2024 17:47
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Because I finally feel like I belong here (UChicago, after visiting a few schools in the Midwest and Northeast)
Anonymous
06/27/2024 17:35
Subject: Re:Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
"So I'm not poor."
Anonymous
06/27/2024 17:25
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Anonymous wrote:DD who is applying this fall told me she wants to go to college to make lifelong friends. I’m not thrilled with that answer.
Mine wants to play lacrosse.
Anonymous
06/27/2024 16:51
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
"Because you guys ( i.e. mom and dad) have one and I see the lifestyle I was able to have. And...I want to go to a college in Boston "
Gotta love your kids 🙂
Gotta love your kids 🙂
Anonymous
06/27/2024 16:33
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Anonymous wrote:DD who is applying this fall told me she wants to go to college to make lifelong friends. I’m not thrilled with that answer.
Not that it is any body's business but, mine is to get a job in their field.
Anonymous
06/27/2024 16:32
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:"Because I can't learn quantum physics at the public library."
Interestingly, you probably can, just takes a lot of grit.
grit and maybe a particle accelerator?
Most physics students don't use many if any particle accelerators, and it's not like it'll change your understanding of physics. Wish we were that cool, though.
Anonymous
06/27/2024 16:29
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Anonymous wrote:DD who is applying this fall told me she wants to go to college to make lifelong friends. I’m not thrilled with that answer.
Because parents expected college attendance and graduation
Anonymous
06/27/2024 16:27
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:"Because I can't learn quantum physics at the public library."
Interestingly, you probably can, just takes a lot of grit.
grit and maybe a particle accelerator?
Anonymous
06/27/2024 16:26
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DD who is applying this fall told me she wants to go to college to make lifelong friends. I’m not thrilled with that answer.
Why hasn't she done that yet?
What does she think she has to go college for that?
Give me a break. Only 5% of all people remain friends with their high school friends.
A 2009 study of student friendships published in Science Daily found that only five percent of high school friends remain friends after graduation.
In my town it seems the kids who didn't go to college, or move too far away, remained friends. The others, not so much.
Anonymous
06/27/2024 15:27
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Anonymous wrote:"Because I can't learn quantum physics at the public library."
Interestingly, you probably can, just takes a lot of grit.
Anonymous
06/27/2024 15:20
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DD who is applying this fall told me she wants to go to college to make lifelong friends. I’m not thrilled with that answer.
Why hasn't she done that yet?
What does she think she has to go college for that?
Give me a break. Only 5% of all people remain friends with their high school friends.
A 2009 study of student friendships published in Science Daily found that only five percent of high school friends remain friends after graduation.
Anonymous
06/27/2024 15:17
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
Anonymous wrote:DD who is applying this fall told me she wants to go to college to make lifelong friends. I’m not thrilled with that answer.
Why hasn't she done that yet?
What does she think she has to go college for that?
Anonymous
06/27/2024 15:17
Subject: Ask your kid WHY they want to attend college and report their answer here.
"Because I can't learn quantum physics at the public library."