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[IronTomato]

Well, I am first generation, (that means neither of my parents went to college, right?) and it's not like we come from a rich family. Additionally, my grades have stopped simply being okay and started being good like they used to. My standardized test scores have always been excellent, so I guess that's something.

I was brought to a really prestigious college in Waterville called Colby. Counting dorm costs, it's about sixty thousand dollars a year, and you need to be wicked smuckin' fart to be accepted. What I have so far might not be enough, but I guess it's a start.

NINJAEDIT: "While you were typing 13 new replies have been posted"

[WillowLuman]

Yup. Tumblr is leaking.

Gotta get out of here ASAP

Things that need to happen: serious discussion and action on bridging gap between haves and have-nots
Things that need not happen: reduction of issues and discourse to catch phrases, treating privilege like original sin, jumping to conclusions about someone's views when they mention "privilege."

Where none of this needs to happen: this thread.

[Graknorke]

it's about sixty thousand dollars a year

!!!!!!!!

That's kind of an excessively enormous amount.

[Spehss _]

Well, I am first generation, (that means neither of my parents went to college, right?) and it's not like we come from a rich family. Additionally, my grades have stopped simply being okay and started being good like they used to. My standardized test scores have always been excellent, so I guess that's something.

I was brought to a really prestigious college in Waterville called Colby. Counting dorm costs, it's about sixty thousand dollars a year, and you need to be wicked smuckin' fart to be accepted. What I have so far might not be enough, but I guess it's a start.

Yeah, you're first generation, sounds like you could apply for financial aid and get grants, which are better than student loans because you don't need to pay that back, getting good grades is always good to get, and ha, 60,0000 a year? Never even heard of that place. Probably a private college or something.

Look for a college that has a good field in whatever you might want to do. Don't just go with whatever place they foist on you, especially if it's sixty effin thousand a year.

[My Name is Immaterial]

unprivileged person

I'm privileged

privilege!!11!!!11!one!

It makes me weep that this is a thing.

I really dislike tumblr bullshit too, but I do understand that my skin color and my gender gives me an advantage in most of modern society. Privledge is a word that fits the situation.
Either way, we should probably take this somewhere else.

[Bauglir]

Where none of this needs to happen: this thread.

Yeah, holy shit people, where do you think you are?

[Spehss _]

Where none of this needs to happen: this thread.

Yeah, holy shit people, where do you think you are?

You mean aside from a forum where dertails are notorious and general discussion "[emotion] today" threads are basically unending derails? 

[TD1]

Hush.

You're derailing the thread.

Wait, so am I.

Hey, even that was a derail.

And that...

And tha...

Ahhhhhh_{hhhhhhhhhhhhhh}

[ggamer]

Key and Peele has a new skit about how racism helps black people survive a pod-people-esque alien invasion, and it's fucking hilarious

White businessman: Over here, over here! oh thank god, there are others!
Peele: Hey, would you let me date your daughter?
White businessman: Of course!
*both shoot the businessman, who becomes an alien on death*

[Worldmaster27]

One of my friends got a call earlier today from a radio station informing her that she won their "Meet and Greet" sweepstakes or whatever thing. So now, next Wednesday, she gets to go meet 5SOS somewhere. Also important to mention, her birthday is on Tuesday.

Very happy day for her, and it was fun to see her fangirl so much.

[IronTomato]

Well, I am first generation, (that means neither of my parents went to college, right?) and it's not like we come from a rich family. Additionally, my grades have stopped simply being okay and started being good like they used to. My standardized test scores have always been excellent, so I guess that's something.

I was brought to a really prestigious college in Waterville called Colby. Counting dorm costs, it's about sixty thousand dollars a year, and you need to be wicked smuckin' fart to be accepted. What I have so far might not be enough, but I guess it's a start.

Yeah, you're first generation, sounds like you could apply for financial aid and get grants, which are better than student loans because you don't need to pay that back, getting good grades is always good to get, and ha, 60,0000 a year? Never even heard of that place. Probably a private college or something.

Look for a college that has a good field in whatever you might want to do. Don't just go with whatever place they foist on you, especially if it's sixty effin thousand a year.

Yeah, from what I gather, it seems to have really good opportunities for English majors, among other things that I'm interested in. Not to mention that it was a wicked respected institution, from what I gather, so if I'm presented with the opportunity to go, I will. I'm not necessarily planning to go there, but I do plan on at least acting like I do. It can be the carrot on the end of my stick.

And on a less serious note, one more thing about it: In the dining hall, I saw everyone drinking cappuccino, so I asked the person next to me if they had green tea. After welcoming me to America, (lulz) he showed me where there was some hot water and tea.

It was the best fucking green tea I have ever tasted.

/derail

[WillowLuman]

Where none of this needs to happen: this thread.

Yeah, holy shit people, where do you think you are?

You mean aside from a forum where dertails are notorious and general discussion "[emotion] today" threads are basically unending derails? 

Just trying to avoid potentially thread-locking anti-tumblr backlash. This thread locked would make me sad

[TamerVirus]

But this thread is too big too perma lock!

[Karkov]

The hubris of giants is usually what fells them.

[Gentlefish]

Today I found out that my computer is full of elves.

And Macs aren't.

Sorry Mac, Linux was always better than you, and this is the icing on the cake. I have elves.