U2democrat
Blue Crack Addict
We were having lunch together and I was talking to her about how excited I am about Christopher Newport University, and I suggested that she should consider it too. Then she said, "It's not good enough for me." I kind of gaped. It's an excellent school. Then she said "Have you seen the average GPA? It's way too low for me!" The average GPA is a 3.4. I have a 3.4 and she knows that. She's not THAT much better than me with a 3.7. So I replied "They're improving greatly. 6 years ago the avg. GPA was 2.5 and now its 3.4, that's just amazing!" Then she said "It's still not good enough. If i go to a college and people ask me where I go and they haven't heard of it that's a BAD thing." I bit my tongue and politely said "My Theory is that it doesn't matter how well known the college is. If you're good, you'll be successful no matter what college you go to." And she said "No. I have to go to some place like UVA or Virginia Tech." This is not just her parents insistence, this is HER too. I just felt very insulted, which is difficult for someone to do to me.
But there's more. This weekend her parents are out of town so we're letting her stay at our house Friday and Saturday nights. So, because her parents are gone, she's going to have a party at her house with alcohol involved. First of all, I'm VERY uncomfortable about that. If my parents found out they'd KILL us, even if I refuse to drink (which I will refuse to do). All this in one day is a little overwhelming. Ugh
But there's more. This weekend her parents are out of town so we're letting her stay at our house Friday and Saturday nights. So, because her parents are gone, she's going to have a party at her house with alcohol involved. First of all, I'm VERY uncomfortable about that. If my parents found out they'd KILL us, even if I refuse to drink (which I will refuse to do). All this in one day is a little overwhelming. Ugh