How To Get Into College - Monday - Period 3

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

When the students came into class they would see a very tall man, suited up, leaning against the large desk at the front of the classroom. He was currently engrossed in eating a jelly donut. Really, really engrossed. There might have been some gleeful giggling coming from him. Donuts were awesome. When it was time for class to start he wiped his hands on his pants and began to speak.



“Hi there. I’m Marshall Eriksen, please call me Marshall, and I will be your teacher for this class. Okay, so, you’re taking this class because a) You want to go to college or b) You’ve got a thing for tall men. If it’s “a” then yay for you for wanting to go to college. If it’s “b” then, well, I’ll try to wearing a more fitted suit for your viewing pleasure next time. Yes, I have gone to college. I spent my undergrad years at Wesleyan and I just recently graduated from Columbia with a law degree. I've been in school for a long, long time. You don’t have to worry about me not being knowledgeable. So let’s start with you guys introducing yourselves and telling me what you’re looking for in a college.”

After the class finished with the introductions Marshall went on with his lecture. “So the first thing about going to college is that you have to pick a couple you want to go to. And you can’t pick just one. Harvard is not going to take all of you. There’s a good chance Harvard isn’t going to take any of you. Now I’m not saying you shouldn’t try at all. I’m just saying you should pick a few safe schools to apply to just in case the Ivy-league schools don’t come a’knocking.”

“There’s a few things you want to take into consideration. The size of the school, what majors they offer, the cost, where in the country it is. Yes, the idea of being in California while your parents are in Maine sounds great now but seriously consider whether or not you can be away from Mommy and Daddy for that long. Everybody is going to get homesick at one point but some people get even more than that. They get the homeplague,” Marshall snickered for a second. “Get it? Home…plague. Okay, that was lame.”

Marshall picked up a stack of papers and started passing them out. “I made some general stereotypes about the types of schools you can apply to and a little information about them. Feel free to look them over when you have time.”

“Okay, so, that’s it for me today pretty much. I’m passing out a quiz for you to take for fun. This by no means is telling you what type of school you should choose. I just got bored yesterday and made it up off the top of my head. In the end it’s your decision. And if you make a mistake you can always transfer. It’s a lot of paperwork and your parents will be giving you the stink eye for a while but they’ll get over it,” Marshall said. “You can leave after you take the quiz. I’ll be sticking around after class if anyone wants to talk.”


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[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Looking academic!

Re: Sign In

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

Ned

During Lecture

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Talk, take notes, gawk at the Sasquatch with glazed sugar on his pants.

Re: During Lecture

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber figured Loretta would be on this guy like white on rice, so she tried not to stare too much. Didn't need any sort of mental image. He was definitely tall though.

Re: During Lecture

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

Ned, who was pretty damn tall himself, still felt dwarfed when looking at Marshall. He wondered if Marshall was going to keep growing.

Maybe Marshall would be touching the ceiling by the end of the semester.

Re: During Lecture

[neurotic-witch.livejournal.com]

Chris took notes. Lots and lots of notes.

Because he was a geek and he was very excited about the prospect of going to college next year.

Re: During Lecture

[absolutesnark]

Summer did notice that Marshall was tall. But then she put her head down on the desk, not even thinking about taking notes.

Re: During Lecture

[likethegun]

Holy crap. There was someone in this place taller than him. Sam had to admit, he was kind of impressed by that.

Introduce Yourself

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Your name, favorite food and what you’re looking for in a college.

Re: Introduce Yourself

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

Ned sort of stood up and sort of leaned over his desk. He didn't want to be any kind of center of attention but he figured he should make an effort.

"I'm Ned," he said, waving to the class. "My favorite food is pie. Any kind. Favorite is apple. As for what I'm looking for in a college, just anyone that will take me. And maybe one where I can live alone."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Amber Atkins," she smiled, looking around at her other classmates. "I love cake. Just about any kind. Oh, except for coconut. I hate coconut. As far as college goes, well, yah I kinda would like to just be able to go, so I'm not gonna be picky."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[neurotic-witch.livejournal.com]

"I'm Chris Halliwell," Chris said when his turn came around. "I guess my favorite food is pizza. As for my college, I'm looking for something that's not too huge, but not too small. I want a school with smaller class sizes, but maybe in a big city. Probably in California. I'm not sure what I want to study yet. Maybe journalism or business."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[absolutesnark]

"I'm Summer Roberts," Summer said, looking around. "My favorite food is caffeine. That counts as a food, right? Also , I like chocolate. I'm looking for a college that is fun, but has just the right amount of academic type stuff so my dad will be happy."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[likethegun]

"I'm Sam," he said. "My favorite food is pizza, and I'm looking for a school with a lot of people. I don't think a tiny college in the middle of nowhere would work for me."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[withoutverona]

Romeo slowly unfolded himself from his chair. "My name is Romeo Montague," he began, "I suppose my favorite food is steak, and I'd never thought much about college so I have no idea what I'm looking for."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[wanna-be-lucas.livejournal.com]

Lucas couldn't help but notice there were lots of introductions today. "Lucas Scott, I like pizza, and I'm looking for a school that'll let me play ball and help me towards becoming a writer."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"My name is Ami Mizuno. My favorite food is onigiri and i am looking for a good pre-medical program."

Re: Introduce Yourself

[thankgoditsme.livejournal.com]

"I'm Friday Next, favourite food is chocolate biscuits and I suppose I want to go to a university that has some good classes."

Take the quiz

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Here! (http://baskiceball.livejournal.com/1236.html#cutid1) Better hope that Marshall gets a hobby other than making quizzes while he's here.

Re: Take the quiz

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

Ned stared at the quiz for a minute before he started writing. He came out with more B's than anything else and that, apparently, meant art school. He wasn't an artist or a sculptor or one of those people on the streets who played an organ while a monkey danced.

He made a face at the quiz for a few minutes. It seemed like the thing to do.

Re: Take the quiz

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Uh. Amber had more A's than anything else. Well, she only had two A's but it said something, right? She did want to be rich.

Hmm.

These were odd questions. Weed. She'd never tried it. Never will.

She probably shouldn't say never. Or even think it.

Re: Take the quiz

[neurotic-witch.livejournal.com]

Chris had a pretty even mix between A's and B's.

He wasn't sure what that meant in terms of looking for a college.

Re: Take the quiz

[absolutesnark]

Summer took the quiz and had a pretty even amount of a As and Bs. So she was meant to go to an Ivy League or Art school? Huh. She didn't think she was exactly the Ivy League type.

Talk To Marshall

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

He was already craving another donut.

Re: Talk To Marshall

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Deadpool looked around for a moment before settling on Marshall.

"Teaching buddy! There you are."

OOC

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Okay, there has been a Top Model marathon on MTV every day for the last four days.

...And I've watched all of them.