Favorite T-Shirts

corranged
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:04:17 +0000

I’m not a huge fan of that admissions material, either. I wasn’t when I got it as a prospie, and I’m not now. It’s a little too “we are special” for me, though I guess all schools do that in one way or another. Anyway, I think the other shirts are less pretentious, as I’ve said, because they are obviously humorous; you are not supposed to take the shirts seriously. Some of those other shirts are pretentious, but it’s in a fun, self-deprecating sort of way. I’m OK with agreeing to disagree. We were talking about our favorite t-shirts. I said that one was “actually my least favorite.” That’s not an attack. I’m OK with you liking different t-shirts than I like, and I’m OK with you hating t-shirts that I like. We obviously have different opinions about the messages different shirts send–and perhaps the messages that the shirts should send.

I think that Unalove is a great help to students. She is not always factual; she posts her experiences and opinions all the time. That’s great, and I think it’s helpful for students. I’ve also posted my experiences and thoughts. Sometimes they’re the same as Unalove’s, or Jack’s, or one of the other posters; sometimes they’re different. Different students should have different experiences at the same college, though I think we all tend to agree on the big things.

I post advice all the time that I’m not sure is 100% accurate. I rarely am completely sure that advice is exactly right. I post my thoughts on a situation or question after thinking about my own experiences, what I’ve heard from other people, what I’ve read on the UChicago website, etc. I don’t think advice needs to always be 100% accurate. Most of the time there isn’t a “right” answer to someone’s question or concern, so I post what I think. The prospective students are smart enough to know that I’m not god and what I’m saying is only based on my knowledge, thoughts, and experiences. I actually think it’s strange that you could only give advice if you were sure it was completely right. When one of my friends doesn’t know what to do about a guy she’s dating, I give advice based on my understanding of the situation, my own experiences, and outside knowledge. I mean, I give advice that I feel is accurate, but I rarely know for sure that it’s exactly right.