<p>That’s good to hear. Rice being only slightly larger than my high school was a concern, I’ll admit.</p>
<p>I have a second baseball workout today. Ridiculous.</p>
<p>I got my financial aid letter from Case today. It’s officially off the list.</p>
<p>UChicago’s aid and Princeton’s rejection come next week. It’s going to be epic.</p>
<p>It’s hard to come to terms with the fact that I’ll have absolutely no money in college. My parents give me too much.</p>
<p>I think my philosophy will be that if the starving kids in Africa do without it, I shouldn’t really need it either. Except for perhaps basic food and medical care. It’s a good thing I like rice, bread, and potatoes.</p>
<p>Chances are you’ll be fed amazing food that is included in your tuition. I don’t understand the starving student cliche–I think most people who live on campus are required to be on a meal plan. It just makes no sense. Also, you can take tons of food from your dining halls and make multiple meals out of one. </p>
<p>Silliness.</p>
<p>The summers are what worry me. And then, of course, grad school. I want to have internships or study abroad during the summers, but unless they’re paid internships, there is no way it will work. My college savings equal a grand total of $5,000.</p>
<p>I like your philosophy, jb. Except for movie money, I shall follow it.</p>
<p>I should look into Rice.</p>
<p>I need to drum up ideas for my graduation speech. I only have to talk for about five minutes, since there are three of us speaking.</p>
<p>Some people have 0 college savings and they still manage beautifully. But then again, those who weren’t able to save for college usually end up with a lot of financial aid. So I’m not sure of your situation. But I’m sure you’ll be fine either way. Student loans aren’t the devil.</p>
<p>There is a pheasant who pecks on my window every spring and summer. It sounds like someone is trying to break in. He’s cute.</p>
<p>I am getting rather generous aid, considering how well off my parents are. The thing I have going for me is the deflated cost of living in Ohio. It’s possible here to buy a four-bedroom house with a two-car garage on one acre of land for $150,000. In most areas, that would cost a small fortune. So while it looks like my parents don’t make very much money, they really make quite a bit in the context of where I live. So that helps.</p>
<p>I’ve recently been daydreaming about my productivity dungeon. When I get my first house, I’m setting up a productivity dungeon. It’s going to be great.</p>
<p>I’m afraid of what my EFC will be.</p>
<p>I’m listening to Lily Allen’s new album, and it’s alright.</p>
<p>Try one of the online calculators. They’re fairly accurate.</p>
<p>I will tomorrow. My parents make money but they put it into retirement. They lost a good bit of my college fund, though. Scared.</p>
<p>Facebook is effed and I am bored.</p>
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<p>That’s not just Ohio. Drive 2-3 hours out of any city in North America and it’ll be the same.</p>
<p>Congrats, Mike! You have so many options for college. Ridic.</p>
<p>No. You did not just write ‘Ridic.’ I refuse to accept that.</p>
<p>That’s really great, Mike! Congratulations! (See, there? It isn’t necessary to use ridic to congratulate someone. Gross.)</p>
<p>I will now use ridic in every one of my posts. Ridic.</p>
<p>Well, Canadian, it’s possible to do that even in Toledo, which has 300,000 people. Sure, it’s not a huge city, but it’s pretty sad that a house is that cheap when it would be so much more expensive elsewhere. You wouldn’t get the acre of land with it there, but still.</p>
<p>I’m in for a surprise when I take real calculus in college. I can’t wait to come back here for Thanksgiving break to tell all my teachers how inefficient they were.</p>
<p>That’s ridic.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. </p>
<p>P.S. That’s ridic.</p>
<p>I must see Taking Woodstock.</p>
<p>Sometimes I’m so hip.</p>
<p>I learned something new today.</p>
<p>What’s that?</p>