<p>This is so annoying to me right now. I got into UChicago recently, and when I told my career counselor she was like “Why would you want to go there (over UCLA)?” I was like… o___O</p>
<p>I didn’t even realize she probably didn’t understand it was like a top 10 school until later. But then it KEPT happening. My boss/former teacher is obsessed with the idea that I MIGHT get into Columbia. When I told her I got into UChicago she just waved her hand and was like “Tell me when you get into Columbia.” ***? Hahaha.</p>
<p>My relatives thought I was talking about University of Illinois (which my grandpa went to.)</p>
<p>When I got into UCLA everyone was coming up to me and congratulating me. No one has come up to me about UChicago. I don’t care, I still want to go there extremely badly. I’m not going to turn down a school because it doesn’t have name recognition, but it’s still annoying when my TEACHERS think I’m a ■■■■■■ because I would rather go to Chicago than UCLA.</p>
<p>Ironically, the only people who are even happy for me are like my friends…hahaha. Fail.</p>