The Difference Between Hoshi and my Mom

They want to help us get in to college. What a joke.

When we go sit in the counselor's office on our own initiative, we just get the basic, "You can do it." Or the Ivy League schools aren't the only schools. Students might be caught up with the "elite thinking" but counselors are caught up in "students can't do it, so why try." We already know our options are open but we still want to shoot up there and you aren't helping us. Giving us the overrated, "Do what you love" and the "Trust us, we know what we're doing," doesn't help. What a joke. Oxford Academy's name is no where near worth the grades. Outsiders think students at Oxford get straight A's. Not many outsiders know Oxford is best at fucking up transcripts.

And does Oxford help? What a joke. Technically, Oxford is a college preparatory high school, not a guarantee-good-college high school, but I'd rather go to Kennedy High School and get into a good college and learn from there instead of getting bad grades at a "preparatory" high school and "knowing" what it's like in college. Because in the end, everyone gets used to college whether they were ready in high school or not. Sure it's good to prepare for the future but not to the point where you forget to fully enjoy a normal high school life. But what does Hoshi care? He's cares about your pink tank-top, not you.

Those that maybe care a little tell you, "Oh yes, you can totally go to college with your grades. If you get an 1700 on your SAT and straight B's, you could probably get into a lot of your college choices." And they mean every word. Then you go to your mom and she says, "What the hell is this: 1800 SAT 3A's and 3B's? I'm going to kick you out of the house if you end up in community college." And she also means every word.

Everyone knows college doesn't necessarily guarantee a good career, much less a bright future. Sure, the I-graduated-from-Harvard-law-school sticker you get to wear on your forehead looks great when you meet up with your old friends from elementary or high school but junior college alumni can get a stable and lovable job, too. The school staff tells you that all the time but who fucking cares? Certainly not me or my mom.

"2400 SATs, I'm taking all AP's; 2390 SAT, take me off the family tree."
He who opens a school door, closes a prison. - Victor Hugo
God made the Idiot for practice and then He made the School Board. - Mark Twain