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nowaypablo  ·  4009 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "You're Doing Great Work, It's Just...You Aren't Trying Very Hard."

>"I wanna go to medical school and see where it takes me!"

>"Wow, how nice! Do you have a field of interest?"

>"HAHAHA. No. I mean, I'm going to go to med school, find the cutest guy, then marry him and drop out."

>"Hah right, nice."

>"No no, I'm serious, that's what my mom did with my dad!"

> Admitted this year to John Hopkins with ~$100,000 school donation from parents.

(edit: the implication was, first-hand experience of an American in the absolute shittiest culture on earth, the American one. )

(edit2: my ignorance in the previous edit is hereby successfuly reputed. Quarter-Pounders with curly fries for everyone!)