Sunday, March 1, 2015
Pet Peeve: Elitist Attitudes
Okay, so there aren't many things that make my skin crawl, but I absolutely despise when people walk around believing themselves to be better than everybody else in the room because they're taking an advanced course/received a scholarship/got some fancy award or title/are doing something cool in their spare time. I don't have any problem with people doing those things and getting those achievements and opportunities, however when people nonchalantly brag about it or look down on those who don't meet the same/similar standards that they have managed to set for themselves.
I see this constantly on the DePaul Facebook page. As excited as I am to meet many of these people and to establish new ties and create lasting friendships, I HATE seeing people bragging about getting a scholarship or an interview or doing the honors program or whatever. I'm envious, obviously, but the fact that they flaunt their successes in the face of hundred's of others' failures disgusts me. Like I just read through a comment thread on a post asking "who all is doing the Honors Program next year LOL?" and uggggggggggggggggggggh people!!!!!
Sample comments included people comparing ACT/SAT test scores, passive-aggressive comments insulting the book choices of their fellow students while presenting him or herself as the paragon of literary taste, commenting on housing and their desire to "stay away from all the rowdiness outside of the Honors floor," etc.
Like come ON, you shouldn't have to compare your test scores like dick sizes to try to see who's the biggest.
My dad was incredibly set on me joining the Honors Program at DePaul, but this would in no way be the best choice for me because:
I see this constantly on the DePaul Facebook page. As excited as I am to meet many of these people and to establish new ties and create lasting friendships, I HATE seeing people bragging about getting a scholarship or an interview or doing the honors program or whatever. I'm envious, obviously, but the fact that they flaunt their successes in the face of hundred's of others' failures disgusts me. Like I just read through a comment thread on a post asking "who all is doing the Honors Program next year LOL?" and uggggggggggggggggggggh people!!!!!
Sample comments included people comparing ACT/SAT test scores, passive-aggressive comments insulting the book choices of their fellow students while presenting him or herself as the paragon of literary taste, commenting on housing and their desire to "stay away from all the rowdiness outside of the Honors floor," etc.
Like come ON, you shouldn't have to compare your test scores like dick sizes to try to see who's the biggest.
My dad was incredibly set on me joining the Honors Program at DePaul, but this would in no way be the best choice for me because:
- None of the classes in the Honors curriculum pertain to my career goals or involved skills that I've already learned/have mastery of.
- If I did the Honors college, I would not be able to use the credits I've earned from my AP exams to get me out of my GenEd courses, which would slow down my career path.
- There's no way I'd want to sit in a room with those people and attempt to hold a discussion, since they're so obviously full of themselves.
Thankfully, my mother was the voice of reason in this issue and was able to get my dad to lay off.
Another hazardous thing of this sort of attitude is a heightened ability to not emphasize with others. When you think you're better than everybody else, what's the point in even bothering to help other people when they need it?
It's hard to put the feeling into words, but overall it annoys/angers me a lot.
Oh dear...
So I definitely have an AP Stats quiz tomorrow, and I am not at all ready for it... Literally I am so so sooooo screwed. I don't understand what we're doing at all and that makes me incredibly nervous. I was just starting to do pretty well in that class, too! I just don't know what I'm doing anymore... I think I'll go in early tomorrow morning to try to go over some of the things that perplex me in this chapter, and hopefully that'll help out some. I really don't want my grades to drop again.
Last Night/Today
I've been gone for over 24 hours, oh my goodness! I've been plenty busy though, and overall it's been a ton of fun!
Last night was every bit as fun as I imagined! Dylan and I went and got Italian food for dinner, and overall the meal was fantastic! I had this pasta dish with fettuccine pasta, chicken, spinach, and light Alfredo sauce, and Dylan got this fantastic tilapia dish with roasted vegetables! After that, we drove over to school for the dance.
There weren't nearly as many people at Winter Formal as there typically are at Homecoming, but there were still many more people than usual there. Y'all remember how worried I was about the whole "homecoming queen and my ex-boyfriend going together" thing? Weeeeelll it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought! Not to sound too braggy, but she has nothing on me. She was pretty, but not quite as pretty as me. She was very nice, but she didn't have nearly as much of a personality as I did. She hardly danced, she barely looked at my ex, and overall seemed kinda "stiff" for lack of a better word. I wish them the best, but now it doesn't seem like NEARLY as much of an upgrade as I thought it was.
Overall, I had a fabulous time with my friends and it was pretty wonderful! We had cotton candy and took some fantastic photo booth pictures and danced like crazy even though we can't dance for shit. It's all about having fun though, so what does it matter how adept a dancer anyone is?
After the dance, I went with Dylan and Abby to Steak & Shake. I had my usual Royale steakburger and tried a new milkshake that has quickly become my new favorite- Chocolate Fudge Brownie. Our other "fam" member Tony came in by coincidence and ate with us as well! Tony is hardly ever able to hang out with all of us at once, so it was really wonderful to have the whole gang together.
After Steak & Shake, I dropped Dylan off and drove to Abby's house to spend the night. I watched Clueless with her and her older sister before we all went to bed. Her mom was somewhere else for the night, and I had no idea! Abby has a ton of adorable animals at her house, which while enjoyable, made my allergies miserable and kinda messed up my sleep schedule. Her two cats insisted upon sleeping with me, and I was frequently woken up by the kitties! At one point, I woke up and one was on my face and the other was on my chest! Ever since, I've been sniffling and sneezing up a storm.
In the morning, Abby made pancakes which were DELICIOUS and she, her sister, and I worked on shoveling their driveway/brushing off the snow on my car so that we could make a run to Target to pick up hair dye. When we returned from Target, we dyed Abby's hair dark brown (kinda like mine) in their kitchen. Then, Abby's mom and her boyfriend brought home Panera for us for brunch, and I had a fantastic Asiago Cheese bagel! After that, I drove home.
I've basically been doing homework/chores since I got home, it's been pretty relaxed. Overall, this weekend has been fantastic and I would relive it again and again if I could!
Last night was every bit as fun as I imagined! Dylan and I went and got Italian food for dinner, and overall the meal was fantastic! I had this pasta dish with fettuccine pasta, chicken, spinach, and light Alfredo sauce, and Dylan got this fantastic tilapia dish with roasted vegetables! After that, we drove over to school for the dance.
There weren't nearly as many people at Winter Formal as there typically are at Homecoming, but there were still many more people than usual there. Y'all remember how worried I was about the whole "homecoming queen and my ex-boyfriend going together" thing? Weeeeelll it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought! Not to sound too braggy, but she has nothing on me. She was pretty, but not quite as pretty as me. She was very nice, but she didn't have nearly as much of a personality as I did. She hardly danced, she barely looked at my ex, and overall seemed kinda "stiff" for lack of a better word. I wish them the best, but now it doesn't seem like NEARLY as much of an upgrade as I thought it was.
Overall, I had a fabulous time with my friends and it was pretty wonderful! We had cotton candy and took some fantastic photo booth pictures and danced like crazy even though we can't dance for shit. It's all about having fun though, so what does it matter how adept a dancer anyone is?
After the dance, I went with Dylan and Abby to Steak & Shake. I had my usual Royale steakburger and tried a new milkshake that has quickly become my new favorite- Chocolate Fudge Brownie. Our other "fam" member Tony came in by coincidence and ate with us as well! Tony is hardly ever able to hang out with all of us at once, so it was really wonderful to have the whole gang together.
After Steak & Shake, I dropped Dylan off and drove to Abby's house to spend the night. I watched Clueless with her and her older sister before we all went to bed. Her mom was somewhere else for the night, and I had no idea! Abby has a ton of adorable animals at her house, which while enjoyable, made my allergies miserable and kinda messed up my sleep schedule. Her two cats insisted upon sleeping with me, and I was frequently woken up by the kitties! At one point, I woke up and one was on my face and the other was on my chest! Ever since, I've been sniffling and sneezing up a storm.
In the morning, Abby made pancakes which were DELICIOUS and she, her sister, and I worked on shoveling their driveway/brushing off the snow on my car so that we could make a run to Target to pick up hair dye. When we returned from Target, we dyed Abby's hair dark brown (kinda like mine) in their kitchen. Then, Abby's mom and her boyfriend brought home Panera for us for brunch, and I had a fantastic Asiago Cheese bagel! After that, I drove home.
I've basically been doing homework/chores since I got home, it's been pretty relaxed. Overall, this weekend has been fantastic and I would relive it again and again if I could!
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