Rants, mumbling, repressed memories, recipes, and haiku from a professor at the University of St. Thomas Law School.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Haiku Friday: Choosing your college
A few days ago, I told the story of how I chose to go to William and Mary. Most, but not all Razorites have a similar story; for those of you who didn't go to college (often a decent choice) or haven't yet had the chance (because, say, you are in 9th grade), go free-form and haiku about what you did when you left high school, or where you hope to go.
Here is mine:
Lemon drops did it;
Smiths fed them to me for years!
Then I was ready.
Now, it's your turn! Just make it 5 syllables/7/5, and write only in English, Spanish, French, or Romanian.
My dad went there, and
ReplyDeleteHis dad went there, so they both
Led me quite astray.
Without much guidance
ReplyDeletechose academic challenge
William & Mary
Love Dr. Pepper
ReplyDeleteGreen's my favorite color
There was never doubt.
Mom said to stay close;
ReplyDeleteFar-off places intrigued me,
But I obeyed her.
Consequently, I
want my kids to see the world!
Pursue their own dreams.
Nobody cared where
ReplyDeleteI went to college until
I moved to DC.
(Here, it’s a big source of self esteem.)
These were parent's dreams:
ReplyDeleteHarvard, Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale.
I applied to two.
But somehow I knew:
Wellesley women will prevail!
Only to be there.
Full scholarship?! Sweet!
ReplyDeleteI aspired to do nails
Tests said otherwise
Small, pretty campus
ReplyDeleteAlbion, dear Albion
Not too far from home
Detmer disected
ReplyDeleteCanes in '90. I chose school
'Cause of one great game?
Alas, one moment,
Triumphant as it was, fueled
Inifinte passion.
Still, one moment,
Irrelevant as it was,
Birthed great decision.
Get into college
ReplyDeleteWith least possible effort?
Baylor had FastApp!
Received acceptance
By text message, I knew it
Was the place for me!
But hey, cut me some
Slack...one-third of my high school
Class didn't graduate!
No money for school.
ReplyDeleteJoined the Air Force for credit.
Night school grad in four.
Credit for training.
Plus classes at a small school.
B.S. with no debt.
Toured the Southeast
ReplyDeleteended up in Ohio
I really messed up
I-75
gateway out of Michigan
toward warmer climes....
old Miami U
red brick, cirn fields, beer, pizza
no sunny beaches
that's CORN not cirn --oops
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that everyone else's choosing process was as logical as mine...
ReplyDeleteMount Holyoke called
ReplyDeleteFrom pictures of chic girls
But Dad held purse strings.
I was dreaming what
I never was. Universe of
Washingtonity.
Russian House with hunchback
Housemother. High School Russian
Teacher went there. Jumped!
Gustavus Adolphus
ReplyDeleteGrew up two blocks from Old Main,
It was destiny.
Frecuentamente,
ReplyDeleteMe hago la pregunta:
¿Qué he hecho yo?
Love the frozen north
ReplyDeleteU-M-D is expensive.
Go Yellowjackets!
Yellow legal pad,
ReplyDeleteDad says, "List all pros and cons."
Wake Forest it is...
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ReplyDeleteDad, Aggie. Mom, Bear.
ReplyDeleteMom took us to Homecoming
for years. That did it.
Farmer's daughter drove
ReplyDeleteTwenty-five miles to campus
And met the cosmos.
Got in, U of M!
ReplyDeleteNope, the 'rents throw a veto;
Hello Wayne State U.