College-bound Explorer Gifts

"Be afraid to try new things!"

Trust

What are you looking for in a college? A strong environmental program. Ok. Pick 4 or 5 we could visit. I've got 3 days for the trip. There's one in Ohio. Can do. One in Maine, Iowa and California. You need a good geography program. Here's another one. Where's St. Paul?

Yahoo! What's that about? She got into the college of her choice. Which college is it? Not sure. She chose to apply to 37. West Fester High School.

Rainbow/Horizon

'We have a tour every hour, on the hour, Sir...'

I'm interning at town hall for my college transcript. Cool. I'm taking AP classes to boost my GPA. How about you, Twig? I'm working at my dad's nursery. What do you get out of that? Money. Novel idea!

'Ok, class, let's take attendance. Joey?'

Somewhere in France - John O'Dowd jests away his junior year abroad

The Spring Break Venus

I got into the college everyone wants to go to! Well played. It's the perfect fit for me! Way to go! Eco-Club. Which one is it? Dunno. Why do you care? So I don't apply there!

"I'm doing just fine ??" as long as no one decides to do a background check."

The bane of every college applicant: the admissions essay.

"Your room is exactly how you left it before you went to college, except of course, for our boarder, Mr. Grunze."

How were the academic departments on the campuses you visited? Dad!!! Stop stressing me!! College hunting is hard enough without you prying into every detail of my life! Arrghh!! How were the drama departments?

"You see 'The Man' devised this shrewd plan so more people can go to college and become doctors and lawyers and stuff. Now that they're 'productive members of society,' revolution is the last thing on their minds! I plan to make that my doctoral thesis wh

"This'll look great on my transcript!"

Here's the college for me! It's totally green. Let's see. I though you wanted warm weather. Look at the brochure. There's no snow in any of the pictures. The school is in Minnesota. Wow! Early signs of global warming. Who knew it hit college brochures first?

The sixth college sense. 'I see debt people.'

"Vince prides himself on his open mind, and you'd be suprised at some of the things that crawl into it."

"My dad doesn't nag me enough about going to college."

Driver being taught by impatient parent

I'm forgetting which college is which. Their brochures are all alike. University of. It's always fall or spring. Apply! There's always a multi-cultural group of kids hanging out. There's always a girl in goggles working in a science lab with an ethnic-looking prof. It's reassuring. They all celebrate their diversity in the exact same way! And charge the exact same for it!

'Soon he will stop asking where he came from and start telling you where he is going.'

"My mom says I'll behaving a growing spurt, so I'll grow into these clothes soon."

"This place is okay, but it's nothing to text home about."

As he picked up the video game controller, the trap was sprung, and Ryan's mother forced him to fill out college applications.

'Of course me and Lottie never got around to having kids'

Quit texting! This is a lovely campus. Turn around. Let's go. We just drove 5 hours. What's the problem? Umm

"Gracie, you do not need a cell phone. Little girls like you don't get important phone calls."

"That's Ruffles, our I.Q.-sniffing dog."

'Lost youth, next window down.'

'Of course, that's just an estimate for your children's college costs.'

'I flunked my driving exam. How am I going to get into Harvard now?'

They're slashing our health care and pension to cut the budget at work. Plus, I have to take an unpaid furlough week. Let's go see colleges! Ok! That will take my mind off my depressing finances. University. And!