After telling myself to change my social life around (just browse through the post history, you'll see what I mean), I decided to take yesterday as a test case to use whatever I had learned from a week of seddit lurking at a college admissions day. I'm a high school senior, and thought that because I'd be in a place where I could attempt an approach without potentially running into that person every day in 12th grade English.

Before I continue, let me say that I did manage an approach yesterday (college freshman), didn't end in anything, but IDGAF. It's experience. That sure helps.

My first attempt at an approach, and where AA got the best of me, was in the morning. HB7 was talking with her parents before the introductory presentation ("Welcome to XYZ Uni, we have Q kids, P majors, yadda yadda yadda"). HB and parents were sitting behind me, discussing various things. Parents were a bit witty, I managed to stifle any laughter.

HB had just finished talking about an English teacher giving her and the class a shit due date and how she hates said teacher's guts. I started to think how I could get myself into the convo, given that I also absolutely hate my English teacher.

Before anything came into my head, family transitioned onto whether or not HB, if she failed to make it into a special program the Uni offered, could reapply down the line. I knew the answer to this, and considered responding. Hesitated too much, and HB+Mother left to discuss this with program reps. Came back jsut before presentation began. My question are as follows for seddit:

  1. Is it sensible to attempt to pick-up, however subtly, with parents nearby? (we're both 18, and obviously attending college in the fall)

  2. Is it ever sensible to open with advice, i.e. "Oh, I know the answer, you can reapply to said program at this point and that point." I considered it the only real appropriate intro given that parents were nearby, but it sounds quite beta/appeasing. I don't want to be a fucking Clippy clone, "It seems that you are writing a letter".

  3. Did I come at this completely wrong, or do I at least have some clue as to how to proceed. Should I stop and just redshirt some period of time?