"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Chance for a scholarship?

ChrizZ

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Hi,
I´m 17 years old and wanna go to college in the US. The problem is my grades aren´t that great, but I´m pretty good at golf. My question is if it is hard to get a golf scholarship for a "good" college in the US. Since college can be really expensive how much financial aid will I get for a golf scholarship?
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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You might do best to start at a junior college in a place where living arrangements are affordable, and then try out for the team. If you make it, great, you might get a scholarship then, but you still get the college credits under your belt either way, which is what counts.

You are not in the US now, right? Do you have a green card or work authorization? The last I checked, a student visa will allow you to work at an on-campus job if you don't have a green card.
 

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Bible_Belt said:
You might do best to start at a junior college in a place where living arrangements are affordable, and then try out for the team. If you make it, great, you might get a scholarship then, but you still get the college credits under your belt either way, which is what counts.

You are not in the US now, right? Do you have a green card or work authorization? The last I checked, a student visa will allow you to work at an on-campus job if you don't have a green card.
Right now I´m working together with a scholarship organisation that helps foreign students to get scholarships for sports, but only for big colleges. I also wanna get a major in business, but I can´t get that at a junior college and they don´t really give real sport scholarships and it´s still pretty expensive isn´t it? I live in Germany right now and don´t have a work authorization or green card for the US. I don´t get how most students go to college although it´s really expensive. Isn´t it like 25-30k a year without scholarships?
 

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Isn´t it like 25-30k a year without scholarships?

It can be if you go to a private school or pay nonresident tuition for four years.

But junior college is only about $1000 a semester. For the first two years of your four-year business degree, you have to take basic general studies courses that are the same at junior college, only cheaper.

International students unfortunately get screwed out of resident tuition rates. If you could get a green card and live here for six months beforehand, then you would qualify as a resident, which cuts tuition by about half. But I realize that is not easy to do; all the international students I knew came from wealthy families who paid their way.
 

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you straight? i thought all the german dudes were heading to the former soviet union these days? i see enough of them and the dutch boarding klm flights headed east. i think all of europe and the uk is heading that direction these days.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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sparky0000 said:
you straight? i thought all the german dudes were heading to the former soviet union these days? i see enough of them and the dutch boarding klm flights headed east. i think all of europe and the uk is heading that direction these days.
Why should anyone go to college in Russia or other Eastern Europe countries?
 
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