"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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For you HS Seniors: What college are you going to?

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BobTheB said:
I'm off to University of California at Santa Barbara. UCSB woot woot.
My sister goes there and I have only one piece of advice for you. Build up your tolerance to alcohol. She told me that at all times she is under one of three drugs: alcohol, weed, or aderol whenever she needs to study for finals. Party animal with great grades too.
 

"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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I'll revive this thread for this semester.
Accepted: Virginia Tech, James Madison(formerly #1 for STDs and #16 beer consumption,#3 hottest girls), Mary Washington, Shenandoah University(they told me in person they would if I just sent the money, so I told them to fvckoff), Stanford and Dartmouth (for the last 2, I just wrote them an essay on why I thought the Thick-glasses and pocket-protectors look went out of style due to the media).
I choose VT.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Colin O'Brien said:
New York University! football scholarship
NYU doesn't have football anymore...
 
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I wonder if you guys could help me out. I am considering 3 colleges at the moment and I like each one for different reasons:

1. LeMoyne
2. SUNY Cortland
3. SUNY Brockport

I am not as smart as you guys as the sound of all you guys are going to top schools. I am from a small school of 800 ppl but we are considered pretty big amongst the area. How should I go about making my decision. I wanna major in education.

Lemoyne is a small school about 3,000 ppl and is a religious type of school. A lot of parties and stuff, being it located in Syracuse. Probably the best school, but also the most expensive out of my choices.

Cortland is a huge party school and they have a rivalry with another team which makes it more exciting. About 5,000 ppl in this school. Its a big party school and known for its PE majors.

Brockport has a nice campus and is also known for its PE majors. it has about 5500 ppl and has a flat campus, unlike Cortland.

I don't know how I consider my choices, but I would say LeMoyne is the best one based on education and the closest, Cortland is the most fun but cheapest. Any help fellas?
 

"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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defiancy

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I'm a UCLA reject damn. Got into USC (So-cal), UCSD, UCI, UCSB. So everywhere I applied to, but LA. I'm going to USC for business/accounting. I'm pretty surprised that insanely smart people exist here.

Don't you guys feel that taking all these AP/IB classes took a toll on your DJing? I felt like sh*t everyday from my lack of sleep. I'm hoping college to be a fresh start for me since high school DJing wasn't that great for me.
 

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defiancy said:
I'm a UCLA reject damn. Got into USC (So-cal), UCSD, UCI, UCSB. So everywhere I applied to, but LA. I'm going to USC for business/accounting. I'm pretty surprised that insanely smart people exist here.

Don't you guys feel that taking all these AP/IB classes took a toll on your DJing? I felt like sh*t everyday from my lack of sleep. I'm hoping college to be a fresh start for me since high school DJing wasn't that great for me.

Hey dude. I"m also a UCLA reject. I also got middle fingered by Berkeley.

BUt i got into all the other UC's. I'm heading to UC San Diego!! I know how you feel !! The stats people get in my school are ridiculous. I am a high rank and i work my ass off, and still did not get into Cal or UCLA!!!
 

Bling

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Accepted: Florida State University, University of Central Florida, Nova Southeastern University, Spring Hill College, St. John's University
Rejected: University of Florida
Going: Florida State NOLES BABY!!!
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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This is a cool thread; hadn't seen it before.

Headed off to UCLA in about a month. Can't wait for the fresh start!

How about everyone else?
 

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I'm gonna have to start applying soon...

Applying to: USC (1st choice), Stanford, Northwestern, U of Chicago, Duke, U of Wisconsin - Madison, U of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Stats:
ACT Composite: 35 (33 E, 35 M, 34 R, 36 S)
AP Testing: 5 - Calculus BC, 4 - World History, US History, Statistics, English Language and Comp., 3 - Biology
PSAT: 97% percentile, National Merit Commended
GPA: 3.95 Unweighted
Taking Differential Equations at a local college next year

Football - 2 years, varsity letter
Track - 4 years
Cross Country - 1 year

Marching/Pep/Concert Band - 3 years
Math Team - 4 years
National Honor Society - 2 years
Worked this summer at a grocery store
JDRF Juvenile Diabetes Walk Volunteer - 2 years
Special Olympics Volunteer - 1 year
Oktoberfest Volunteer - 2 years
Football Youth Camp Volunteer - 1 year
VP of Junior Achievement company

Piano - 11 years, made it to state several times, other awards

I'm leaning towards going to USC, should I get in, for several reasons. Most importantly to me, it's on the West Coast, with a great campus and the SoCal vibe. Its also a pretty good academic school, and has D1 college athletics. The campus life at Southern Cal seems like it would be far better than all of the 15 schools. And frankly, I don't think I have much a shot at top 15 schools to begin with. I'm asian, which by everything I see, is a pretty major disadvantage.
 

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Kevansta said:
I'm gonna have to start applying soon...

Applying to: USC (1st choice), Stanford, Northwestern, U of Chicago, Duke, U of Wisconsin - Madison, U of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Stats:
ACT Composite: 35 (33 E, 35 M, 34 R, 36 S)
AP Testing: 5 - Calculus BC, 4 - World History, US History, Statistics, English Language and Comp., 3 - Biology
PSAT: 97% percentile, National Merit Commended
GPA: 3.95 Unweighted
Taking Differential Equations at a local college next year

Football - 2 years, varsity letter
Track - 4 years
Cross Country - 1 year

Marching/Pep/Concert Band - 3 years
Math Team - 4 years
National Honor Society - 2 years
Worked this summer at a grocery store
JDRF Juvenile Diabetes Walk Volunteer - 2 years
Special Olympics Volunteer - 1 year
Oktoberfest Volunteer - 2 years
Football Youth Camp Volunteer - 1 year
VP of Junior Achievement company

Piano - 11 years, made it to state several times, other awards

I'm leaning towards going to USC, should I get in, for several reasons. Most importantly to me, it's on the West Coast, with a great campus and the SoCal vibe. Its also a pretty good academic school, and has D1 college athletics. The campus life at Southern Cal seems like it would be far better than all of the 15 schools. And frankly, I don't think I have much a shot at top 15 schools to begin with. I'm asian, which by everything I see, is a pretty major disadvantage.
DAMN. We GET the point man, you're fwcking smart...lol just messin. I think you definitely have a shot at USC. That'd be fwckin sick.
 

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Yeah, dude, you can definitely get into USC. Possibly Stanford (go there if you get in).

Make sure you visit USC before you decide to go there though; it's in the middle of a freaking ghetto. Westwood (UCLA) is much nicer and has an even better SoCal vibe =D

Duke's awesome, Chicago is crazy intense.

Feel free to shoot me a pm about colleges though. I applied to 19 of the damn things, including about 2/3 of the ones you listed.
 

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Bladerunner said:
Yeah, dude, you can definitely get into USC. Possibly Stanford (go there if you get in).

Make sure you visit USC before you decide to go there though; it's in the middle of a freaking ghetto. Westwood (UCLA) is much nicer and has an even better SoCal vibe =D

Duke's awesome, Chicago is crazy intense.

Feel free to shoot me a pm about colleges though. I applied to 19 of the damn things, including about 2/3 of the ones you listed.
I visited UCLA about 2 years ago, and the campus was quite frankly gorgeous. It looked better than most private schools I've seen even. The only issue is that out-of-state tuition is like highway robbery. I still might apply there though, and see if I can get some scholarships or possibly in-state tuition.

Northwestern is also a really sweet campus, located in an amazing city. I'm from Wisconsin and we visit Chicago about once a month at least. I wouldn't mind going to school there, its just that I've had about enough harsh winters for my lifetime.

Where exactly did you apply to anyways? And how many of those did you get into? Thanks.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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