Meanwhile, I'm at Community College on a Ping Pong Scholarship

Drunk girl: I have two sisters. One goes to UPenn, she's really smart. The other one goes to Drexel, she's not very smart…

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Alex Remnick

Posted on June 24, 2011
Compliments, Drunks, Education, Family ties, Girls, Pennsylvania

If You Get Your Stomach Pumped, You Can Write All About That in Your Essay

Girl to guy: You shouldn't be worried about getting into med school. You should be, like, worried about getting alcohol poisoning over the weekend.

http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2008/11/02/dont-dismiss-the-possible-networking-oppurtunities-of-vomiting-on-the-floor-of-the-er/

Overheard by: Brent

Posted on June 22, 2011
Advice, Drinking & drunks, Education, Girls, Overheard at McGill

Let Me Give You the List Of Questions Now

Student, after class spent 25 minutes arguing answers to midterm: I have a question. Not about this test, but about future tests.
Professor, wearily: I think the final will just be take-home.
Class: Really?
Professor: Whatever.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Posted on June 11, 2011
Education, Fears, Pennsylvania, Questions, Students

There's One Poking Out Of Jane's Skirt Now!

Prof: Life is a game of chance. There may not be a tomorrow. Or, it may not be the tomorrow you expect. You might go home tonight and die. Or you might go home tonight and have a baby!

Carelton University
Ottawa
Canadia

Overheard by: if i gave birth tonight, my biggest concern would be how my pregnancy went undetected for nine months.

Posted on June 9, 2011
Canadia, Death & dying, Education, Offspring, Philosophy, Teachers

A Plan That Cannot Possibly Fail

Student: Did you know that you can live off of student loans?
Professor: No, you can't.
Student: Yeah. All you do is just keep going back to school, and they'll pay for everything.
Professor: But eventually you'll have to pay them back.
Student: Not if you die.

Nicholls State University
Louisiana

Posted on May 27, 2011
Death & dying, Education, Louisiana, Money, Students, Teachers

I Thought You Said Your Family Was Functional?

Math professor #1: Don't derive like my brother.
Math professor #2: No, don't derive like my brother!

Northampton, Massachusetts

Overheard by: TARDIS Dyke

Posted on May 17, 2011
Advice, Education, Family ties, Massachusetts, Teachers

I Hope to Graduate Magma Cum Laude

Teacher: That would make such a great scene in a movie: A volcano smoking, then it erupts, and thousands of ninjas spout out of it and run forth and populate the earth!
Student: This is the best class ever!

Memphis, Tennessee

Posted on May 5, 2011
Education, Feelings, Teachers, Tennessee, Weirdness

Utah Produces Only Two Kinds Of Girls

Girl #1: Wait, you said no?! Did you know he's pre-med?
Girl #2: Yeah, but I don't really like him.
Girl #1: So?

Orem, Utah

Posted on March 25, 2011
Education, Feelings, Girls, Questions, Utah

That's Not a Nice Way to Talk About the Bravo Network.

Eight-year-old boy to eight-year-old girl: You have to go to college! Otherwise you'll have to work in the poop factory!
Eight-year-old girl: There's no such thing as the poop factory!
Six-year-old brother: Yes there is! Remember?

Portland, Oregon

Posted on March 20, 2011
Advice, Education, Jobs & Careers, Kids, Oregon, Poop

Worst. Midterm. Ever.

Humanities prof: Where were we? (pause) Dead babies!

Murray State University
Kentucky

Posted on March 17, 2011
Death & dying, Education, Kentucky, Teachers, Weirdness

Education