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Part 1 Adjustment Period 　　Leo： Ugh… 　　Penny： What’s wrong？ 　　Leo： ①Oh， it’s just this course list is gonna be a hard pill to swallow. 　　Penny： Oh yeah？ What’s so 1）daunting about it？ 　　Leo： Just the fact that I’m gonna have no free time whatsoever. 　　Penny： But isn’t that what college is all about？ Studying， working hard and preparing for the real world？ 　　Leo： But that’s just it！ The real world isn’t just about studying. From what I gather， socializing and networking are equally as important. 　　Penny： ②I beg to differ. My parents taught me that studying comes before all else. 　　Leo： Geez！ Sounds like they kept you on a pretty tight leash. 　　Penny： What’s that supposed to mean？ I’m not a dog！ I don’t wear a leash！ 　　Leo： I just mean it seems like you must’ve led a very 2）sheltered life， surrounded by more books than friends. 　　Penny： ③You couldn’t be further from the truth. I was practically Ms. Popularity in high school. 　　Leo： So how did you have time to hang out with all your friends， if you were studying all the time？ 　　Penny： We studied together sometimes， but mostly just chatted online. 　　Leo： Sounds like you were just popular in the cyber-world， as opposed to the real world. 　　Penny： What’s the difference？ We live in a digital age， don’t we？ 　　Leo： True. But that doesn’t mean… 　　Penny： Whatever. ④I had friends. Scratch that. I have friends. Lots， in fact. And your 3）insinuation that I don’t is completely 4）baseless. As is your idiotic belief that studies are not a top priority. 　　Leo： ⑤Don’t put words in my mouth！ I happen to think that studying is a top priority， just not the top priority. 　　Penny： This is all just 5）semantics. ⑥You can do your thing and not study so hard， while my friends and I study our butts off and hopefully get into a good graduate school one day， which will eventually lead to an upper management job， while you’re busy 6）toiling away， ever so slowly inching your way towards utter 7）mediocrity. 　　Leo： Wow. We each s