Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Quiz for graduating seniors: Are you ready to leave NU?

There’s a special place in my heart for cheesy teen magazine quizzes. In middle school (OK, high school), my friends and I would gather around my dining room table and discover our true personalities thanks to a few multiple-choice questions. Was my crush on the varsity soccer star worth it? Of course. Did I let my friends push me around? No way. Was I popular enough? Definitely. Seventeen and YM seemed to have all the answers.

The other day I realized there was only one month until graduation and I began to wish there were an “are you ready to graduate?” quiz. Perusing the stacks at Borders, I learned that magazine quizzes are only popular among prepubescent girls, so I took matters into my own hands and wrote one. For you underclassmen who are sticking around, think of this as a “cut and save” piece you can tape to your dorm refrigerator.

1. How often do you call your mother?

a) Mother? Is she a character in some Jane Austin novel?

b) Every night. She always tells me to stop crying.

c) I live at home, so I don’t have to call her.

d) Mom and I stopped talking after she voted for Bush.

2. How many jobs have you applied for?

a) Don’t I need a r

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