Priti Patel Quotes

As much as I've always dreamed of going to college, I have to think about whether it is the right decision for me.

I applied to Yale, and I got in.

From age 16 on, I found school boring and failed A-level Physics at my first attempt. This was necessary for university entrance, and so I stayed an extra year to repeat it. This time, I did splendidly and was admitted to Sheffield University, my first choice because of their excellent Chemistry Department.

I haven't had a chance to pick where I wanted to play since 2007 when I chose to go to Michigan State.

I didn't decide on what college I was going to go to until the day I had to.

Stanford just stood out, not even close to the other schools. I was going to wait, see what else comes into play, but when I got there, I knew I wanted to be there.

My family had seen that I was not putting enough heart and soul into studies. I started failing too, but they were sure that I will eventually end up doing a job.

By now everyone knows that I picked Kentucky, and I am definitely happy with my decision and that it's all finally over.

Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents.

In K-12, almost everybody goes to local schools. Universities are a bit different because kids actually do pick the university. The bizarre thing, though, is that the merit of university is actually how good the students going in are: the SAT scores of the kids going in.

I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do in school, but I definitely didn't have adequate time to reach my full potential as a student.

I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting good grades, but I also hated it.

I didn't have any idea of what I was getting into by going away to college. And I was scared. I was scared of failing. I was scared of it not being for me because I was going to be one of the first people in my family to go off to college.

I figured I was going to apply to one journalism school and let fate take a hand.

I kept up top grades, and by senior year, a flow of mailed college recruiting brochures accumulated into an avalanche on our dining room table.

I auditioned at four different colleges. When I got into the University of Michigan, my parents said, 'Okay, maybe you do have talent.'

Because I did well at the prep school, I got to have more options as some different universities gave me offers.

I wanted to do animation, so for lack of available career counselling, took up Bachelor's in Computer Science, but managed to get only C grades.

I got into Cambridge and it all went downhill.

People would ask what college are you going to, and I'd say, 'San Diego State.' And they'd say, 'Why?'

Underestimating grades has serious consequences for a student's choice of university, and their future.

I think everyone goes through it in university, figuring out whether or not they're doing the right course. I guess I'm the same, but in music.

I wanted to be an aeronautical engineer. But I didn't get a good rank, so I got civil engineering.

I'm very proud to tell you guys I have been accepted into Stanford University, one of the main institutions of learning and research in the world.

I know I haven't been the greatest student, but I do intend to get my degree. Otherwise, my mother will kill me.