"Look at you funny? Are you kidding? You're going to get a few different answers." He starts to list on his fingers. "Someone who's just waiting to gush about the class or someone who's waiting to complain about it. You take whatever they say with a grain of salt, pick out of the facts, make a friend from there."

He looks up and waves a hand. "Maybe there's one or two who act likes snobs as if you should have your whole life figured out but nobody likes those guys and who cares if some jerk doesn't like you? There's going to be far more that will. I promise. You're a nice kid!"