Libby chuckled softly, shaking her head at the girls words. She realized the mouth full of legal terminology probably sounded a bit strange given the context, however, she spent a great deal of time in some sort of political legislature book, and it occasionally took over in her daily vocabulary. “Don’t be, I’m just a fucking nerd,” she reassured the grin, leaning back a bit. Her brows raised at the name of both schools, both equally impressive, both two completely different vibes. “I’m going to guess, your dream school and academic scholarship is at USC, but Stanford seems like the more logical option on paper?” she guessed.
an easy laugh fell from meredith’s lips, the nervousness dancing around in her stomach dissipating with each word libby said. it was good to have someone to talk about this stuff with, her parents wouldn’t have gotten it for sure. they’d tell her to pick stanford, it was the better school anyway. ‘ i love nerds. ’ she playfully teases. ‘ they’re my people. ’ she sighs and looks up, sighing at the next sentence libby states. she was right on the money – southern california was the place she’d loved since her first visit in seventh grade, stanford was the place that would open more doors. ‘ yeah – you’re completely right. ’