4. "Oh, you got accepted to [unfunded master's at a name brand school]? WOW CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!" vs. "Oh, you got accepted to [a top-ranked doctoral program with full funding for five years but much less local name recognition]? That's nice!"
LOL, I got this one a lot...they also say " I've never heard of this school " even though this school is in UC system. Give me a break people!