I’ve been watching the Mary and Brandon saga unfold this season. Mary is one of my least favorite people on this show ever and is truly evil in my opinion. She’s smart which makes her behavior all the worse. She’s told a few lies along the way which we know about like disconnecting her wifi. When Brandon first started talking about Mary he told us she had a college scholarship to be on the dance team and gave it up. Fast forward a few episodes and Brandon and Mary are talking about asking her grandparents for money. Mary says something along the lines of her grandfather paid for her college. Brandon corrects her and says she had a dance scholarship. Which got me thinking and I honestly think the dance team and college weren’t real. It wouldn’t surprise me if she made it up to sound more appealing to Brandon or even worse guilt him later by saying she gave up college for him. The second option is truly manipulative and I wouldnt put it past her. I’m curious what others think

  • sschii_@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’d like to clarify this one. I’ve seen her pics from college and I saw the name of the uni she went to so I’m sure she somehow went to college BUT her claims of being in a scholarship, I don’t buy it. She studied in a public university and public universities here in the Philippines are almost free, as if you’re in a scholarship. Some are completely free like where I studied, but very hard to get in. You’ll be competing with hundred thousands of students from diff. areas of PH, and some public uni requires you to pay but not like, a lot (around $100-$200 per semester only). The public uni that requires you to pay a small amount of money usually are much easier to get in and has less students compared to the completely free universities.

    She just claims she was in a scholarship because she studies in a public university. Also, because scholarship is synonymous to smart that’s why she keeps on bragging it. I checked her school and it’s a public university that still requires you to pay around $100-$200, that her grandpa was paying before she met Brandan.

    • whataterriblefailure@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Is there no help for students who need to rent in the city or such?

      That’s what “scholarship” means in some countries, because indeed the public uni fees are very low.

    • blazeoflazylove@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I got curious after I read your comment and found the uni she went to as well, lol. I grew up a few hours from where she lives so I figured it might have been a uni I know. It turns out they do actually have a Dance Troupe. Whether she was on it or not, I can’t confirm but it’s plausible.

      They also have a few scholarship programs, but I don’t think they have one specifically for the Dance Troupe. It’s not entirely impossible that she got a partial scholarship or a grant (definitely not a full scholarship though) because they have a number of programs, but I agree with what you’re saying. Just seems more like manipulating/stretching the truth rather than a complete lie to me.

        • blazeoflazylove@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I know, I’m from there. I grew up not that far from where they live. Just saying that although it’s unlikely, it’s not impossible that she got it for other reasons, just not for dance.

          • babyvitamins@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            But hey we know Mary, whatever that comes out from her mouth isn’t necessarily the truth. She can’t translate lolo’s words to Brandan. Or maybe that’s TLC editing…