and then he starts talking about this program at northwestern where you do both college and medical school in , like , six years so that you can be in residency by the time you 're twenty-five , and you can stay close to home but of course live on campus and whatever whatever whatever , because after about eleven seconds , i realize he and mom have decided i should go to this particular program , and that they are introducing me to the idea early , and that they will periodically bring this program up over the next year , pushing and pushing and pushing .