Paris Geller

🔟 Paris Geller's Top 10 Favorite Things

Straight from Gilmore Girls, in Paris's own words.

1. 1

   Being top of the class

   I'm number one and I intend to stay there.

2. 2

   Harvard

   Ten generations of Gellers. I have to go.

3. 3

   Debate team

   I speak an average of 178 words per minute. Keep up.

4. 4

   Student body president

   I called the first meeting to order, and I'll call the last one.

5. 5

   Krav Maga

   When enemies approach, I'm trained to pounce.

6. 6

   Terrence, my life coach

   He's usually right. Usually.

7. 7

   The Puffs

   The most influential sorority at Chilton. My mother was one.

8. 8

   The Franklin

   I'm the editor, and that's a hard-won title.

9. 9

   Rereading the Iliad

   A third read is not 'not doing anything.'

10. 10

    An organized milk shelf

    Every milk is there for a reason.

🔟 Paris Geller's Top 10 Academic Goals

Straight from Gilmore Girls, in Paris's own words.

1. 1

   Valedictorian

   I said it on day one, and I meant it.

2. 2

   Editor of The Franklin

   I told everyone I'd be editor next year, and I was.

3. 3

   Harvard admission

   It's my birthright and my plan.

4. 4

   Getting the PSAT scores back

   First question: did you get yours yet?

5. 5

   Winning the debate

   We need more preparation. Always more.

6. 6

   Yale Daily News editor

   Running the masthead is my natural state.

7. 7

   The LSAT

   Time's running out. They only give it one more time before spring.

8. 8

   Harvard Medical School

   Every accepted senior is my competition.

9. 9

   21 tailored resumes

   Grad school, law school, med school. Cover everything.

10. 10

    The Business of Getting In seminar

    There's a process to admissions, and I've studied it.

🔟 Paris Geller's Top 10 Power Moves

Straight from Gilmore Girls, in Paris's own words.

1. 1

   Recording mock debates

   I burned a CD of the cassettes of our practice debates.

2. 2

   Getting verbatim transcripts

   They're ready in half an hour, and I'll be studying them.

3. 3

   A campaign platform with real fixes

   Better drinking fountains and updated lockers. That's leadership.

4. 4

   Saturday work on the 75th anniversary issue

   We're working Saturday. Questions?

5. 5

   Researching valedictorians

   I looked up the histories of Ivy League valedictorians going back 25 years.

6. 6

   Photographing my belongings

   If there's damage, you'll hear from my lawyer.

7. 7

   Shutting down a bad party

   This room is closed. Take your inane conversations elsewhere.

8. 8

   Tutoring on my own terms

   Why let a company charge that much when I can do it better?

9. 9

   Turning a dorm room into the meaningful-conversation room

   Low lighting, candles, deep conversation.

10. 10

    A craft corner

    Mosaic tiles and colored beads. Terrence approved.

🎁 Paris Geller's Top 10 Gift Ideas for Fans

Gift ideas for fans, inspired by Paris's on-screen favorites. They are not official Gilmore Girls merchandise.

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1. 1

   10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests Vol. VI

   Inspired by: The LSAT.

2. 2

   Princeton Review LSAT Premium Prep, 30th Ed.

   Inspired by: Tutoring for the Princeton Review.

3. 3

   Complete Krav Maga, 2nd Ed. (Levine & Whitman)

   Inspired by: Krav Maga.

4. 4

   Thank You for Arguing, 4th Ed. (Heinrichs)

   Inspired by: Debate team.

5. 5

   The Elements of Style Illustrated (Strunk & White, Maira Kalman)

   Inspired by: Editor of The Franklin.

6. 6

   PULIVIA Digital Stopwatch Timer, Black

   Inspired by: She clocks 178 words per minute.

7. 7

   The Iliad, Robert Fagles translation (Penguin Classics)

   Inspired by: Rereading it for the third time.

8. 8

   Lanyani DIY Mosaic Tile Tray Kit

   Inspired by: Her craft corner.

9. 9

   Sony ICD-PX370 Digital Voice Recorder

   Inspired by: Recording mock debates.

10. 10

    Luminara Flameless LED Ivory Pillar Candles, Set of 3

    Inspired by: The meaningful-conversation room.