Leia's smile was sympathetic and genuine. How could she not be compassionate for his situation when she was facing such a similar one herself? "No, I understand that. I trained my entire life for one thing just to end up here and find it irrelevant. Even something close to what I do isn't available for those of us who are refugees."
The fact that the refugees didn't even have representation in city government, let alone the ability to lead, was a sore subject for her. Sure, before the Emperor had taken over, Parliament had been huge and it was difficult to make your voice heard, but at least the option had been there. People chosen by the Dome had no say at all, and it was wrong. So yeah, she was going to stay angry about it.
"I was always pretty good with my lessons, but it was nothing like school here. And the subject matter is entirely different." At least numbers were relatively the same. That was basically her saving grace. "I think they have a sort of trial period? Where you can shop the different classes and see what appeals to you? I haven't chosen a major yet, I'm just trying to get caught up with my classmates and see if there's anything on this world that suits me."