Short Final: More Information, Please

Overheard on the airwaves, somewhere, sometime ... maybe:

Air Traffic Controller: “Cessna 1234X, say position.”

Student Pilot [on first solo cross-country]: “I’m, ahhhh, approaching the XYZ VOR.”

Air Traffic Controller (after a brief slow burn): “You’ve been approaching the XYZ VOR since you took off. Can you be more specific?”