Ok, so I won't lie. My lack of updates is the result of the following recipe:
1 cup traveling
3 cups stress
2 tablespoons of AP testing
a full box of not wanting to blog
stir and put in the freezer until you forget about it: presto!
Now that summer has finally arrived (and not a moment too soon because senioritis had become debilitating), I have no excuses! .....Which is why it still took me a week to write this. Despite my procrastination: I shall do my best to fill you in on everything that was missed (which is WAY TOO MUCH T-T).
Colleges:
D-Day (Decisions Day) was absolutely nerve-racking. Columbia's decision was first, and, even though I received a likely letter, I managed to convince myself that they had gotten my hopes up just to laugh when they rejected me. It so didn't help that the internet went out 3 SECONDS before the decision was released! I mean, THREE SECONDS?! COME ON. Despite the terrible omen, it was good news! :D I GOT IN TO COLUMBIA. And, even more shocking, it was practically affordable O.o. (By that I mean at least $6000 a year).
Johns Hopkins was a funny one. I didn't realize its decision was released on the same date.....until I got an email from the athletics department telling me Congrats on getting ACCEPTED and that I should buy tickets to upcoming games...........BEFORE I GOT MY ACCEPTANCE EMAIL. XD Sure enough, fifteen minutes letter I got my acceptance email. <3
Now when I didn't get my Harvard email by 12, I knew it was bad news. I ended up having a terrible night because all my dreams were plagued by Harvard Zombies, which were sent to me as their form of rejection. After only getting three hours of sleep, I was only slightly disheartened by the wait-listed email (at least it wasn't a rejection and I wasn't to be eaten by zombies).
The next day, the travels began!
My first trip was up to Ann Arbor to the University of Michigan for a scholarship weekend. They really pulled all the stops, picking me up and putting all the candidates in a nice hotel. Just as I went to sleep, however, I heard someone speaking Russian trying to open my room. Freaked out thinking someone was trying to break in, I waited for them to give up. When they didn't, I finally went to investigate. At first I saw an old man, so I was going to open the door and tell him he had the wrong room. Upon opening the door, however, I saw a girl my age too and we realized we were roommates. ^^' (The story of her trying to break into my room became the way I introduced her to other candidates ;P). I loved the other candidates there though! I had so much fun hanging out with them and talking. For the first time in a while, I was one of the dumber people! (It felt great!) The interview parts were incredibly stressful though! We had to do "group interviews" which are the hardest things ever because not only are you trying to impress the interviewers, but you are "civilly" trying to speak as soon as possible because the other group members WILL steal what you are going say. Plus: there was this one woman who was EXTREMELY intimidating, and, at one point, I said something (that I didn't think was that important) that suddenly made her stop writing, put down her pen, and stare at me. O.o I mean, did I say something interesting or something extremely stupid? Near the end, I saw that she had only starred 3 of our names out of 6. Yikes! Despite being exhausted by the end of the weekend, it was probably my favorite trip! I mean, I got to go down on the football field, sit in on some classes, and meet amazing people. Plus: I got the scholarship :D.
Next was Ohio with my mum, which (after being a little biased against after having so much fun at their nemesis Michigan) I had my reservations about. The area was really nice. I was surprised how nice people were in a city that was pretty big (not huge, but much better than the suburbs I've grown accustomed to). The events they had planned didn't completely wow me, except the medical center. Their medical center was AMAZING. I totally fell in love with it. <3 While I wasn't wowed, it was really nice. :D The people seemed normal enough, the school's HUGE, and the rooms and stuff looked good. My aunt, uncle, and cousins drove up from Cincinnati to see us and we had a great time! It was nice having family close by.
Last was New York City! Now, I've never been to NYC, so I was REALLY excited. :D Imagine my disappointment when our plane got canceled and we didn't leave until the next day. :/ Not cool. I missed half a day in NYC! When I did go there the next day, I practically had to rush over to Columbia. See, I kinda had my heart set on Columbia already, but when I arrived I quickly became torn. The atmosphere was stiffing, the dorms were atrocious, and I didn't love the people around me (in fact, I down right hated some of the arrogant, inconsiderate people who would be part of my incoming class). Some of the aspects I did love, like the science labs and the clubs. But, resoundingly, I found that I wouldn't get many opportunities there and the few chances I would get, I would have to fight to the death for. NYC was unbelievable though! I only had time to go to times square and Central Park but it was so much fun! I loved it! I totally want to go back. <3
My decision ended up coming down to the wire. As much as I wanted an Ivy Name, I had to accept that I knew I would be unhappy at Columbia and didn't choose it. Eventually, I had to go with Ohio State because a full ride and money for study abroad/research is too good to pass up. :D GO BUCKEYES!!!!!
School:
Oh I am so glad to have GRADUATED! (With highest honors and a 4.2 mind you :D.) We got out of school on the 4th, but I was basically back the whole following two weeks for AP testing. Yuck. I totally think I got a five on one or two of my tests (like BC Calculus), but I will be lucky if I got a 3 on Chemistry. :(
Social Life:
What social life? Just kidding :)
It's really been up and down. Me and my (still incredibly amazing) boyfriend broke up (which really sucks, but we're still friends). I did end up going to prom with my best girlfriend Uniqia, and was shocked by how much fun I ended up having. :D Uniqia and I ended up being pretty close by the end of the year <3. Matilde too, I will so cry when she leaves. D: I ended up making even more guy friends. Which, for me, it all still feels really weird! I mean, I never had like more than two or three guy friends, and this year I had like 5 or 6. Some of which, I talk to when I'm at home on im or text or whatever which feels even STRANGER. But it's cool having guy friends (just wish I had more girl ones so I could have some real girl talk).
Due to all the traveling, I, sadly, gained a few pounds. Apparently, I still look good though because a few guys began to flirt with me lately (of course, they wait until I'm done with this place, ha ha, very funny guys). Still, now that it's summer, my "get back in shape!" plan is in full swing. :D
Also since it's summer, I've gotten to enjoy reading again. <3 I have read sooooo much lately, I can't believe it! (Mostly manga though, how I love those manga ^^).
Anyway, I am exhausted. :/ I'll try to keep you filled in more regularly, ja?
Until the next post!
~S~
Showing posts with label colleges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label colleges. Show all posts
Monday, May 28, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
SPRING BREAK!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!! Finally, the week I've spent the last three months waiting for has finally arrived! <3 Now with a tiny bit of free time I can finally fill you all in on what has been going on in my life (and trust me, it's a LOT). So hopefully I'll remember everything, so, in an attempt to do so, I will do it in the order of it's ruling my life. :P Ie: college, social life, and then school (that last one is a funny joke ;D).
So colleges! First off, apparently I'm amazing. I mean honestly, I cannot believe it; I was so worried that I was not going to get in anywhere that I could actually afford and that I'd be living with the parents for four more years but here's what's really up!
Colleges that are out:
For sure I'm not attending the University of Pittsburgh and New England. Still way too much money (only $10000 and $18000 respectively).
Probably out:
Fordham university has recently moved to this list for the pure fact that, even with free tuition, $15000 is too much for room and board. PLUS: they don't even have my major. Case Western is almost in the out list. For one thing, I'm still a little sore about not being accepted to the pre-proffessional program. Also, the $30000 scholarship still didn't even cover tuition. :P
Waiting on:
I'm still awaiting decisions from the big league! Harvard and Johns are still a mystery, but I got some really REALLY good news saying that I'm a "likely" candidate for Columbia, and that I should expect "favorable" results! <3 SO PSYCHED. I mean, I probably still won't be able to afford it, but even an acceptance is amazing.
Possibles:
University of Arkansas- Still just a backup school, but this weekend I went to the fellowship interviews. I only went in for the essays on Friday and then on the second day for a interview (which was only like 10 minutes long instead of 20), but I still got the highest and most distinguished award! Kind of crazy huh? They must have already really liked me. :) I had good odds though since they only pick 10 out of the hundreds that applied and 5/6 get the award. So now I won't have to pay, but that means I stay in state.
University of Michigan- I thought this one would be way too much money, but I got nominated for this special scholarship that I will have to go interview for at the end of the month. That'll cover room and board, as well as $15000 towards tuition. Plus, I got $20000 for just being nominated, so it really is an option!
Ohio State University- So here's the really big news: I GOT A FULL RIDE!!! Oh my goodness, I freaked out! I am so extremely happy! Only 10 people were awarded out of the 80 that interviewed and the 3000 that applied! I was really worried about it. See, when Ohio said the interview was at 1:40.....they meant 1:40 EST. O.O Luckily, I had gotten on nearly an hour early to be prepared, so I was only a few minutes late. Still, they had to switch me and the next interviewer (which I was still really worried). Right now as everything stands, it is my first choice because I won't have to worry about anything and Ohio seems like a good college experience. :)
So, doing some math, my scholarships added all together for four years amount to at LEAST $700000! Pretty legit huh? I could buy a nice house with that ;).
Socialness time!
Well last weekend was certainly crazy! Not only did I have fellowship things, but my bestie Animal Cracker came! Ahhh, it was great! I had an absolute blast! We chilled and watched the first whole season of the Walking Dead plus some other movies. (By the way, I just love Glenn!)
Okay, so I had something that kinda threw me of happen the other day. Math sponsored a pie eating contest for donations to UNICEF on pi day (3/14) and at the very end, one of the contestants was talking to me. At the end of the day, he showed up again and he was flirting with me, which I mean is nice and all. It's a compliment. The next day, he's waiting for me again outside the buses and he walks me, not only to my class but comes into my first period and sits next to me to keep talking to me. Then things go too serious way too fast. Then he gives me a note saying he's seen me around for a while now and that he's always wanted to talk me (kinda stalkerish but ok), and in the note is a necklace. O.o Yea. Just got creepy. I'm sure he was just being nice and all but uh NO THANKS. I have a boyfriend <3.
Otherwise, the rest of my friends are cool. :D Matilde just laughed at me at the situation above .-..
For lent, I gave up Fanfiction (it makes me want to cry when I think about it, I miss it so much!). As a result, I've gotten even MORE into Anime, Manga, and iPod apps. Right now I've added Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (I watched all of Fullmetal Alchemist with my parents) and Mushi to the series I watch already. As for manga, I'm really into Dengeki Daisy. <3 I seriously LOVE it! As for my iPod apps I've gone through a few obsessions including Draw Something and iAssociate 2, but right now it's Adventure Bar Story (which is a lot like Harvest moon and Final Fantasy stuck together!). As a result, I still haven't reading the Fountainhead. :P I did read the Awakening which wasn't all that great.
School:
Senioritis is in FULL swing. Really, I doubt I care that much. This last week ESPECIALLY! The hour change has thrown me off terribly. So, instead of fixing it, I have stayed up extra late :D. Still, I don't need to do much to do well anyway. X) I think the teachers are pretty much accepting that the disease is running rampant. ^^'
I'm sure there's been lots more, but I'm going to go enjoy my spring break!
Hasta Lluego!
~S~
So colleges! First off, apparently I'm amazing. I mean honestly, I cannot believe it; I was so worried that I was not going to get in anywhere that I could actually afford and that I'd be living with the parents for four more years but here's what's really up!
Colleges that are out:
For sure I'm not attending the University of Pittsburgh and New England. Still way too much money (only $10000 and $18000 respectively).
Probably out:
Fordham university has recently moved to this list for the pure fact that, even with free tuition, $15000 is too much for room and board. PLUS: they don't even have my major. Case Western is almost in the out list. For one thing, I'm still a little sore about not being accepted to the pre-proffessional program. Also, the $30000 scholarship still didn't even cover tuition. :P
Waiting on:
I'm still awaiting decisions from the big league! Harvard and Johns are still a mystery, but I got some really REALLY good news saying that I'm a "likely" candidate for Columbia, and that I should expect "favorable" results! <3 SO PSYCHED. I mean, I probably still won't be able to afford it, but even an acceptance is amazing.
Possibles:
University of Arkansas- Still just a backup school, but this weekend I went to the fellowship interviews. I only went in for the essays on Friday and then on the second day for a interview (which was only like 10 minutes long instead of 20), but I still got the highest and most distinguished award! Kind of crazy huh? They must have already really liked me. :) I had good odds though since they only pick 10 out of the hundreds that applied and 5/6 get the award. So now I won't have to pay, but that means I stay in state.
University of Michigan- I thought this one would be way too much money, but I got nominated for this special scholarship that I will have to go interview for at the end of the month. That'll cover room and board, as well as $15000 towards tuition. Plus, I got $20000 for just being nominated, so it really is an option!
Ohio State University- So here's the really big news: I GOT A FULL RIDE!!! Oh my goodness, I freaked out! I am so extremely happy! Only 10 people were awarded out of the 80 that interviewed and the 3000 that applied! I was really worried about it. See, when Ohio said the interview was at 1:40.....they meant 1:40 EST. O.O Luckily, I had gotten on nearly an hour early to be prepared, so I was only a few minutes late. Still, they had to switch me and the next interviewer (which I was still really worried). Right now as everything stands, it is my first choice because I won't have to worry about anything and Ohio seems like a good college experience. :)
So, doing some math, my scholarships added all together for four years amount to at LEAST $700000! Pretty legit huh? I could buy a nice house with that ;).
Socialness time!
Well last weekend was certainly crazy! Not only did I have fellowship things, but my bestie Animal Cracker came! Ahhh, it was great! I had an absolute blast! We chilled and watched the first whole season of the Walking Dead plus some other movies. (By the way, I just love Glenn!)
Okay, so I had something that kinda threw me of happen the other day. Math sponsored a pie eating contest for donations to UNICEF on pi day (3/14) and at the very end, one of the contestants was talking to me. At the end of the day, he showed up again and he was flirting with me, which I mean is nice and all. It's a compliment. The next day, he's waiting for me again outside the buses and he walks me, not only to my class but comes into my first period and sits next to me to keep talking to me. Then things go too serious way too fast. Then he gives me a note saying he's seen me around for a while now and that he's always wanted to talk me (kinda stalkerish but ok), and in the note is a necklace. O.o Yea. Just got creepy. I'm sure he was just being nice and all but uh NO THANKS. I have a boyfriend <3.
Otherwise, the rest of my friends are cool. :D Matilde just laughed at me at the situation above .-..
For lent, I gave up Fanfiction (it makes me want to cry when I think about it, I miss it so much!). As a result, I've gotten even MORE into Anime, Manga, and iPod apps. Right now I've added Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (I watched all of Fullmetal Alchemist with my parents) and Mushi to the series I watch already. As for manga, I'm really into Dengeki Daisy. <3 I seriously LOVE it! As for my iPod apps I've gone through a few obsessions including Draw Something and iAssociate 2, but right now it's Adventure Bar Story (which is a lot like Harvest moon and Final Fantasy stuck together!). As a result, I still haven't reading the Fountainhead. :P I did read the Awakening which wasn't all that great.
School:
Senioritis is in FULL swing. Really, I doubt I care that much. This last week ESPECIALLY! The hour change has thrown me off terribly. So, instead of fixing it, I have stayed up extra late :D. Still, I don't need to do much to do well anyway. X) I think the teachers are pretty much accepting that the disease is running rampant. ^^'
I'm sure there's been lots more, but I'm going to go enjoy my spring break!
Hasta Lluego!
~S~
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Winter break! YAYYYYYYY!!!!
Well things have been quite busy lately so to make sure I Get it all out of my head I will go as chronilogically as possible.
Let's start with finals:
Hfkhusfhksuehfukjesihdijo.
Yes, that bad. Really it was simply the fact that I have never had to take these many finals. Ever. By the last day I was completely drained. I didn't even study in reality. I just typed up my biology notes from the whole year (they are pretty now <3) while watching Jackie Chan Adventures and attempting to catch up on Naruto Shippuden (only 100 more eps to go :P). Still I did well overall. Creepily people were telling me I did well on Chemistry before I even looked at my grade. I was relieved when I found out they were just posted outside the door. :). But I'm really starting to hate this "know-it-all" thing. The days where I just zoned out in class and when no one knew I was smart unless I spoke to them directly seem oh so sweet now. Honestly I would shut up in embarrassment like I want to but I know I am learning more when I speak up so I just gotta suck it up and withstand the bad blood.
Sadness: Ting has gone back to China. :( she completely missed Christmas but I hope my present at least made her smile a bit. :D
Happy thought: I took pics of me and Apollo!!!!!! He is so cute! (Although the camera did add ten pounds ;) ). If you want them, you know my email ^^.
We had originally planned to leave for Chicago right after Finals (so about 11 on Tuesday) but Monday night mom was freaking out about a "blizzard" and I wasn't gonna bother packing if we weren't even going to go. Next day= perfect day. We were so not losing a whole day for nothing! Commence operation SPEED PACK. Even so we didn't leave until about 2 (we had to actually go back at one point because we ie I left my aunts maple syrup gift). ...which means we didn't get to Chicago until 12 am. Yuck. We were lucky though because there had been this huge fog while we were driving and it was super creepy/dangerous.
But we made it! And I'm glad we didn't waste a day because we did A LOT in that one day. First we went to this "fancy" restaurant for lunch. While everything looked good it didnt taste the best to me. Then we actually did this "finding my roots" sort of thing. We drove through my old neighborhood, saw the place I grew up in. Saw the apartment we had when I was born. Saw the hospital I was born in (UIC hospital, only Chicago born person in my family! What up!) I saw where my dad grew up, his high school. We saw Unversity of Illinois in Chicago (UIC) where my parents went and I actually really liked it! It's not the best school but the area is PERFECT. It ACTUALLY FEELS like a city. My mom had us stop at a coffee shop she used to love and it will be my official hang out spot if I go to UIC. Artwork all over the walls. Murals on the cieling. Very Latino. Very cool. Then we grabbed some tacos and a tres leeches cupcake from some places nearby and headed home. :)
The next day we went to check out the University of Chicago (with my complaining little bro in tow). Surprisingly, wasn't too trilled by what I saw. It's like the opposite of UIC. Great school but super boring area. All you got is the science and engineering museum. Fun. So glad I didn't apply there. Then we went to downtown Chicago, Michigan avenue and all that jazz. Sadly I ie we lost the camera. We werent there that long anyway. Just saw the bean and checked out an art store which didn't have the color pens that I wanted. Then we got some pizza that my bro loved but the rest of us werent too happy with.
Friday was bro time! Finally got to see my older bro. Sadly he was not bald like we had braced ourselves for (he shaved off his hair for Halloween but it's grown quite a bit already). We mostly hung out as (as always) we were constantly arguing about what to do or waiting for someone beofore we could go. My aunt just HAD to watch the muppets and if I was going to be forced through that punishiment I wanted to at least go shopping beforehand. But thanks to my family not being on the same page and people getting lost, I didn't get to actually shop at all. We did watch her muppets though. She loved it despite her not knowing any of the actors or references. My bro liked it because he likes musicals. The only part I laughed at was when I saw Sheldon because it was so unexpected. Dad was indifferent. Mom was dying.
Saturday ie Christmas eve was pretty much chilling time. People didn't start to come until 6 or 7 and that's when all the gossiping and debates kicked in. It wasnt much, but I liked seeing everyone. My little bro has officially taken over the role of "head adult botherer". I used to have to keep asking "when are we going to open presents?" now my little bro is going to carry on the tradition. I'm happy but also really sad. I got majorly depressed after opening presents not because I wasn't thankful but because I realized I was no longer one of the kids and I would not have any more of those present filled Christmases of my childhood.
Christmas day wasn't much fun. My family was cooking some fish that smelled up the house so my mom and I camped out upstairs. We actually ended up driving around just to get away. The two food places open on Xmas? McDonalds and some Chinese place. So I had Chinese food for Xmas dinner :). The triplets came in about 7 and they are HUGE. They need to stop growing. Finally they are maturing and are not as annoying to be around. I even invited the oldest to come sleep with me at my little bros house (cept now she got me and my mom sick). I also got to play with my cousins kis, who had been asleep the night before. The girl was so cute! At first she was just staring at me then she said: You're pretty. <3
Monday we chilled for a long time. We played many rounds of Headbanz where you have a card on your head and you try to guess what you are. Then we took the middle triplet with us to see Loayola. Wasn't too impressed by it either. On the brightside: we ate at this mediteranian restaurant and it was sooooo yummy! I got my fancy little plate of filet mignion X). I always wanted some fancy plating. Very happy making. I spent the rest of the day reading Son of Neptune which I stole from the girls. ^^
The next day was also chilling. Though we went the movies. The little ones watched Tin Tin and Auntie, my aunt and uncle, the oldest girlies, and I watched Sherlock Holmes. We came out earlier than the others, so in classic Auntie fashion, we snuck into War Horse. The munchkin was super excited because she had never snuck into another movie and her parents were kinda tense afterwards because she was a little TOO happy about it. I was exhausted afterwards, but I did finish Son of Neptune. :) 500 pages in 2 days. Lol.
Wow that was a lot, and all typed on my iPad! Kinda proud of myself. Okay I'll finish this off with a college update.
I was accepted to the University of Michigan!!!!! I was so pumped. Then I got a letter from Fordham. FULL TUITION!!! I seriously had already cut it out of the running, but dang. Now I just need the $10,000 to $15,000 for room and board. ^^'. We'll see but the university is right next to Central Park!
Happy Holidays!
~S~
Let's start with finals:
Hfkhusfhksuehfukjesihdijo.
Yes, that bad. Really it was simply the fact that I have never had to take these many finals. Ever. By the last day I was completely drained. I didn't even study in reality. I just typed up my biology notes from the whole year (they are pretty now <3) while watching Jackie Chan Adventures and attempting to catch up on Naruto Shippuden (only 100 more eps to go :P). Still I did well overall. Creepily people were telling me I did well on Chemistry before I even looked at my grade. I was relieved when I found out they were just posted outside the door. :). But I'm really starting to hate this "know-it-all" thing. The days where I just zoned out in class and when no one knew I was smart unless I spoke to them directly seem oh so sweet now. Honestly I would shut up in embarrassment like I want to but I know I am learning more when I speak up so I just gotta suck it up and withstand the bad blood.
Sadness: Ting has gone back to China. :( she completely missed Christmas but I hope my present at least made her smile a bit. :D
Happy thought: I took pics of me and Apollo!!!!!! He is so cute! (Although the camera did add ten pounds ;) ). If you want them, you know my email ^^.
We had originally planned to leave for Chicago right after Finals (so about 11 on Tuesday) but Monday night mom was freaking out about a "blizzard" and I wasn't gonna bother packing if we weren't even going to go. Next day= perfect day. We were so not losing a whole day for nothing! Commence operation SPEED PACK. Even so we didn't leave until about 2 (we had to actually go back at one point because we ie I left my aunts maple syrup gift). ...which means we didn't get to Chicago until 12 am. Yuck. We were lucky though because there had been this huge fog while we were driving and it was super creepy/dangerous.
But we made it! And I'm glad we didn't waste a day because we did A LOT in that one day. First we went to this "fancy" restaurant for lunch. While everything looked good it didnt taste the best to me. Then we actually did this "finding my roots" sort of thing. We drove through my old neighborhood, saw the place I grew up in. Saw the apartment we had when I was born. Saw the hospital I was born in (UIC hospital, only Chicago born person in my family! What up!) I saw where my dad grew up, his high school. We saw Unversity of Illinois in Chicago (UIC) where my parents went and I actually really liked it! It's not the best school but the area is PERFECT. It ACTUALLY FEELS like a city. My mom had us stop at a coffee shop she used to love and it will be my official hang out spot if I go to UIC. Artwork all over the walls. Murals on the cieling. Very Latino. Very cool. Then we grabbed some tacos and a tres leeches cupcake from some places nearby and headed home. :)
The next day we went to check out the University of Chicago (with my complaining little bro in tow). Surprisingly, wasn't too trilled by what I saw. It's like the opposite of UIC. Great school but super boring area. All you got is the science and engineering museum. Fun. So glad I didn't apply there. Then we went to downtown Chicago, Michigan avenue and all that jazz. Sadly I ie we lost the camera. We werent there that long anyway. Just saw the bean and checked out an art store which didn't have the color pens that I wanted. Then we got some pizza that my bro loved but the rest of us werent too happy with.
Friday was bro time! Finally got to see my older bro. Sadly he was not bald like we had braced ourselves for (he shaved off his hair for Halloween but it's grown quite a bit already). We mostly hung out as (as always) we were constantly arguing about what to do or waiting for someone beofore we could go. My aunt just HAD to watch the muppets and if I was going to be forced through that punishiment I wanted to at least go shopping beforehand. But thanks to my family not being on the same page and people getting lost, I didn't get to actually shop at all. We did watch her muppets though. She loved it despite her not knowing any of the actors or references. My bro liked it because he likes musicals. The only part I laughed at was when I saw Sheldon because it was so unexpected. Dad was indifferent. Mom was dying.
Saturday ie Christmas eve was pretty much chilling time. People didn't start to come until 6 or 7 and that's when all the gossiping and debates kicked in. It wasnt much, but I liked seeing everyone. My little bro has officially taken over the role of "head adult botherer". I used to have to keep asking "when are we going to open presents?" now my little bro is going to carry on the tradition. I'm happy but also really sad. I got majorly depressed after opening presents not because I wasn't thankful but because I realized I was no longer one of the kids and I would not have any more of those present filled Christmases of my childhood.
Christmas day wasn't much fun. My family was cooking some fish that smelled up the house so my mom and I camped out upstairs. We actually ended up driving around just to get away. The two food places open on Xmas? McDonalds and some Chinese place. So I had Chinese food for Xmas dinner :). The triplets came in about 7 and they are HUGE. They need to stop growing. Finally they are maturing and are not as annoying to be around. I even invited the oldest to come sleep with me at my little bros house (cept now she got me and my mom sick). I also got to play with my cousins kis, who had been asleep the night before. The girl was so cute! At first she was just staring at me then she said: You're pretty. <3
Monday we chilled for a long time. We played many rounds of Headbanz where you have a card on your head and you try to guess what you are. Then we took the middle triplet with us to see Loayola. Wasn't too impressed by it either. On the brightside: we ate at this mediteranian restaurant and it was sooooo yummy! I got my fancy little plate of filet mignion X). I always wanted some fancy plating. Very happy making. I spent the rest of the day reading Son of Neptune which I stole from the girls. ^^
The next day was also chilling. Though we went the movies. The little ones watched Tin Tin and Auntie, my aunt and uncle, the oldest girlies, and I watched Sherlock Holmes. We came out earlier than the others, so in classic Auntie fashion, we snuck into War Horse. The munchkin was super excited because she had never snuck into another movie and her parents were kinda tense afterwards because she was a little TOO happy about it. I was exhausted afterwards, but I did finish Son of Neptune. :) 500 pages in 2 days. Lol.
Wow that was a lot, and all typed on my iPad! Kinda proud of myself. Okay I'll finish this off with a college update.
I was accepted to the University of Michigan!!!!! I was so pumped. Then I got a letter from Fordham. FULL TUITION!!! I seriously had already cut it out of the running, but dang. Now I just need the $10,000 to $15,000 for room and board. ^^'. We'll see but the university is right next to Central Park!
Happy Holidays!
~S~
Saturday, December 17, 2011
The Events of an Uneventful Life :D
Here I am! Yes, I have not died, though I did seem to hide. Anyway, in case you've been wondering what's up with me I'm here to fill you in.
The "surprise" trip to Texas was super fun! I still have to upload all the pictures but I'll be happy to send them to whoever asks. <3 I wish I had longer than a few days. :( (Although, I must say I felt like I did so much stuff in those two days there that it felt like I spent a week there XD) The hangover feeling that Monday was not fun however. :/ That plus the insane amount of tests that week (the last week before finals) felt like I was being punished for having a great trip. Still way worth it. :D
Speaking of school: it is almost done for the year! (this year, 2011 at least ;) ) These last two days have been finals days. Which, by the way, having to take all 7 of my finals (even AB Calculus which I do not get a grade for) has been awfully brutal. I do not study THAT much, but just having to take two 90 minute tests back to back makes me want to slam my head against a desk. At least now I have four done and each day is a half day. :) On Friday I made two 100's (for AB and Biology), and so far I have the score to beat for Biology ;) (92 out of 100 let's see who beats me). Also: I've been taking pictures :D I know some of you people in Texas asked for some, plus Ting is leaving. :( It's so sad!!! She even leaves on Xmas D: Tell me that does not stink! (Not that she celebrates it, but still!) So I took some pictures of us and Matilde. :) Then I took some pictures with Apollo! Then some with Apollo and Uniqia ^^ Super cuteness.
Now for college stuffs: I think I may be done applying!!! YAY!!! Last weekend I was an essay maniac and wrote about 7 of them. So I applied for my last two schools: Johns Hopkins and Columbia University. Also applied for some Hispanic Scholarship Fund scholarships. This weekend I wrote some essays, but definitely without the drive I had last weekend. :/ That's for the Gate's scholarship. *sigh* My relaxation from finishing applications was so short lived! Cannot wait until college is all prepared for and done with. :)
Also speaking of college stuffs: I GOT INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN <3 I knew I would, but I was getting worried when I didn't get my acceptance email on the first day (the infamous December 15) but I'm in! <3 So hope I can afford it. Sadly, U of A is looking quite affordable. :/ I won't know about fellowships for a while, but I got an $8000 scholarship there, which would cover at least all of tuition. So far it's six for six people. After Case Western, I'll only be waiting on the biggies for replies. Can't say I'm totally looking forward to those probably rejection letters but oh well.
As Winter Break gets closer, I cannot wait to go to Chicago! We didn't go last year, so I am really looking forward to it. :) My dad and I made this whole list of things I really have to experience (since I was so young when I lived there). Plays, fancy restaurants, the South side and North side? I'm game. :)
In case things get hectic: MERRY XMAS TO ALL <3
And to all a great year :D
~S~
The "surprise" trip to Texas was super fun! I still have to upload all the pictures but I'll be happy to send them to whoever asks. <3 I wish I had longer than a few days. :( (Although, I must say I felt like I did so much stuff in those two days there that it felt like I spent a week there XD) The hangover feeling that Monday was not fun however. :/ That plus the insane amount of tests that week (the last week before finals) felt like I was being punished for having a great trip. Still way worth it. :D
Speaking of school: it is almost done for the year! (this year, 2011 at least ;) ) These last two days have been finals days. Which, by the way, having to take all 7 of my finals (even AB Calculus which I do not get a grade for) has been awfully brutal. I do not study THAT much, but just having to take two 90 minute tests back to back makes me want to slam my head against a desk. At least now I have four done and each day is a half day. :) On Friday I made two 100's (for AB and Biology), and so far I have the score to beat for Biology ;) (92 out of 100 let's see who beats me). Also: I've been taking pictures :D I know some of you people in Texas asked for some, plus Ting is leaving. :( It's so sad!!! She even leaves on Xmas D: Tell me that does not stink! (Not that she celebrates it, but still!) So I took some pictures of us and Matilde. :) Then I took some pictures with Apollo! Then some with Apollo and Uniqia ^^ Super cuteness.
Now for college stuffs: I think I may be done applying!!! YAY!!! Last weekend I was an essay maniac and wrote about 7 of them. So I applied for my last two schools: Johns Hopkins and Columbia University. Also applied for some Hispanic Scholarship Fund scholarships. This weekend I wrote some essays, but definitely without the drive I had last weekend. :/ That's for the Gate's scholarship. *sigh* My relaxation from finishing applications was so short lived! Cannot wait until college is all prepared for and done with. :)
Also speaking of college stuffs: I GOT INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN <3 I knew I would, but I was getting worried when I didn't get my acceptance email on the first day (the infamous December 15) but I'm in! <3 So hope I can afford it. Sadly, U of A is looking quite affordable. :/ I won't know about fellowships for a while, but I got an $8000 scholarship there, which would cover at least all of tuition. So far it's six for six people. After Case Western, I'll only be waiting on the biggies for replies. Can't say I'm totally looking forward to those probably rejection letters but oh well.
As Winter Break gets closer, I cannot wait to go to Chicago! We didn't go last year, so I am really looking forward to it. :) My dad and I made this whole list of things I really have to experience (since I was so young when I lived there). Plays, fancy restaurants, the South side and North side? I'm game. :)
In case things get hectic: MERRY XMAS TO ALL <3
And to all a great year :D
~S~
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Better late than Never!
Sorry y'all for not posting in what feels like a century but for the first time I feel like I can sit down and write my post. (Not for long though, I still have a lot to do, but I still have a little time. :) )
Thanksgiving was CRAZY, as my family is. Two of my aunts came earlier than the rest of my family, which was actually a lot of fun. We hung out and chilled mostly, not too much stress there. One of my aunt chaperoned on a field trip to a nearby university. I was unimpressed, but, hey, an excuse not to go to school and worth a test grade. :P Speaking of not going to school, I didn't go in on Friday. The day was not too fun, I spent the majority of the day reading Heart of Darkness, but we had some fun at night. We watched a Tea Ceremony presentation at the U of A, during which my family acted hilariously curious. X) Then we went to eat at the Greenhouse Grille which is a pretty fawesome place. Even had some live music.
The real insanity did not begin until the rest of my family came in. One of my little cousins was apparently sick because he kept throwing up. We were on high alert every second. To make matters worse, apparently he's a little hell raiser because we could not control him! Everything he touched was destroyed. He pulled all my mom's clothes out of her closet, threw the nuts all over the room, and when he started playing with the wine glasses.... He's just over 2 and a half and it's worse that he knows how to open doors. ><' Nothing was safe T-T
The rest of my family had the crazy idea of leaving at 5 pm. Which meant they would get here at 3 in the morning. Which means, I was woken up at 3 am, 4 am (because the toddler was crying making kiko freak out and cry), and then 5 am. Then woke up for real at 7 am because I could not ignore all the toddler talk. My little bro is HUGE now though! He's almost my height, and he's only 11 T-T. Nonetheless, he's still my little bro ;). It was great seeing him again and messing with him. ^^ Thanksgiving was delicious too! We had italian beef from Chicago for lunch then the whole turkey AND ham dinner.
OMG I RODE A CAMEL!!! It was so much fun! They are so huge! I thought I was riding a giraffe. X) My little bro was too scared to ride it too. XD
I finally finished my novel <3 27 days, 50200 words! I'm so proud of myself! It got really hard at the end, but I so got it done :D.
As for college updates: I've been accepted to four so far! U of A, U of Pitt, Fordham University, and University of New England. I've received $10000 from U of Pitt and $18000 from U of NE, but obviously that's not enough for anything really. So I still have my fingers crossed. :) I just realized though, for Ohio State I have essays due the 1st and 15th for scholarships and stuff. :/ Yikes! I really need to work on that today.
Finally, I have the house back to just us. Kiko is really happy because his sleep schedule has been as screwed up as mine. Now I can finally get back to work and get things done. :)
That's all for now!
~S~
Thanksgiving was CRAZY, as my family is. Two of my aunts came earlier than the rest of my family, which was actually a lot of fun. We hung out and chilled mostly, not too much stress there. One of my aunt chaperoned on a field trip to a nearby university. I was unimpressed, but, hey, an excuse not to go to school and worth a test grade. :P Speaking of not going to school, I didn't go in on Friday. The day was not too fun, I spent the majority of the day reading Heart of Darkness, but we had some fun at night. We watched a Tea Ceremony presentation at the U of A, during which my family acted hilariously curious. X) Then we went to eat at the Greenhouse Grille which is a pretty fawesome place. Even had some live music.
The real insanity did not begin until the rest of my family came in. One of my little cousins was apparently sick because he kept throwing up. We were on high alert every second. To make matters worse, apparently he's a little hell raiser because we could not control him! Everything he touched was destroyed. He pulled all my mom's clothes out of her closet, threw the nuts all over the room, and when he started playing with the wine glasses.... He's just over 2 and a half and it's worse that he knows how to open doors. ><' Nothing was safe T-T
The rest of my family had the crazy idea of leaving at 5 pm. Which meant they would get here at 3 in the morning. Which means, I was woken up at 3 am, 4 am (because the toddler was crying making kiko freak out and cry), and then 5 am. Then woke up for real at 7 am because I could not ignore all the toddler talk. My little bro is HUGE now though! He's almost my height, and he's only 11 T-T. Nonetheless, he's still my little bro ;). It was great seeing him again and messing with him. ^^ Thanksgiving was delicious too! We had italian beef from Chicago for lunch then the whole turkey AND ham dinner.
OMG I RODE A CAMEL!!! It was so much fun! They are so huge! I thought I was riding a giraffe. X) My little bro was too scared to ride it too. XD
I finally finished my novel <3 27 days, 50200 words! I'm so proud of myself! It got really hard at the end, but I so got it done :D.
As for college updates: I've been accepted to four so far! U of A, U of Pitt, Fordham University, and University of New England. I've received $10000 from U of Pitt and $18000 from U of NE, but obviously that's not enough for anything really. So I still have my fingers crossed. :) I just realized though, for Ohio State I have essays due the 1st and 15th for scholarships and stuff. :/ Yikes! I really need to work on that today.
Finally, I have the house back to just us. Kiko is really happy because his sleep schedule has been as screwed up as mine. Now I can finally get back to work and get things done. :)
That's all for now!
~S~
Saturday, November 12, 2011
My life in one word: WRITING
So NaNoWriMo has officially begun.......and it's hijacked my life. XD Quite literally, it has taken over my word. X)
Not that I totally mind. It's totally fulfilling to see the number on my dry erase circle (see pictures of my room if you don't know what I'm talking about) go up and up and up! Gah, I am so happy <3. As of this very second I am writing this blog post: I have written 23,500 words! I've been writing all day (over 5000 words y'all!) and my goal is to hit 25000 words tonight (HALF WAY DONE :D :D :D).
Only, things are gonna hit the fan really soon. As if I was not already playing a juggling act with my 6 AP classes and writing, my family is coming in starting MONDAY! Literally, two aunts are coming in on Monday, staying until the 23rd. Then on the 22nd my aunt, uncle, and baby cousin are coming in (don't know when they'll leave). Then on the 23rd my other aunt, uncle, and little cousin (my younger brother :D Love him, he totally forced his parents to come down cuz he misses me <3) are coming until the 28th. Which means, no days left alone to write. :( I guess I am going to have to get used to running on 5 hours of sleep ^^'''. Oh well, as Tim Gunn says, "Make it work!"
Speaking of work, I broke my rule about not working on college stuffs during NaNoWriMo. :( I simply could not stop myself! But, apparently, I have gotten college stuff down so well that I basically did a whole application start to finish (include a short answer and 300 word essay) in an HOUR. Yea, take that colleges! The only real stress was that one of my teachers could not read the email for the U of A fellowship! YIKES!!! Literally, was freaking out because it is due Tuesday, and it had to be IN THEIR HANDS by that day. Luckily, she was able to get it fixed and done, so no more worrying about rec letters. ^^
And speaking of colleges, the update on that is that I've been accepted by two. :D Of course, one is the U of Arkansas, but today I just my acceptance letter from U of Pittsburgh today! I'm so glad I at least have choices T-T. I'm still waiting for U of Michigan, U of New England, Fordham U, and Case Western to send me the verdict. I still have to apply to the biggies too: Harvard, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and some school in Chicago (thinking maybe Layola or something, we'll see what happens there).
But it's not all work and no play kiddies! I watched this really funny movie today called "My Idiot Brother" if you're over 17 and haven't seen it, it's pretty hi-larious. Plus: happy ending <3. Just my kind of movie.
As for school itself, it has decided to try to kill me this weekend. I've got: Bio chapter to read, Bio Quests to do, Chemistry work book, AP Gov essays to prepare, 40 pages of Heart of Darkness with questions for English, AB Calc homework, as well as BC. Fuuuunnnnn. Sometimes, I think I only go to school to see Apolo (my bio teacher's bearded dragon, he's so fawesome!). :P
Anyway, on top of that I also have to clean my room (which has been suffering from neglect thanks to NaNoWriMo) and my bathroom. So I better get cracking!
Off, off, and AWAY!
~S~
Not that I totally mind. It's totally fulfilling to see the number on my dry erase circle (see pictures of my room if you don't know what I'm talking about) go up and up and up! Gah, I am so happy <3. As of this very second I am writing this blog post: I have written 23,500 words! I've been writing all day (over 5000 words y'all!) and my goal is to hit 25000 words tonight (HALF WAY DONE :D :D :D).
Only, things are gonna hit the fan really soon. As if I was not already playing a juggling act with my 6 AP classes and writing, my family is coming in starting MONDAY! Literally, two aunts are coming in on Monday, staying until the 23rd. Then on the 22nd my aunt, uncle, and baby cousin are coming in (don't know when they'll leave). Then on the 23rd my other aunt, uncle, and little cousin (my younger brother :D Love him, he totally forced his parents to come down cuz he misses me <3) are coming until the 28th. Which means, no days left alone to write. :( I guess I am going to have to get used to running on 5 hours of sleep ^^'''. Oh well, as Tim Gunn says, "Make it work!"
Speaking of work, I broke my rule about not working on college stuffs during NaNoWriMo. :( I simply could not stop myself! But, apparently, I have gotten college stuff down so well that I basically did a whole application start to finish (include a short answer and 300 word essay) in an HOUR. Yea, take that colleges! The only real stress was that one of my teachers could not read the email for the U of A fellowship! YIKES!!! Literally, was freaking out because it is due Tuesday, and it had to be IN THEIR HANDS by that day. Luckily, she was able to get it fixed and done, so no more worrying about rec letters. ^^
And speaking of colleges, the update on that is that I've been accepted by two. :D Of course, one is the U of Arkansas, but today I just my acceptance letter from U of Pittsburgh today! I'm so glad I at least have choices T-T. I'm still waiting for U of Michigan, U of New England, Fordham U, and Case Western to send me the verdict. I still have to apply to the biggies too: Harvard, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and some school in Chicago (thinking maybe Layola or something, we'll see what happens there).
But it's not all work and no play kiddies! I watched this really funny movie today called "My Idiot Brother" if you're over 17 and haven't seen it, it's pretty hi-larious. Plus: happy ending <3. Just my kind of movie.
As for school itself, it has decided to try to kill me this weekend. I've got: Bio chapter to read, Bio Quests to do, Chemistry work book, AP Gov essays to prepare, 40 pages of Heart of Darkness with questions for English, AB Calc homework, as well as BC. Fuuuunnnnn. Sometimes, I think I only go to school to see Apolo (my bio teacher's bearded dragon, he's so fawesome!). :P
Anyway, on top of that I also have to clean my room (which has been suffering from neglect thanks to NaNoWriMo) and my bathroom. So I better get cracking!
Off, off, and AWAY!
~S~
Monday, October 31, 2011
Better Late Than Never!
Happy Halloween! (Said in the very last few minutes of Halloween but whatever. ^^) It's super late (for me) right now and I have school in the morning, but I don't care! :D Because, GUESS WHAT?!
I'm doing NaNoWriMo! <3 In case you don't know what that is, NaNoWriMo stands for National November Writing Month and what you try to do is write a 50,000 word novel in a MONTH. Yikes! Anyway, I've wanted to do it for years (signed up 2 years ago at that), but I've never sat down and DONE it. But I realized, I need something for ME. I need some kind of break from school and college stuff and have an experience. :) So, I'll be attempting to cross yet another thing off my bucket list! To make matter worse for myself, I'm making myself go outside my comfort zone and am writing a Sci-Fi novel based off a dream I had. XD (Yes, I am crazy.) It starts in about 10 minutes (which is why I am staying up...).
Now, to describing my week. Honestly, most of it was luke warm at best. ....Until Thursday that is. :D Why was Thursday better than luke-warm? I got to go see Beavan Collins. X) He's the guy that wrote No Impact Man, and I was so happy <3. So happy in fact, that I made an idiot of myself and couldn't say anything to him worthwhile, but it's ok! Some other college girls were standing there doing the same thing. :P At least he signed my book though <3. On the bright side, I was holding my own in conversations with my dad's peers. They were all impressed that I was doing NaNoWriMo. ^^
On Saturday, we had an AP review session that lasted from 8-2. T-T I'm sorry, but waiting up at 6 and listening to people talk about Bio and Chem is NOT how I want to spend my Saturday! Oh well, 50 bonus points for Bio, 20 for Chem :P. Then I went home and tried NOT to sleep sitting up and do some homework. I did somehow get all of it done by Sunday AND apply for 2 more colleges. (I finished Case Western, then I applied for the University of New England on a whim because they had the CUTEST seals <3 plus, easiest supplement EVER!)
The scariest thing happened today! I was in the shower, testing my water by catching it in my hands then letting it go, just waiting for it to get hot. Suddenly, the water turns completely black. I FREAKED OUT. Even after I dropped the water and closed the faucet, my hands were black and I ran out of the shower. My parents said it was probably just sediment, but SERIOUSLY? On Halloween of all days and after watching a bunch of scary movies the night before?! D:
Argh, oh well. I also kinda screwed up a Gov test that I had forgotten about until the period before it AND my teacher STILL hasn't submitted her rec letter and I dunno if they have to have it turned in by the early action deadline too. :/ Too bad! Well, I gotta go prepare for NaNoWriMo! :)
Bye Byes!
~S~
I'm doing NaNoWriMo! <3 In case you don't know what that is, NaNoWriMo stands for National November Writing Month and what you try to do is write a 50,000 word novel in a MONTH. Yikes! Anyway, I've wanted to do it for years (signed up 2 years ago at that), but I've never sat down and DONE it. But I realized, I need something for ME. I need some kind of break from school and college stuff and have an experience. :) So, I'll be attempting to cross yet another thing off my bucket list! To make matter worse for myself, I'm making myself go outside my comfort zone and am writing a Sci-Fi novel based off a dream I had. XD (Yes, I am crazy.) It starts in about 10 minutes (which is why I am staying up...).
Now, to describing my week. Honestly, most of it was luke warm at best. ....Until Thursday that is. :D Why was Thursday better than luke-warm? I got to go see Beavan Collins. X) He's the guy that wrote No Impact Man, and I was so happy <3. So happy in fact, that I made an idiot of myself and couldn't say anything to him worthwhile, but it's ok! Some other college girls were standing there doing the same thing. :P At least he signed my book though <3. On the bright side, I was holding my own in conversations with my dad's peers. They were all impressed that I was doing NaNoWriMo. ^^
On Saturday, we had an AP review session that lasted from 8-2. T-T I'm sorry, but waiting up at 6 and listening to people talk about Bio and Chem is NOT how I want to spend my Saturday! Oh well, 50 bonus points for Bio, 20 for Chem :P. Then I went home and tried NOT to sleep sitting up and do some homework. I did somehow get all of it done by Sunday AND apply for 2 more colleges. (I finished Case Western, then I applied for the University of New England on a whim because they had the CUTEST seals <3 plus, easiest supplement EVER!)
The scariest thing happened today! I was in the shower, testing my water by catching it in my hands then letting it go, just waiting for it to get hot. Suddenly, the water turns completely black. I FREAKED OUT. Even after I dropped the water and closed the faucet, my hands were black and I ran out of the shower. My parents said it was probably just sediment, but SERIOUSLY? On Halloween of all days and after watching a bunch of scary movies the night before?! D:
Argh, oh well. I also kinda screwed up a Gov test that I had forgotten about until the period before it AND my teacher STILL hasn't submitted her rec letter and I dunno if they have to have it turned in by the early action deadline too. :/ Too bad! Well, I gotta go prepare for NaNoWriMo! :)
Bye Byes!
~S~
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Chillin' with Colleges
Apparently, I am in College Mode. Yes, the one and only college mode. And, sadly, the button is stuck on "on". In fact, it is SO stuck, that I'm not getting my regular school/house/life work done. :/ Take for example, oh, 3 minutes ago where I stopped doing my pre-lab questions for chemistry and began talking about colleges with the mumsy for half an hour. :/ Seriously? I had already decided I would NOT do any more college stuff until Friday (this was decided on Sunday) and since that decision I have probably spent........4 hours total on College stuffs. :( I already don't have a life, do I need to spend what little free time I have working on college applications?!
While on that subject, I did get another application in. :) Yup! University of Michigan is DONE! That's four down now! (Interestingly enough, Michigan is the first complete application for one of my "dream schools" ...and it was the lowest on that list :/.) Speaking of dream schools, by the way, is what my family and I were talking about. We did the math the other day, and (unless calculations change, as they always are) I will have spent ABOUT $500 on applications and sending scores and the like. O.O $500!!!! I feel so terrible. :( Especially since some schools we sent scores from are now off the list (at both mine and my parents requests). Such a waste of money. T-T Now I am extremely torn for all my decisions.
For example, my mom and I started talking because I wanted to retake my SAT Subject Tests (I got a 760 in math II, 700 in Bio E, and 650 in Spanish (yea that last one is HIlarious) but the first two are only in the 77/76 % ranges which makes me VERY uneasy). But, that's another $42. Then we started talking about schools, which I asked if I should or should not apply to Columbia (the most recently added). I kinda let it slip for the first time that it is my number ONE dream school. (Yup, I wasn't even going to apply for it :P). My mom is kinda freaking out though, because now she realizes that Harvard was NOT my first choice (still a dream school, but it's number 3). But, I sent my scores and the whole nine yards to Harvard, so, again, we would be losing scores if I switched now. If we DIDN'T switch but I DID apply to Columbia, that's another $80. :/ Very, very torn.
On a random note, I have realized I can talk my way into some points for my AP classes when it comes to writing. :) Honestly, I thought I drew scribbles all over my paper for the last Gov essays, but for one it was a 90 something, the second a 80 something, and my over 100 something for my objective test balances it all nicely. <3 Glad to know I have some still unknown skills. ^^
Otherwise, it's been boring, once again. Mostly writing essays like a crazy person, then chilling with Hulu. I think I may or may not be getting sick though. :( I keep trying to go to bed early, but Sunday night it ended up being 12 not 11, Monday night was 11 not 10, Yesterday was 10 not 9, and I already missed the 8 o'clock deadline for tonight. :/ HOPEFULLY I can make the 9. :P
On a happy note: I'm going to this even tomorrow about that book I had raved about over the summer, No Impact Man. I may even meet the author or something! SO EXCITED <3
College Mode ACTIVATED,
~S~
While on that subject, I did get another application in. :) Yup! University of Michigan is DONE! That's four down now! (Interestingly enough, Michigan is the first complete application for one of my "dream schools" ...and it was the lowest on that list :/.) Speaking of dream schools, by the way, is what my family and I were talking about. We did the math the other day, and (unless calculations change, as they always are) I will have spent ABOUT $500 on applications and sending scores and the like. O.O $500!!!! I feel so terrible. :( Especially since some schools we sent scores from are now off the list (at both mine and my parents requests). Such a waste of money. T-T Now I am extremely torn for all my decisions.
For example, my mom and I started talking because I wanted to retake my SAT Subject Tests (I got a 760 in math II, 700 in Bio E, and 650 in Spanish (yea that last one is HIlarious) but the first two are only in the 77/76 % ranges which makes me VERY uneasy). But, that's another $42. Then we started talking about schools, which I asked if I should or should not apply to Columbia (the most recently added). I kinda let it slip for the first time that it is my number ONE dream school. (Yup, I wasn't even going to apply for it :P). My mom is kinda freaking out though, because now she realizes that Harvard was NOT my first choice (still a dream school, but it's number 3). But, I sent my scores and the whole nine yards to Harvard, so, again, we would be losing scores if I switched now. If we DIDN'T switch but I DID apply to Columbia, that's another $80. :/ Very, very torn.
On a random note, I have realized I can talk my way into some points for my AP classes when it comes to writing. :) Honestly, I thought I drew scribbles all over my paper for the last Gov essays, but for one it was a 90 something, the second a 80 something, and my over 100 something for my objective test balances it all nicely. <3 Glad to know I have some still unknown skills. ^^
Otherwise, it's been boring, once again. Mostly writing essays like a crazy person, then chilling with Hulu. I think I may or may not be getting sick though. :( I keep trying to go to bed early, but Sunday night it ended up being 12 not 11, Monday night was 11 not 10, Yesterday was 10 not 9, and I already missed the 8 o'clock deadline for tonight. :/ HOPEFULLY I can make the 9. :P
On a happy note: I'm going to this even tomorrow about that book I had raved about over the summer, No Impact Man. I may even meet the author or something! SO EXCITED <3
College Mode ACTIVATED,
~S~
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