<p>I seriously look at the mirror and feel like I am 3 years older since the start of this college admissions process (I consider starting about 5 months ago). I also feel 5 years older mentally.</p>
<p>I hear ya man.
I have never done so much soul searching in such a short amount of time, haha.</p>
<p>It just makes second semester seem so pointless!</p>
<p>^haha lol I don't think I'm showing up to school anymore :P</p>
<p>It makes me realize what's ahead of me lolz!!! I felt no pressure until this year... anyways.. I will share how I feel again when I am done with all my scholarship essays!!</p>
<p>I'm with you guys. I'm surprised I haven't lost hair.</p>
<p>Hawk.... are you serious??? lol I think I am balding....haha</p>
<p>Hahaha maybe a little bit. But yea, this process has helped me a lot with time management, coming up with essays w/in a short amount of time, and about what I want to do.</p>
<p>I learned a lot form this process though:). Sad thing is I have to do everything on my own.</p>
<p>Yeah, I literally did every single aspect on my own; my parents didn't even offer to help or do anything.</p>
<p>it wasn't hard, and i applied to 12 colleges. i dont know wat all the complaining is about</p>
<p>Well... mine can't even offer any haha.</p>
<p>lol I wouldnt show up if it weren't for those mid-year reports! hah..maybe I should have done ED!! ;P</p>
<p>yeah. i don't even want to go back to school now. i look at the HW i had over break and it all seems so trivial now. high school is dumb.</p>
<p>Dude this was great. I had fun writing all my crap (though it was painful), and getting accepted took such a load off of me. I got accepted to this college I worried I wouldn't get into for all of high school. Also, I found that I have good experiences that seem like they come out of books or something, that make good essays.</p>
<p>Well, mentally at least. I'm making my own decisions, and I really searched inside myself for my essay and what was <em>me</em>. </p>
<p>As for physically, I've slept the past week and a half and only NOW do I feel close to good</p>
<p>I've had a stressful enough time through the actual application process, dealing with my classmates' DID YOU GET INTO MIT YET? comments every day at school, and now that all that's done, I still have to do financial aid, which is even worse because I have to somehow get my father to cooperate and send tax forms etc. (I can't waive him because he pays child support, I have his email, and I see him every weekend. Ugh.)</p>
<p>I've really loved high school, though, and I don't anticipate slacking off more than usual when I get back from break. My first two classes in the morning (Shakespeare and APUSH) are probably the two best classes I've taken in my life, and the others are too easy to get Bs in. I'm actually gonna miss it.</p>
<p>That said, I've anticipated the hair loss and am growing it out for the first time in my life. It looks way better long than short actually.</p>
<p>I'm also attempting a beard. "Attempting," haha.</p>
<p>God... I'm looking at college applications in the past tense. What is my life coming to?</p>
<p>A little bit. It's been a heck of a ride, but as I crammed to finish my yale app this afternoon, I realized how much I've enjoyed the experience. :) Everyone who did it on their own: I feel you. I spent 5 hours yesterday trying to get my transcript formatted so it would look right on the common app. (homeschooled)</p>
<p>Yeah I've been feeling pretty old lately</p>
<p>I've changed a lot. Perhaps not physically or aged, but I've changed.</p>