<p>I sent my last application yesterday! so I'M DONE though it's not that big of an accomplishment considering I only sent out two applications...</p>
<p>My twin sister is still laboring over all her essays... MU-HAHAHAHA!!</p>
<p>Argh!! I finished 5 essays in one day today.......but two of them stil need so much improvement, and they are all due 1st Jan......Im SCREWD!</p>
<p>i've got a bunch more...
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basically no sleep for me until 11:59 of 1/1/08</p>
<p>i hate the why college x type of questions...</p>
<p>What really depresses me is that some essays written in half an hour or so are better than my essay which I spent at least 20 hours working on.</p>
<p>I still have one more to write, I am getting addicted to this whole process. I might apply to colleges again next year. It's so much fun :)</p>
<p>i hate those 'why _____' essays too-<br>
I am an international student- i haven't been to the campus nor know anything particular about them- what do i say? I want to go your college because you give good aid and are on _ no. on the us news list :)</p>
<p>I agree!!!!!!!!
I just can't get the right concept for those 'why'essays...</p>
<p>I am an international student as well, and i believe that the whole purpose of those "why_______" questions is to show that you have researched that college or university. i think they know that the main reason for you applying there is the fin aid they give, but they still want to know that you are interested in them academically. i mainly researched the college online and read all the brochures they sent me and it worked pretty much ok for me. i just finished sending my supplements for the colleges due 1st of jan this morning.</p>
<p>But wouldn't that be too generic to write about the things that are already mentioned in the information booklet and the internet?
I dono... As a mediocre applicant,applying to those competitive schools, I thought standing out 'Why' essay would be the way to boost up my chance.
Anyway now I finished all those crappy Why questions... It's time for me to concentrate on the other two hellish 250 word essays.</p>
<p>well thats what i am doing in the end- i am researching the college on some sites and college search and then whatever i like particularly about the college i write about that.</p>
<p>"why" is always the hardest question to answer. yep.</p>
<p>(in reference to my previous post, which I can't edit anymore)</p>
<p>When I read "my" post, I thought what the heck?! I don't have a twin sister!!
Anyway, it turned out one of my friends who was over at my house had submitted it as a joke...</p>
<p>I know, I don't get his sense of humor either...</p>
<p>i second lolapurple</p>
<p>You need lots of time to write these essays. Write it, put it away, then look at it again.</p>
<p>But of course now we don't have enough time. </p>
<p>Trust me -- there are things you will have wanted to mention -- but now regret not including it earlier.</p>
<p>We are just over a day away from that deadly deadline (Jan 1)! For those who are still writing, I wish you all luck in these last hours of hair-pulling anxiety and frantic typing.</p>
<p>"What really depresses me is that some essays written in half an hour or so are better than my essay which I spent at least 20 hours working on."</p>
<p>This idea itself (not essay writing, but creating an art-piece) is the subject of one of my UChicago essays. </p>
<p>If you suppress instinct and overthink too much, you will find the essay writing labourious.</p>
<p>I'm still writing my essays. I'm happy I submitted my essays on time for Yale's 12/31 deadline.</p>
<p>I know the essays keep everybody from pressing submit.</p>
<p>Hopefully, everybody everybody finishes their essays.</p>
<p>Good Luck Everybody!</p>
<p>i'm falling into an essay coma.</p>
<p>1 more full essay to write.
2 short responses.
3 super short responses.
and some tedious stuff to edit</p>
<p>and then i can say its all OVER</p>
<p>nhsharvard - you're not alone. I'm finishing my last supplement. just out of curiosity, is nhs the initials of your high school?</p>
<p>holy mackerel it's 6am on january 1. siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh</p>