<p>they are all very annoying...but type everything on Word and you can see how many characters you have before proceeding. i emailed wendy schaerer and she said i have to send another english proficiency form because it changes...and all hte educational history stuff...</p>
<p>wow...you must be more annoyed than i am! i thought i was alreayd done with apps considering the time i spent on essays and PF, but now i can't even print preview my commonapp because it keeps saying i missed a required field!!</p>
<p>ooooh, i'm in the chat room for CMU. i'll see if i can find info on their merit based scholarships..</p>
<p>no, IIT is just the natural choice, in that, i can always go whenever i want, and i have a brother there...but i'm considering it seriously. it's just that, if everything other thing doesn't work out - which i'm not hoping for - that's where i'll land in the end...
wow, i'm wayyyy behind in my apps. how long did you spend? did you just set aside a day and said, 'Now i must get this done with?' the whole thing looks daunting...</p>
<p>one more thing - did you send the same basic commonapp essay to all your schools? or did you send different ones? also, are you taking any APs? cos there's so much space for Ap's in most of the supplements. unfortunately, i don't have any and my a-levels were not so good. no aps, no job exp, wow. i wonder how it'll look. would it be wise to rely on only sats and essays. but my school-leaving certificate exam was good...are you worried by anything on your app?</p>
<p>i struggled so much with my essays that the app looked so friendly, hehehe</p>
<p>i only sent it to cornell...cmu if they have the aid. i only have 1 AP so far, and i have no work experience. I will be explaining some of ot to them with add. info. i am a bit worried, but i hope my PF can help make up for it.</p>
<p>i cannot access the CMU board...boohoooooohoo</p>
<p>heard about the katrina disaster. over 100 feared dead...</p>
<p>? died of fear?</p>
<p>yeah, hopefully the pf will make up...tu parles francais? ou espangol? ou l'allemand?</p>
<p>do you mean do i speak foreign languages? haha, you can probably tell that i'm not a french-speaker with thi post~</p>
<p>about 80 confirmed dead. 80% of mississippi without power. 80% of new orleans under water. the dead rising...</p>
<p>which language are you using to fulfill your high school foreign lang requirement?</p>
<p>sad enough Mandarin, my native lang. i wanted to save time for more relevant courses....i did take 1 y of spanish and french tho</p>
<p>oh, that's quite cool. my native lang is Yoruba, but i don't think that's recognised as a foreign language, lol...</p>
<p>oh...that really must be disappointing... but you seem to be interested in foreign languages right? can i ask what are you doing away from home? i'm really looking forwards to having *** where we can share our *** and get feedback and edit and stuff. hahaha</p>
<p>*** i think you know what it means with all the pm...this thread must be amazingly confusing for new posters!</p>
<p>yeah, sure, lol...
basically, preparing for the SATs, also enrolled at zim college of music, registered at US educational advisory center, and soon alliance francaise...
basically, i wanted to wait another year cos i knew i had so much to learn - improve my french and music and i knew i could do much better on the tests, and besides, it was a great opportunity to have a change of environment cos it helps you to discover new things about yourself, etc. and at the USEAC, there's a wealth of information, seminars, etc about american education and it's an opportunity to meet people who are into the same thing.
also cornell/harvard, etc said intls would be better off applying after a-level. but now, i messed up...really when you come to the end of yourself and see how much inadequate you are, how much you need...that's when God can step in to help, when you are broken on your knees, cos He alone is our sufficiency...so I trust Him, cos there's nothing else i can do...my decision was quite unpopular but i just have to go on...y'know, when you do things differently, unexpected things happen...</p>
<p>wow, that was an unexpected response~ i think learning to rely on Him, or having simply just the experience of so is more valuable than anything this world can offer...so i wish that you could enjoy His solace in this uneasy time. </p>
<p>i am in the process of removing ubiquitous stray marks on my PF! sigh, i'll online for quite a long while....</p>
<p>yeah, thanks, wow, you're done with your portfolio? cool. have to buckle up. so that we can ***. hopefully apps/essays/pf by this week...</p>
<p>yeah, and if death comes tomorrow, everything disappears...so i have to keep things in proper perspective</p>
<p>i hope it will be possible to brush up your french by next summer, cos we'll absolutely need it. are there any french speakers around you with whom you can practise?</p>