<p>cheers:</p>
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<li><p>Not to sound conceited, but writing is one of my main strenghts. I believe it is my essays that got me accepted/waitlisted. I have written a letter of interest, which I got proofread by one of my teachers. I don't know whether to send it through e-mail, or wait until Thursday when I visit and hand it to them in person.</p></li>
<li><p>I'm going to Cornell on Friday/Saturday, so I'll try to see if I can talk to them in person. I'll bring all the documents and try to negotiate with them.</p></li>
<li><p>Will do. Right now I'm applying for a 5,000 dollar scholarship at my school, so that would help if I were to get it.</p></li>
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<p>Thanks for the advice and I know that things CAN work out if I put my mind to it; after all, they've worked out up until this point.</p>