<p>Im not able to get on my application for some reason. Anyone else???</p>
<p>no its still up and fast for now anyways.</p>
<p>I just signed onto mine. It hasn’t crashed…yet.</p>
<p>It will crash a lot when the deadline gets close because a lot of people will be using the server.</p>
<p>I’m waiting till the last day to turn in just in case I realize I made a mistake or whatever.</p>
<p>So has the site been crashed in the past?</p>
<p>im going to assume yes, since tag is only for transfer student and that was so slooow on the last day. While uc app are open to all student from HS and Transfer so i think it will break.</p>
<p>i hope it crashes.</p>
<p>nope, just turned it in! :)</p>
<p>Right now, it’s just the beginning. Tmw will getting slower and slower, the day after tmr is the real deal, crash may appear. 29-30 Hell begin. Good luck to all those PROCRASTINATOR :). You deserve it lol.</p>
<p>^ Thanks…</p>
<p>All of us are allowed to turn it in by the 30th, so I don’t see how we deserve a risk of the system crashing. </p>
<p>Relax people. If it seriously crashes, they just extend the deadline. I for one am waiting for my inspiration to kick in. Don’t try to reinvent the wheel, just answer the prompt.</p>
<p>I just need to finish revising my personal statements. I kind of don’t want it to be over, though. I like the idea that we can still change things and stuff. after the 30th its a done deal. D:</p>
<p>^Thats how i felt when i submitted mine this morning >.<</p>
<p>I am going to fill in every single darn thing, then wait till 11:59 Wednesday night and press submit. If my application goes through, I know that luck will carry on and grant me a spot at Berkeley lol</p>
<p>Just kidding, it won’t crash :)</p>
<p>I’m just going to be honest, if you haven’t started your essay yet, please don’t even click the UC Berkeley box. People like you won’t make it in that school. I’m being honest here. It’s a tough school and procrastinating on important things like that will get you absolutely nowhere.</p>
<p>^ Wow, and who are you? Current Berkeley student? Or just a random internet idiot trying to intimidate prospective applicants?</p>
<p>Just submitted mine. I feel like a burden’s been lifted off my back. Now to cross my fingers…</p>
<p>@sparkyboy</p>
<p>No sir, I applied this year as a transfer student. But I know a ton of current UC Berkeley students and I really stand by my last comment. You will not make it in that school if you are someone who procrastinates to the last second, especially something this IMPORTANT.</p>
<p>If you don’t agree with me that this is important and all care and precaution should be taken, I really don’t think you are UC Berkeley material. I had my application in by November 15th, with my essay written earlier in the year and I let it sit and marinate. I then would take a look at it a few times a week, edit as I see fit, then let others see it. I think the quality of my work speaks for itself. </p>
<p>But I’m not telling you how to live your life. If you get offended when people use logic and critical thinking to form an opinion ofyour actions, you really should take a second look at things. I’m not being mean, only being real. Everyone needs criticism at times.</p>
<p>Right, talk about being real. Life is not just about academics and being an over-prepared nerd. Some people just love doing things under pressure, and I’m one of them.</p>
<p>I guess we will see what the future will hold for each of us. I haven’t started my 2nd prompt for the PS yet, and <em>just</em> in case I somehow make it to Berkeley, I’d love to shove it down your throat. No offense. Cheers</p>
<p>Your hostility reminds me a lot of myself. I used to get angry at people for suggesting different methods as well. I also used to think the same way about writing, that I did my best work if I procrastinated until the last second. Truth is it comes down to laziness, but that’s just the conclusion I came to for myself. Results may vary like they say…</p>
<p>Over prepared nerd… haha I love that. I wish I could say that for myself, as I still procrastinate on things that are pretty important (like this stupid Business 101 final… But I digress!), but this UC application meant the world to me. I was not going to take this lightly. Consequently, I feel confident that I will get in. I poured everything I had in to this application process, and I believe it shows. </p>
<p>I do hope you get in! I hope we all get in and we can laugh about this later. Maybe you really are one of those people that does their best writing a few hours before a deadline. But what if you’re not? What if you’ve been cheating yourself the entire time? You obviously can’t change that now, but I get worried for people who tell me they haven’t even finished the second prompt. Especially when it’s 11/28… And especially if you feel the same way I do about UC Berkeley. It is everything I have ever wanted in an academic setting, and I want nothing but the best. So I gave nothing but my best. </p>
<p>Best of luck though man. I hope the writing for that second essay comes easy, and I hope all goes well for the both of us! I owe you a drink at the Bears Lair if we both get in! =)</p>
<p>I agree with CalBerks. I’m a bit amazed at how many people here are procrastinating at the last minute to send in their apps/write their personal statements/finish their UC apps and personal statements in one sitting and send it/etc.</p>
<p>I’m talking in general here and not directly to you sparkyboy, but you’d think that if you’re shooting for the top UCs – hell any UCs for that matter – that you would’ve started the app process in Oct (the hardcore people start earlier in the year lol, the PS I mean) and is just now polishing it up/adding the final touches.</p>