<p>My Common App essay is about my experience working 14 hours a day shift at a Chinese Textile Factory and how that contributes to my passion for Industrial and Labor Relations and how it made me feel more Chinese. </p>
<p>It’s not as badly worded as that, but that’s the basic gist of it. </p>
<p>My additional supplement is about why my grades were so bad in my first 2 years of high school. It talks about switching to a school that is very-close minded, a teenage social life and growing up.</p>
<p>I want to read your blog, Kiwi! (of course, after we’re done being anonymous, and only if it’s public!)</p>
<p>I wrote my personal essay about being named Gloria in a world of Sarahs, Ashleys, and Brittanys. I traced my development from the shy, reject my name, see names as defining girl, to the person I am now. The pivotal moment came when I witnessed the strength of my grandmother, also a Gloria. I ended with how Gloria defines me, makes me different, etc… “In a world of Sarahs, Ashleys, and Brittanys, I choose Gloria.”</p>
<p>(It sounds confusing… and that description was! I promise the essay was worded much better than that. Also, I’m sorry if your name is Sarah, Ashley, or Brittany. I actually like those names! I just researched the top girl names of 1992 and those were in the top five I believe.)</p>
<p>I wrote my CommonApp about how I’ve become “the ghost of St. Paul’s marketplace” – it’s about how, a few years ago, a friend of mine took me to the farmers’ market and I fell in love with the community. I now go and people-watch there. It’s kept me grounded in the small things about life and it’s inspired characters in my writing.</p>
<p>I wrote a quick blip about my ethnicity (I’m Polish) and my mom’s cancer in the “Additional Info.” I wanted my essay to be more positive than it was negative (my mom was diagnosed just this past summer and I still haven’t really grown; I’m still angry).</p>
<p>And, yes, me too! (RE: Kiwi’s blog!) I keep one too and I’d share it but I’ll wait just to be fair.</p>
<p>I really hope this works out for all of us because I want to read your blogs/share mine/plan next year/plan our epic Barnard adventures/be facebook friends/obsess without the fear of rejection/ enjoy the holiday season / plan dorm room decorations / etc.</p>
<p>rebama:
i wrote about an immigration problem too. more specifically, about asylum seekers. i wrote about how norway should improve the asylum application system, instead of locking all asylum seekers up in closed camps until their cases are completely handled to reduce criminal problems.
i think norway and denmark have something common in the way they are dealing with foreign ppl and cultures.</p>
<p>“I want to read your blogs/share mine/plan next year/plan our epic Barnard adventures/be facebook friends/obsess without the fear of rejection/ enjoy the holiday season / plan dorm room decorations / etc.”</p>
<p>Angelath: I concentrated on asylum seekers too. It just seems completely wrong to me, that countries that have it so good, can’t share their wealth with those who need it.</p>
<p>House- House
J.D.-Scrubs
John McClane- Die Hard
Tracy Jordan- 30 Rock
Jack Donaghy- 30 Rock
Eric Northmund- True Blood
Wolf Boy- Twilight (Not really, I just wanted to say wolf boy. lol)</p>
<p>Glee sometimes, Gilmore Girls always, and Gossip girl, guilty pleasure!</p>
<p>And 23p, I love decorating. I am so excited to decorate my dorm room. For Christmas, I’m making my friends a lot of decorations and whatnot to take with them next year.</p>
<p>YES Gilmore Girls! It’s very useful when you’re in need of some new book or movie to watch. Just pop in an episode of GG and they’ll reference three or four obscure ones that you’ve never heard of, no problem. Jess was my favorite character. I always wanted him and Rory to end up together, and passionately hated Dean. Paris was also hilarious and oddly endearing.</p>
<p>I adore Gilmore Girls, but everyone gives me funny looks here when I tell them that I grew up watching Gilmore Girls. It’s either because they don’t get the TV show, or they don’t know that it exists…</p>
<p>Glee - I’m disappointed that it’s going to take a four month hiatus, but I bet it’s worth the wait.</p>
<p>I don’t watch many of those. Have found the time before to see a bit of Glee, but otherwise I always watch the legal/medical shows over breaks and stuff. I LOVE Bones. :-)</p>
<p>Otherwise, I’m a total movie fan - the Die Hards and Ocean’s 11/12/13 are some of my favorites.</p>
<p>Jess was my favorite from Gilmore Girls too! Followed by Logan and then, last and least, Dean. He was too jealous circa season two/three.</p>
<p>I’ve recently just started watching House during lunch in our National Honor Society room, so I’m sure I’ll be addicted soon!</p>
<p>Also, I love the West Wing. Anyone else? I’ve had the same teacher for AP Government and AP Economics and we watch it on fridays at least twice a month. Even if you’re not into politics or government, I would highly recommend it! It’s very funny, very well done, and makes sense of how our government works and with accurate portrayal.</p>
<p>I wrote about Matilda – Roald Dahl’s wonderful little creation. I talked about how even as a young girl growing up in an environment that was much less than nurturing, she was so smart and amazing. And I picked on her mom for a few sentences, what with her “education gets you nowhere” speech.</p>
<p>decided to bump this thread so we can do some stuff instead of freaking out about decisions. </p>
<p>wow, i’m jealous of anyone who has extensive theater knowledge. hopefully that might change soon. i havent seen that many broadway shows. i LOVED les mis and spring awakening, anyone seen those?</p>
<p>I had planned on going to see something on Broadway when I was in NY over the summer, but I didn’t get a chance. First thing I do when I get to NY next fall (crossing my fingers here, obvs), I’m going to see a show.</p>