<p>Isn't it better to get it out of the way now?</p>
<p>wouldn't you rather do it with any motivation you have now than be rushed in the fall? I deffinitly don't wanna have to deal with "sorry, I can't, I have to finish my application."</p>
<p>I would certainly consider myself a procrastinator. However this...this is simply too important to put off until the last minute.</p>
<p>If you have the motivation, yeah, definitely start now. I wish I started my applications earlier.</p>
<p>As someone who did their applications in the last week before everything was do, all I can say is: GET THEM DONE NOW!</p>
<p>As someone who did their applications in the last week before everything was due, all I can say is: WAIT TIL THE LAST MINUTE</p>
<p>Pressure spurs inspiration, and never underestimate half a years' worth of maturity.</p>
<p>where's the website that tells me the essay topics for te common ap, which almost all colleges accept?</p>
<p>please.</p>
<p>^^ there are some 4,000 colleges in the US, and only a few hundred (~300) take the Common App.</p>
<p>You can see the Common App topics on the Common App website.</p>
<p>The</a> Common Application Online</p>
<p>The topics are at the bottom of this page:</p>
<p>that's a valid point ee33ee. but, in my opinion, its better to go back and edit any essay or application question in which you might have 'matured' than it is to rush said part of application.</p>
<p>thanks very much</p>
<p>phish I guarantee that if you write your essay now and look back on it in 6 months...</p>
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<li>you will almost completely rewrite it</li>
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<p>or</p>
<ul>
<li>it will be weak</li>
</ul>
<p>"As someone who did their applications in the last week before everything was due, all I can say is: WAIT TIL THE LAST MINUTE</p>
<p>Pressure spurs inspiration, and never underestimate half a years' worth of maturity."</p>
<p>I am a chronic procrastinator.</p>
<p>You're validating all my excuses; don't encourage me.</p>
<p>i doubt i will completely rewrite it. what many great writers actually do is work rigorously on a piece and not touch it for months. Then, they can get a fresh perspective on it and see what needs to be tuned up. </p>
<p>Honestly, im applying early everywhere and im not gonna become shakespeare over the summer.</p>
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what many great writers actually do is work rigorously on a piece and not touch it for months. Then, they can get a fresh perspective on it and see what needs to be tuned up.
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<p>And when you're an amateur writer, you do a great deal of growth in skill in just a few months. Writers are inherently neurotic about their craft--and so such a difference in skill will inevitably spur drastic changes. Unless, of course, you are one of those 'great writers' in the first place.</p>
<p>At any rate, I would encourage students to get thinking about their essays, writing rough drafts, etc. because once school starts up, it's hard to find the time to do them. However, to have finalized essays so soon is far too premature.</p>
<p>^^exactly. which is why I only have drafts. Hence the title "started applications", not finished.</p>
<p>kyledavid, agree</p>
<p>This isn't an English essay where all you have to do is upgrade the grammar or structure, and nor is it the polishing of an expertly crafted masterpiece.</p>
<p>As you grow, you will not only want to change your words and sentences, but also your approach, your technique, your topic even.</p>
<p>I feel that this is better done with a clean slate, so that you're not bogged down with the nagging inadequacies of the past.</p>
<p>sorry, i meant ^^ to kyledavid</p>