<p>...and it's taken me until two days before my colleges' deadlines to realize this.</p>
<p>True story.</p>
<p>Anyone have other fascinating true stories?</p>
<p>mine is yours to the tee. I hate this process.</p>
<p>I can't relate to the college process yet, but your title is something I was thinking about! I'm afraid to try and fail, because then I will think that if I put effort into something, nothing will ever work! Wow thanks for posting this.</p>
<p>I'm the same way. In fact, I would rather be seen as lazy than incompetent. I think it's because I've had so many successes in my life that I'm afraid if I try something new I'll have more to loose than gain by it even when that notion is ridiculous I still believe it sometimes.</p>
<p>You know what helps me? I realize I am at the bottom and that the little successes I've had in life are meaningless in the big picture. Then I become motivated to make something of myself.... I suppose it's not as easy as chanting those phrases, but it happens at a core level for me. Once I realize how insignificant I really am and I humble myself to what I can be the world opens up and I take a lot more risks.</p>
<p>Apply to the schools. You have more to gain by applying than you have to loose by being rejected.</p>
<p>Lol, I think I've done all of my colleges except for georgetown, but theirs is due on the tenth, so I'm not bothering with it for now...</p>
<p>You are a Looser.</p>
<p>really? i just do it cuz i'm lazy...</p>
<p>This plays a part as well.</p>
<p>Oh man. Your title will have me thinking. =/ hmm.. lol</p>
<p>Who gets things in on time? not cool. I've said it a million times before, but its way more fun to wait until like a minute before the deadline and try to submit the commonapp and see if it will process! Adrenaline rush.</p>
<p>Haha when I was looking at all the threads I did a double-take for this one.
I JUST realized this too, last week.</p>
<p>Agree with blu_g8orade. I just procrastinate because things are boring and I don't want to do them. Usually I procrastinate textbook reading. That's not something I fear failing.</p>
<p>Generally I am like, okay I'm going to do this. And then something more fun/better/interesting comes along and then I just plan to do it later.</p>
<p>Wow, I have one due the 14th and I am already feeling a time crunch. But in two weeks I'll probably be in the exact same situation..</p>
<p>I agree with some of the other people. I procrastinate because I simply do not feel that I need to do it yet. Because it's boring. I'm not afraid of failing. I just don't do anything until it's "I HAVE TO DO THIS OR ELSE SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN" time.</p>
<p>i didn't realize there were others like me...</p>
<p>i haven't done my apps either, and i've been too scared to because i don't want to be rejected.</p>
<p>One of my friends won't study for the SAT because of this. She stinks at standardized testing (to be quite frank), but I know that if she just worked on it a few hours a week, she'll get the score she needs to get into NJIT... :\ But instead, she's just sitting on her behind lamenting that she's stupid, when she definitely isn't. Like you said, she's just afraid of putting effort into something & failing...</p>
<p>i'm not putting effort at all... whole holiday has been a waste for me</p>
<p>wow, the title of this thread completely sums up my life [sadly :/]
like in general, with studying for tests & stuff :(</p>
<p>I'm exactly the same way, only with everything. lol</p>