<p>So 2012ers, it's our turn to traverse the plains of frustration, desperation, and insatialbe longing. For most, we will be met with the brutatilty of a small envelope...slowly pulling it from the mail box, we shall realize our inferriority. It will look nicely beside the other rejections from Yale, Stanford, and Brown. But hell, there's always State U. Please excuse my pescimism.
This will be a fun ride. Our fates resting with the capricious impulses of an admissions officer. May Starbucks runeth over in Cambridge through all the months of fall '07.</p>
<p>"Sickness, reverie, devotion, deceit-they all came together. If God doesn't help you, you have to help yourself." - Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex</p>
<p>Oh gosh guys, don't worry too much about it. I was soooo freaked at the end of junior year about the whole process, but I started my essays over the summer and was done with most of my apps by early November. The only time I EVER felt stressed the whole time was the week of decisions. So...it's not as bad as people make it out to be. Start early, be on top of it, and don't worry too much...you'll all get in some great places!!!</p>
<p>This year is the population peak for most regions in the US. There are more people graduating this year than there have ever been, and will be for a few years.</p>
<p>mmhmm.. strongest qualities. Well, I plan on saving the world next year, right around the time when we start our apps ;P or maybe I'll just save the Harvard campus from complete destruction...</p>
<p>Well, I should really be more humble, but I think you all should realize that you're up against a girl who is the number 1 world champ in worrying. I mean, some of the candidates worried themselves into heart attacks, so they would've gotten themselves the gold, but... I try not to think about that.</p>
<p>heh</p>
<p>My <em>actual</em> strongest qualities? imo, I can't really quantify myself that well, but I'd like to think it's something somebody would "get" if they met me or read my writing. Maybe passion is a simple way to explain it. I don't know.</p>
<p>Other people, however, seem to think my best asset = my test scores.</p>
<p>I think I am beyond the worrying stage right now, I'm just sort of...I don't know. I'm not indifferent but my attitude is basically, "Whatever happens will happen according to God's plan." It's really a calming thought and attitude. :]</p>
<p>My strongest quality? No idea... I'm just a curious person who is passionate about learning new things. And I'm not just saying that because it's the "thing" to say, I really do think this description applies to me. Especially when it comes to books - I think today alone I've added about twenty books to my reading list. There are so many I want to read and so little time! That's the same attitude I have towards knowledge in general...there are so many interesting things to learn and experience in this world, but SO little time. Especially when teachers pile mountains upon mountains of pointless homework assignments on you.</p>
<p>You all are really so amazing. I hope I make some friends here so I can hang with them if we happen to get into the same school... I wish I'd meet more people like you all in person. <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>Aww, do you want one? We can all move to Senegal and have a polygamous marriage...of course I will be the only one who will benefit directly from it. And then you can both get mad at me and write bestseller novels like Mariama Ba!!</p>