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<p>So this is a bit of a pointless thread, but I just wanted to voice my frustrations over other applications. I'm in no mood to do them (don't know how you do it ilcapo!) and they annoy me. </p>

<p>Like, UVa, I thought they were just a big public school, more interested in numbers than essays. But they have all these weird questions. Granted they're pretty good questions, but they're not princeton questions, ergo, I can't just use a pton one to fulfill it. Major :mad: </p>

<p>And I am still at a loss for "Why Columbia" </p>

<p>ok, </p>

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<p>I actually enjoyed filling out my RD apps, since it took the focus off my ED one (since all that was left was the darn wait), and also, writing the "why X college" essay reminds you of what you like about it, so that if you don't get in ED, you don't feel so bad. Although, if you can't really think of a good "why" then perhaps you shouldn't waste the app fee...I've done that for a few already.</p>

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<p>I don't think I've gotten to that stage yet. All I can think about is Princeton and I kind of enjoy it that way. I don't want to think about other schools so even the fact that BC's supplement doesn't fit into the envelope they gave bothers me.</p>

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<p>I'm reusing my Princeton essays for almost every college.</p>

<p>Anyway, I'm supposed to mail out the UC's friday and finish Stanford by Sunday. Let's see if that happens. Haha.</p>

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<p>I don't think I'm gonna complete any other apps until I hear from Penn in two weeks.</p>

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<p>Zante-I'll write your "why Columbia?" if you write my "why georgetown?" (i'm not applying to columbia) :-P</p>

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<p>lol i have to write a why georgetown too!!
ughh</p>

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<p>rats! Georgetown is the only school I'm applying to without visiting... and it's the school that has the longest "why us?" essay. They are mean.</p>

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<p>I have to write a why columbia and why swarthmore without visiting.</p>

<p>Tough stuff. But if you search old school CC you can find little tidbits that will make you seem more knowledgeable about the school.</p>

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<p>Ah. Thanks for that bit of advice chocoman. I can't visit either, being intl and all..</p>

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<p>i haven't visited any of the unis I'm applying to... but I'm going to visit Princeton if I am accepted. I'll schedule it so that I can meet with at least one you people! :P</p>

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<p>you can also get a lot from trawling the viewbooks - that's another good source for tidbits</p>

<p>sixty sixty sixty sixty sixty sixty sixty</p>

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<p>Hey,is it okay to mention that u want to go that univ. for specific programs u liked there and the quality of research
I mean,do u have to be creative and stuff while writing these essays,or can u make it a serous,specific essay about what interested u at that univ.?</p>

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<p>well not really, viewbooks are meant to give you a good impression about a university...
but I have a lot of friends who are currently at graduate schools so I have an impression!</p>

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<p>well, i don't mean for an accurate perception - i agree with you, gr, that they aren't useful for that. but if you want to throw in things about specific programs in your "why somewhere-that's-not-pton" essay, then you can glean some good stuff from there - i know i used it to write a killer vandy essay (that essentially adopted my pton essay about the year abroad, ha...)</p>

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<p>i find it rather enjoyable to fill out my RD apps - it gives me purpose in life! writing essays can be a drag, but sometimes it helps pass the time...</p>

<p>nevertheless, encountering an application with a lot of extra essays is rather depressing. i decided to add kenyon as a safety and possible merit scholarship option, and then i saw their supplement with a 1000 extra questions. haverford, which i love, has an annoying honor code essay that i wrote and then got shredded to pieces by the parents forum.</p>

<p>i think i'll try to submit one app a week for the next few weeks. i have 14 colleges im applyign to, and 8 or so are submitted.</p>

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<p>I'm still trying to finalize my RD list. Those that I have finalized I've nearly completed the app (except the annoying Stanford and USC essays that are due within the next 2-3 weeks). Ack!</p>

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<p>Cookieson only has eyes for Princeton, so he's not making much progress on other apps. Two of the other schools ask for an essay on how you dealt with a major disappointment or difficulty in your life. He stared at the computer screen for a while and then exclaimed, "I've never really had a major disappointment. How about I wait until Dec. 15 to write this? Then if I don't get in to Princeton I can write about how I dealt with getting rejected." </p>

<p>I'm sure Harvard would love to hear about how not getting into Princeton was the biggest disappointment of your life.</p>

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<p>I'm a mess.... the farthest college I'm applying to is Vassar and thats only 130 miles away and I didn't visit. Princeton is like 25 miles away and I didn't visit, Swarthmore and Haverford about 30 miles and I didn't visit..... </p>

<p>I'll visit if I get in....</p>

<p>The only school I visited was my ED school Penn, of which I visitied twice.</p>

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<p>chocoman - haverford won't consider your app unless you interview on campus (unless you live 250+ miles away, which you dont)</p>