<p>Okay, guys, three more essays to go!
Critical analysis (the one I was freaking out the most about) is done and edited. Booklist looks pert. Seminars one isn’t really an essay, right?</p>
<p>So three to go. Skipping homework and extracurriculars for tonight lol. Let’s go.</p>
<p>Yay procrastinators!!!</p>
<p>I skipped school today just to finish these essays. Finished the critical analysis, topic of your choice, and future plans essays. Partly into my conflicts essay, and still have my booklist and seminar essays (which shouldn’t really count), so I’m more than halfway done. </p>
<p>I GOTS THIS.</p>
<ol>
<li>darthbarf</li>
<li>stats47z</li>
<li>theaudone</li>
<li>watchmesoar</li>
<li>secondwind95</li>
<li>Astaldo</li>
<li>kdengg</li>
<li>cupcakelover373 </li>
<li>tongxiang77</li>
<li>youril</li>
</ol>
<p>I have two left. The problem essay and the critical analysis. All of my essays are a lot shorter than most of the people that have posted their wordcounts (I haven’t gone over 1000 words in any of them…) but I’m not going to worry about it. I’ll just be happy to finish the application now. If I don’t get in, I’ll just have to get over it. At least I finished something I started! (:</p>
<p>Critical Analysis: 100%
Future Plans: 15%
Seminars: 80%
Personal Conflict: 100%
Problem: 100%
Preliminary Application stuff: 100%
AP Macro final studying: 0%
Explication on The Scarlet Letter: 50%</p>
<p>Everyone seems to be addressing Essay #2 as “Problem,” so now I must ask… </p>
<p>It says “problem or topic,” correct? I totally was not thinking “problem” - more just a perspective on an idea. I haven’t written it yet, though, so I can probably adjust methods…</p>
<p>Which am I supposed to do? Or either?</p>
<p>@SimpsonLisa</p>
<p>None of mine were over 1000 words either!</p>
<p>@156ela</p>
<p>I’m calling it problem out of laziness but I’m also writing about a topic. </p>
<p>@youril</p>
<p>Ah, good! I think everyone’s gotten very hyped up about the essay length. I’m convinced TASP and the Ivies during college application time can spot a CCer at 50 paces (should I say words? :D) because of how obsessed with word count they are. Haha!</p>
<p>nawtsocliche- The Astaldo is pleased. Or, rather, the “pretty boy” is pleased. That’s my Greek class’s new nickname for me. And a few other teenage girls chimed in. Yep, I am known as the pretty boy? You laugh, nawtsocliche? You chortle? You GIGGLE? Well, let me challenge your foolish words here, that all may hearken to my words! For someday, someday in it’s shattering cataclysmic downfall the vile breed of the anticliches shall come to an end! And as you and your demonic kind fall, a blazing meteor into the abyss of death, I, the most stalwart Pretty Boy, in my strength! My honor! My glory! shall be there… LAUGHING! Aye, even as you mocked me I shall mock you, for I care NOTHING for such filth as those who scorn mine allies, the cliches. And as your gut-wrenching wails fail utterly to resound in that void I shall do… nothing. Aye, for eternity you shall be tormented, not alive, not dead, while the maggots infest your body even as you once infested the earth! And then other bad things will happen to you, involving a pit and a pelican and a possum and the nation of Pontus and perverted piano-players playing prior to prancing on the platform of Pur’lamer’teria. (btw, I am totally joking. Hopefully this makes you giggle. I love giggling! Happy Astaldo! SQUEAL!) As the Gratisfaction whom I shall address below uttered, I shall swiftly, most likely, ostracize this post from the Blessed Realm that is CC, sending it to Persia as Themisticles before.</p>
<p>Gratisfaction- To further what SimpsonLisa stated, the maximum is 1,500 words, not anywhere near “8k”. Please don’t kill yourself. (jesting)</p>
<p>I know I pledged not to comment anew, but nawtsocliche forced me to. CURSE YOU, NAWT! I’ll just stop talking now before I devolve into another rant. Bye, peoples.</p>
<p>I’ve just got most of critical analysis to do, yay. And possibly revise my other ones, but I have studying to do too…</p>
<p>So… does this mean most of the applicant pool are procrastinators? XD</p>
<p>Procrastinators who continue to procrastinate by talking about procrastination despite having less than 7 hours left, it seems. :)</p>
<p>@saffysparkles</p>
<p>Even the applicants that start the second the application comes out don’t really have an abundance of time considering the sheer number of essays required! </p>
<p>You’re a procrastinator if you start any more than an hour after the application comes out. :D</p>
<ol>
<li>darthbarf</li>
<li>stats47z</li>
<li>theaudone</li>
<li>watchmesoar</li>
<li>secondwind95</li>
<li>Astaldo</li>
<li>kdengg</li>
<li>cupcakelover373 </li>
<li>tongxiang77</li>
<li>youril</li>
<li>Leisha13</li>
</ol>
<p>Just did it! :D</p>
<p>@156ela</p>
<p>I’m multi-tasking, not procrastinating! :D</p>
<p>Get writing, @nowyouexplode! :)</p>
<p>@SimpsonLisa - I’ll agree to that term! </p>
<p>Surprisingly, I’m beginning to believe that the whole “last minute cram” will lead to a better application. I won’t have time to second guess or analyze it all, so at least it will be pure.</p>
<p>@156ela</p>
<p>Yup! And there’s no time to consider not applying either. I think I’d consider giving up if I wasn’t under such enormous pressure!</p>
<p>It’s horrible how, when you have a deadline, you want to do anything besides what you need to do. I really, really want to do Chemistry work right now. Never thought I’d say that… :D</p>
<p>@SimpsonLisa</p>
<p>Exactly! I’m finding calculus to seem rather appealing… </p>
<p>But, yes. Can’t not apply now. Otherwise it would be a complete waste of a weekend/Monday that could have been used to finish the other piles of homework.
Not to mention I might then have to consider intentionally failing the year just so I would still be a junior to apply next year, which is obviously a horrible idea. The attachment to TASP has set in. D:</p>
<p>@156ela</p>
<p>Yup! I am going to be far too unfit after this application is finished. The amount of cookies, doughnuts, chips, Dr Pepper and energy drinks I have consumed while writing is unreal. :D</p>
<p>@156ela: it’s ironic how you think it’d be complete waste of a whole weekend not to apply when I spent more than a month and still questioned myself on whether I should.</p>
<p>But hey! 6% chance is better than 0%. :)</p>