<p>I had an e-reader a couple of years ago when I went to Greece and I LOVED it for travel but for everyday use nothing is better than the real thing!</p>
<p>I have a few amazing old books my grandma found in a secondhand store–one of them is a Portuguese-English dictionary from the late 1800s. It’s absolutely gorgeous, but the cover is only hanging on by a thread. Awesome incentive to learn Portuguese, though 
Personally I like ereaders and regular books pretty equally; reading on an ereader makes me feel super professional, which is a nice ego boost for reading required books (I’m like a packrat. I get easily attracted by shiny objects.) But for something like “Harry Potter” or “Pale Fire” I’ve gotta have the paper</p>
<p>@neontissues so we are probably really close, haha. I am in ct 
my friend found out that she got into carnegie mellon yesterday night at 12:00 and we were screaming up and down the hallway(#boardingschoollife) for half an hour ( this is such a happy holiday season… I hope you all get your wanted christmas gift ;)</p>
<p>What your favorite color and animal?</p>
<p>This thread is hilarious.</p>
<p>I guess I don’t like E-Readers because I can’t physically tell how much more I have to read (especially if it’s a boring book). I read Sir Gawain on an E-Reader, it was terrible. Not only was that book boring as hell, I couldn’t tell how much more I had!</p>
<p>The nook has a little progress type bar on the bottom 
longer books aren’t too fun on it though, the fountainhead felt like eternity to read a few pages. I think almost all the other books I’ve read on it have been chuck palahniuk books which are pretty fast paced so I loved the nook for that okay I’m rambling sorry!</p>
<p>You’re so not rambling, and even if you were, it’s alright!</p>
<p>I knew you were trouble when I met you.</p>
<h1>VSFS #2013</h1>
<p>Anyone get this random reference? lol</p>
<p>taylor swift? victoria’s secret fashion show 2013? reference? </p>
<p>lolwut <em>pear</em></p>
<p>gaah who loves Murakami?
@International SO did not get that reference. I LOVE REFERENCES. huh?
I’m so strange.
favorite words?</p>
<p>Lol the things that I will do if I get in… But that will mostly likely not happen. Still depending on UChicago’s hostilic review to give me a glimpse of hope. Good luck guys!</p>
<p>@neontissues YES! Haha. The show is hardly a fashion show these days, though. It’s like a circus with top models and singers.</p>
<p>@headed2great I personally have pretty much stopped expecting anything. Signed my ED 2 agreement today (which, too, feels really ambitious :(.) Anyhoo, I think I was kidding myself applying to U of C. I hope I get deferred at least. At least I will know that I was considerable. That is enough for me for now.</p>
<p>Hey guys!!! No downer talk about your imminent deferrals or rejections or whatever!!</p>
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<p>don’t worry, be happy</p>
<p>Anyone else here apply to Georgetown? I just got in UChicago is definitely higher up on the list, though (tied with Columbia for top choice).</p>
<p>neontissues and I both applied, but neither of us have gotten our letters yet. Congratulations to you! She’s said UChicago is also higher for her, but Georgetown is my #1 (at least, my #1 US school), which is why I’m freaking out about getting my letter. Which school did you get into? I applied to SFS.</p>
<p>Alright guys, who broke the D rule? If we’re talking about those dinosaurs then we better be positive. It’s like none of you have seen the movie How To Train a Dragon…they’re not always scary. // ~ “HAPPY TIMES ☆ HAPPY THOUGHTS” ~ </p>
<p>I’m sorry to be “that person”, but about 74 hours.</p>
<p>guys i got into babson college with 52 thousand a year!!! that’s like full ride omgomgomgomg so much monayyyy this is amazing i’m not gonna be broke when i graduate from college!!!</p>
<p>and yea, uchicago is my number 1, but georgetown is tied, along with claremont mckenna. whichever school is more financially generous is the one i’ll attend (given that i get into any of them)</p>