So, I sent my (crappy-craptastic) essay ideas to my adviser. It took me FOREVER to get them in to him, but I hate writing about myself. It's kinda why I need help. So there you go.
I also mailed out my letter of recommendation requests (one yesterday, one today). For most schools, I'll be fine, but I like to have room to move, and UW's application is January 15. My one consolation is that they have on their website "up to two" letters accepted, giving me hope that if one recommender is exceedingly slow, I can get another one for my other schools, but it won't affect UW's application.
By the way, can anyone explain to me why UW's due date is so early? It's way before any of the other schools I'm applying to. Most are in February or March. Like I needed more stress. Especially frustrating: They're the one school I need to apply to. I already went there, they're local, here's where I want to practice, I need to apply to UW. I have to. So why is that the one that's so early? Answer: the universe hates me. Awesome.
All right, I have to go figure out Dean's Certifications now.
Wednesday, November 28
Tuesday, November 20
Update
So, I'm working on two one page essays, which will later be combined into one essay for my application. I'm finding it difficult to write about me. Yes, I can tell crazy stories about my life/family, but they usually aren't character building, really. Sure, Lefse stories, or stories about Reecekitty, or the story of that one time with the SeaFair pirate make for good stories. But how exactly does being emotionally scarred by an animatronic, perverted bear make me a better person. It doesn't. So I'm struggling.
I finished up my stuff for Letters of Recommendation, though. Mom looked over the letters, and had a few changes, so those will go out tomorrow. Which is good, cause then they won't get them until after Thanksgiving which means they're less likely to loose them. I wish I could've gotten these out a month ago, but there you go. Who's surprised. (You? Then you don't know me.)
Anyway, Thanksgiving's in two days and everyone's going to ask, so I better have a clear idea of where I'm applying and why. I should work on that tonight. (I fully expect to hear "Why don't you just go to school here?" a full 1.42 million times come Thursday. There's a thousand reasons to stay, and a thousand to go. I just have to figure out which reasons matter the most. An unenviable position, to say the least, especially when people you would think would be supporting you are going "I know it's ranked 70 spots lower than schools you got into elsewhere, but don't leave me for three years." Ugh.)
I finished up my stuff for Letters of Recommendation, though. Mom looked over the letters, and had a few changes, so those will go out tomorrow. Which is good, cause then they won't get them until after Thanksgiving which means they're less likely to loose them. I wish I could've gotten these out a month ago, but there you go. Who's surprised. (You? Then you don't know me.)
Anyway, Thanksgiving's in two days and everyone's going to ask, so I better have a clear idea of where I'm applying and why. I should work on that tonight. (I fully expect to hear "Why don't you just go to school here?" a full 1.42 million times come Thursday. There's a thousand reasons to stay, and a thousand to go. I just have to figure out which reasons matter the most. An unenviable position, to say the least, especially when people you would think would be supporting you are going "I know it's ranked 70 spots lower than schools you got into elsewhere, but don't leave me for three years." Ugh.)
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