White Reflections

I made a bet with a friend. I lost. I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t get a Berkeley Regents invitation (or not an invitation, but a nomination?). I got one from UCLA (I didn’t send in a teacher recommendation though), and UCSD and UCI awarded me Regents (or maybe one school was something [...]

I got a letter from UCLA saying that I needed to get a recommendation letter for Regents. My friend received his USC acceptance letter 2 days ago; I got mine today (Viterbi School of Engineering). Caltech Prefrosh Weekend is on the same day as *insert concert here* I got my MIT Campus Preview Weekend registration [...]

Even though I got a B on my English project. Dear Angie, On behalf of the Admissions Committee, it is my pleasure to offer you admission to the MIT Class of 2012. You stood out as one of the most talented and promising students in one of the most competitive applicant pools in the history [...]

Today started out horribly, and if you’ve known me long enough, you know all about my supposed bad luck weeks. Well, the last 2 weeks have pretty much been my bad luck weeks of the quarter. I slept at 3 AM… because I needed to finish my government project and biology homework… And I woke [...]

Applications are so unnerving. I haven’t eaten a meal (okay, I had a banana) since yesterday 4 PM. I’ve skipped lunch or dinner every day of the week. And I just feel exhausted. I have a USC interview on Monday. My USC apps are due in 10 days. I have 5 chapters of government notes [...]