ivy

shmivy.

BU or BC, i'm yours. and i'm so happy about that. can't wait to visit you both and decide which one i love more.






the college process is over and i've learned a lot from it. about a lot of things.
not that anyone will read all these, but here they go:
1. don't cut yourself short. might as well try for the hard ones. if you only settle, you'll never know what could have been.
2. don't be pessimistic. i thought i'd get no money from my favorite schools. and i did.
3. don't be too optimistic, either. don't get your hopes set on one place. that way, in the end, when you end up in that place it'll be all the more fulfilling. and if you don't, you won't break your own heart over it.
4.test the waters. some schools sound good, but aren't so nice up close and personal. cough cough holy cross people are jerksss.
5. accept rejection. no one can get them all. pity being waitlisted. never settle for being second best. if a school doesn't want you 100%, why should you want it back at all? look at it like having a crush on someone who wants someone else. ha.
6. don't take it personally. people, i've noticed, get the weirdest combos of accceptances and rejections, ones that are really unexpected. you could get into duke and not worcester state, for all i know.
7. put it in perspective. college is major. when you're going through the college process, once you get an acceptance letter or a scholarship notification, all of your other miniscule problems will fade into the distance, i promise. what really matters will shine through.
8. realize a place does not equal happiness. don't be sad if you don't get in somewhere. chances are, its not right for you and you wouldnt be happy there. not that im in college yet but, i have a feeling that where you end up is where you should end up if you let it happen that way. and happiness will follow.
9. don't be too eager. it seems like yesterday i was working all night on applications, revising essays to no end, and stressing deadlines. and boom, before i knew it i've heard back from all my schools and im about to make my decision soon about where i'm going. ah!
10. hard work pays off. even if it seems the homework, activities, tests, and crazy teachers aren't gonna land you anywhere... they will. i promise, again.


i should write a book. or maybe an article. hm ;o)