#common app

[mysterystarz]

ALSO

if any mutuals, or simply anyone passing by this post has any tips on how to apply for universities (either abroad or within the united states), may I have some tips! anything helps! common app/supplemental essay tips, or anything of the sort <3

#college tips #essay writing #common app #nova talks about stuff

[chaoticallyclorox]

failing three classes, missing my entire EE, my common app essay is eating pavement this is the end of the line for me

#I cannot cannot cannot do this anymore #crying sobbing #international baccalaureate #common app #college applications

[polybbiuss]

breaking down into tears when i realize i cant write my college essay about how much i relate to wizards

#wizard posting #wizard #common app

[n3wy0rkd011]

Fighting the urge 2 command+a+delete my personal statement

#common app #college essay #college applications

[bridgeburn-cs]

Day 4

Not going to the trouble of doing 10 steps today unless I really feel like it when I get in to it, it's almost 1am at this point.

So here we go.

“Learning HTML Forms by Building A Registration Form” Steps 36-41

36 and 37 had me struggling to read the instructions because they're just written in such a janky ass way,

38 was tedious as hell, just kind of a bore to get through.

Step 39 and 40 were pretty nice.

Looking at Step 41 as I write this... something tells me it's gonna take a while.

I was write, that did take me quite a few minutes. But that's it for the night, let's do some tangentially related updates.

Today I had my first math test of the year, and... god it was not great... I had to use a quadratic, but quadratic form or the quadratic formula were not on the formula sheet provided, so I had to come up with it from memory, and I kept thinking it was ax+bx^2+c, when in reality it's ax^2, but I did manage to get that in the end.

What's less than ideal is that the last question of the test said "Try this if you want a 7" (for a context a 7 is like an A+), and I didn't get time to do that, which really sucks because I really wanted a 7 on this. But it's okay I guess, there's nothing to be done about it, I lived, I learned. I think I am getting better at math though, and feeling better about doing math, which is great.

Today I spoke with my dad about university, and he totally backtracked on the conversation that we had about it a few weeks ago. He's now saying that I shouldn't apply to colleges in the States, and just focus on the UK, which makes my life a whole lot easier, but maybe I should be taking on challenges (such as doing university in America) but I'm not too sure about. I'm gonna take the PSAT in October and proceed accordingly based off of that.

That'll be all for tonight, I'm going to bed. Love y'all.

#bridgeburn cs #computer science #codeblr #html #css #webdev #learn to code #learn to code with me #freecodecamp #studyblr #study abroad #university #maths #mathematics #math #ib kid #ucas #common app

[lurking-irl]

common app activity section needs a version for like. one off things. I got gold on the national latin exam. did i spend hours a week on the exam? no i just went to class man. how do i, in good faith, submit an activity and say 1 hr for 1/7 of a week. how do i do that and NOT get rejected immediately

#common app #college applications #just let me ramble or smth at this point #also how are they gonna do that and them give me 350 word limit on my essay. meanie

[capn-o-my-soul]

college apps r kicking my ass rn

#common app #college applications #it takes me like 3 days to write a stupid supplemental essay then i realise i fucking forgot to look at the word count and im 200 words ove

[chubbyduumpling]

i couldn’t even see myself alive like a month ago and you want me to start applying to colleges??

#common app #college #college applications

[multi-fandom-magic]

Trying to make practically last-minute edits to my supplemental essays for college applications. And the earliest deadline I have is Early Action, due in 3 days.

#college apps #common app #college applications #senior year #i hope they work #i have the recommenders ready #i am also working on a portfolio website too #and i am trying to at least put my projects up #with my hero image and a values section

[rashidaorsomething]

Universities should not be charging students to just apply to that college!

#college #common app #application fees #it costs like 20k Sri Lankan Rupee per application #wtf

[supersonic813]

My Sonic Common App Essay

As I sat in the waiting room, I thought about the last few months. The fatigue, the lack of focus - my parents, trying desperately to figure out what was causing all my mood swings and poor grades. Then the lab results arrived - positive for Lyme Disease. This explained why I could not keep up with most of my classes and was always tired. After this diagnosis, my symptoms began to escalate instead of getting better. My sixth-grade teachers and classmates cared about me, but no one could fully understand what I was going through. The bright spot during that time was visiting my cousins each Friday evening, playing video games, and taking a moment to actually relax and have fun. One night we played a game with the iconic Sonic the Hedgehog. Not having been exposed to many video games before, I didn’t know much about the character. However, after playing the game, I was seriously intrigued. I don’t know what interested me so much, but I just had to learn more about him.

After spending one Friday night skimming results on Google, I was more interested than ever in exploring the rest of the franchise. I came across the 1993 television series of the same name, and after watching a few episodes, I realized the series really touches on Sonic’s personality in a way I had never seen before. Through everything he and his friends had to endure - their home being overtaken, losing relatives, the constant threat to their lives - he stayed so strong. He had such a positive, resilient attitude, even during the worst of times. “That is how I want to be,” I thought to myself. I decided to embrace that exact attitude towards my illness, and any other obstacle that came my way!

Lyme Disease impacted me both physically and cognitively. No matter how hard I tried, I struggled academically. I felt unintelligent and lost confidence in myself. Things got so bad that I left school in the spring of seventh grade to focus on my health. At my lowest point, I wondered if I would ever get better. However, thanks to a doctor who understood how to treat Lyme, I was able to slowly regain my strength. I began to see the importance of maintaining a positive attitude. I began to see each aspect of my treatment as a way of slowly, but surely, fighting off the enemy that had taken over my body. Just like Sonic’s battle, my battle with Lyme Disease was ongoing and required resilience. I did not give up and was able to rid my body of Lyme Disease toxins. Additionally, with the help of my mother, who homeschooled me for a year, I was able to improve my academic skills and regain my confidence as a student. By the time I entered high school, I felt victorious after years of challenges.

The more I have learned about Sonic, the more I see myself in his character. As I’ve faced setbacks in my life, whether health, academic, or personal, I have worked hard to maintain the same resilient and positive outlook that I have always admired in Sonic. My connection to him is still as strong as ever, if not even stronger. He has always been there for me, especially helping me get through a difficult time in my life. Sonic may just be a (fictional) video game character to most people, but to me, he will always be a source of inspiration.

#sonic the hedgehog #sth #common app #personal essay #college #college applications #lyme disease #university #gaming #retro gaming #video games #sonic fandom #sonic

[chaoticallyclorox]

college apps have me so miserable rn wdym my essay isn’t enough why does every college also need my liver :(

#college applications #common app #studyblr #studying

[mysticalblueberry]

Me trying to write my Common App essay, 2022, colorized

#deadpool #ryan reynolds #common app #college essay #laughing at the pain #pls someone help #I DONT KNOW WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT

[mcybank]

i literally write for fun but i have been looking at the common app prompt for the last twenty minutes and still haven’t decided how to start the essay

#sadhika: talks #common app #i have actually decided i will not be pursuing any further education

[mzashleypie]

Hey! I read your college advice post and noticed that you graduated from UT Austin, which has been my dream school since I can remember. I’m about to be a senior and I was hoping if you could give some tips on how to write a good college essay for UT?

Hey! This is going to get rambly so I apologize now lol.

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First things first, I was ranked 11 in a class of 600 and therefore in the top 7 and 10 percent of my class and was automatically accepted to UT. From what I've heard, they quite literally might've put my application in an accepted pile without reading any of my essays or extracurriculars.

Next, I was a very dreamy high schooler and wanted to go to the Ivy League and become some CDC researcher developing vaccines (this is a way more insane thing to say in 2022 than it was in 2014), but what did I choose to write about in my essay? The school library. I was called my library's mascot. I got to school every morning 2 hours before class to do homework and wait for the library to open. I worked in our "bistro" which was a stockroom where we sold coffee and did homework while I hung out with my friends. I had a stack of mugs and repaired my textbooks in the workroom. My librarian was like a second mother. I was in book club and anime club in the afternoons and decorated with the students for the holidays. I wrote the coziest vignette of community and home that I knew.

At the time, I didn't know that this is exactly what I was looking for in college. I wanted to be surrounded by people I didn't necessarily call friends, but just people who knew what it was like to be one of those in-between kids who didn't do sports, or band, or theatre, but loved to be consumed by stories. I applied to UT as a Biology major with a focus in microbiology and was accepted. I would graduate UT 4 years later as an English major with a certificate in Creative Writing with a focus in Poetry, but I feel like that conclusion would probably make much more sense than biology to anyone who read my essay.

I hope you write with passion and honesty on whatever your topic is and get in with the major you want!

And if you don't trust me, my fave May Gao does essay reviewing cheap or free for less advantaged students: https://www.collabadvising.com/essays

Going to add more about UT below, I swear I loved it, there's just a lot wrong with the way most schools work and I don't want you going in completely blind.

NOTES ON UT

Freshman classes are designed to weed people out of in-demand majors (CRUEL!!! but I was told this on multiple occasions faculty). Intro classes are notoriously difficult for calculus, biology, chemistry, and organic chemistry. You will probably fail your first test. It's okay (my roommate was our high school valedictorian and failed our first chem test and cried all night). I got back to back 32, 33, and 76 on chem tests and barely passed with a D. I survived. Fun Fact: former VP of the school got exclusively Cs in his intro classes.

Pick the major you want the most BUT if you are unsure or may want to double major, choose the major that is the most selective. This includes Comp Sci, any of the communications school, the business school, and engineering. These majors are extremely hard to once you are in and attempt to do an internal transfer. When I was trying to transfer into Moody for film, they told me they only accept 1 internal transfer A YEAR.

This school is a class divide. Coming from a working-class Hispanic family and from a not great public high school, I was absolutely broken by the amount of people with summer houses, no debt, loans, or work-study, who studied abroad multiple semesters, went out every night or even every weekend. If you are not White, Indian, or Asian, you will have to be active to find your people. There are tons of culture groups and clubs, but it's jarring when most of your classes are homogenous just because of who actually gets into UT.

Best of luck and feel free to message me here, twitter, or instagram if you have any other questions!

#ut austin #ut #the university of texas at austin #university of texas #college essays #college applications #applytexas #apply texas #common app #college advice #application advice #appblr

[lurking-irl]

CommonApp not having strike through as a text format is mean :(

#common app #college applications #now how can i represent the racing background thoughts i have in a way that makes them look frantic and cluttered ✊😔