snoopyiscool

I think I'll get my guidance counselor's signature and attach a little note... And they're going to like it.

snoopyiscool

Okay? Okay. Okay.

alamode

snoopy....I say okay. because I think that's what I'm going to do because I don't have an art teacher......art didnt fit into my schedule after freshman year, so I just take classes outside of school.

snoopyiscool

Jesus. My gc went awol. Oh well. I got my sub's signature. Good enough.

laugh-cry-smile

ok silly question here..
can the post office/post office workers postmark the submission packet on the very day it/they receive the material?

teenage_cliche

^I think that's what they usually do...

hamsi2004

wait...so what exactly do we send in?
i'm doing short short story.
so i send in one copy of that and one copy of the registration form with signatures?

mflevity

I think you need two signed registration forms.

hamsi2004

and that's it? is there a certain envelope size we need? and does the essay need to be formatted a particular way?

hamsi2004

and wait...for region-at-large, is there a specific address?

PaperHat

So.. you register online and then you submit via snail mail?

yournamehere

okay so i have this memoir essay written. and i 'planned' on revising it over the BREAK...but, well...the break is official over and as usual, i 'forgot' to do what i had planned to accomplish. *smacks head*

i think the final draft is due monday for me...and today is wednesday. at first i thought i could just hold if off and submit it for next yr's competition.
BUT, now that i come to think of it, i prolly wouldn't even 'need' it next yr around this time. b/c i'll prolly have already sent in my college apps. i also want to do early action just to improve my chances....

so i should cram it in now and give it a shot right? considerin next yr's competition would be completely useless for me anyway and i really want to do this. lol even tho i'm far from being the best writer in class.

any inputs guys????

teenage_cliche

Can you find some time in the next few days to revise it?

I think you should do it this year. It won't hurt, and you'll probably have other things to submit next year.

P.S., and this is just me: I don't think you should be doing competitions like this just because it looks good on college apps. If you're passionate about writing, write and submit it to competitions. But I hate it when kids do things like this just for the sake of doing it; it only gives the judges more work and takes time and effort away from the judging of those who really want it.

mflevity

@hamsi2004: You need to download the writing instructions from Scholastic's site. The explain everything.

@PaperHat: Yep.

mflevity

@teenage_cliche: I don't know. I agree and disagree, I suppose. Agreed, we should write for the sake of writing and not specifically to win some competition. But also--and perhaps this is just me--it sometimes feels like writing/humanities kids get screwed over in the "awards" category for college admissions, simply because there are many, many science and math awards on the national level but relatively few (non-essay) writing ones. It's easier to prove your passion for science or math by conducting research or entering contests, but it's hard to convey "I love to write, I spend a lot of my free time writing, and what's more, I'm GOOD at it!" without being recognized by an organization like Scholastic.