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12-13-2011, 11:42 AM
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#3421 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 49
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Self - little things DO count! You found "old" teacher of S and described how she influenced S in his choice of majors and acquisition of a nice scholarship. Turns out her father carried that e-mail with him til it wore out.
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12-13-2011, 11:45 AM
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#3422 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,085
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^ Nice to hear!
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12-13-2011, 12:44 PM
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#3423 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago
Posts: 5,896
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^^ On that note, thanks to my 1st and 2nd grade teacher, whom I ran into at a cocktail party after 25+ years. She taught all four of the kids in my family and has been in the classroom for 35+. When we were catching up, she said, "Oh, I'll never forget your mother. She was so connected and devoted to each of you, even though she had 4 kids and a high-powered career. You could see that focus. She really stood out."
When I told my mother about my teacher's recollections, she was so delighted, it was like she'd been waiting her whole life to hear that from her kids' teacher. She asked me to write it down.  So I'm grateful to that teacher for making my mom so happy.
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12-13-2011, 02:28 PM
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#3424 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,085
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I like the way this thread is turning. An appreciative comment can make a big impact!
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12-13-2011, 10:08 PM
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#3425 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 822
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After weeks upon weeks of angst, painstakingly proofreading my personal statement line by line, and going all over the materials, I go to log in to the application so I can submit a couple days early and be done with it.
And the server is down.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Ugh!
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12-13-2011, 10:46 PM
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#3426 | | Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Franklin, TN
Posts: 612
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HMoG, just make a DECISION ALREADY! You're making us crazy!
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12-14-2011, 12:03 AM
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#3427 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,735
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I pray for you every day.
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12-14-2011, 12:28 AM
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#3428 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: UCONN '14
Posts: 409
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I have no clue what I want to do with my life. And it scares me.
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12-14-2011, 12:44 AM
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#3429 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 86
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I know you all mean well telling me there's no doubt in your mind I'll get in, but I can't just believe that, especially in these remaining days before I get my decision. Only I know all the little things on my application that I'm still not happy with. I don't want to conclude either way before the letter actually gets here, but all the smug looks of "oh please, stop questioning your acceptance" just make me question it all the more.
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12-14-2011, 01:55 PM
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#3430 | | Member
Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 732
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Sometimes I just can't stomach you. (Today this applies to at least 3 people)
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12-17-2011, 11:09 AM
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#3431 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 176
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i never made that agreement and if i did i don't remember. if i told you my parents didnt want a stand why would they want me bringing home a cheap rug? i didn't even want the rug but i agreed to split the cost to make you feel reassured cause you are the clumsy one.
whatever i guess it will go to goodwill Monday.
secondly it is really none of your business what i do. it clearly states on the sheet outside our door that we need to clean before we can check out, and i was told by the CA that if your stuff is on my side they will not allow me to check out so im doing what they asked. be grateful i asked you to do instead of doing it myself. their examples where if your rugs were on my side, if you had lights hanging up, those would count has mine.
im just really frustrated that you keep trying to get more information out of me then needed. do i need to remind you that i never once asked why you need to hang out weekly for 3 hours in our room with your boyfriend undisturbed. i never once asked or gave you attitude when i would get surprise text messages telling me not to come back to the room. so what gives you the right to ask me what i want to do with the time i asked for? this is the 2nd time all semester I asked for the the room. the first time you didn't give me the full time or privacy you hung around. so im sorry if im being rude by not answering your questions but i really don't feel like i should answer you. your excuse of I have no where to go doesn't hold true because I couldn't used that. there's the library, uc, study lounge in dorm, computer lab(s), and the list could go on. So please just give my time on monday to move my stuff out, and leave me alone.
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12-17-2011, 04:07 PM
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#3432 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland
Posts: 15,700
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Elmer's wood glue washes off with water. I don't even need to use soap if I don't want to. So please, stop acting like I've just stuck my bare hands in toxic waste, and let me glue this chair back together.
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12-17-2011, 06:11 PM
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#3433 | | Member
Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UCSB
Posts: 826
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Phone appointment with academic advisor.
Do-or-die quarter coming up.
Breath.
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12-17-2011, 10:29 PM
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#3434 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 218
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I am SO glad that you're coming home tonight.
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12-17-2011, 10:50 PM
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#3435 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,401
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I have to get used to having hungry teenage boys back from college. It's just this kid eats much more than we are used to and I hate cooking. His metabolism must go crazy.
Dear friend of son, I'm happy to see you again, back from college. When you stay for dinner, can you PLEASE not eat everyone's share? You took "seconds" many times, until you polished everything off! Did you notice no one else did? Did you notice my DH didn't eat anything b/c he wanted to be sure there was enough for you? I know you like our food, but can't my DS ever get invited to your house for a change?
End of rant.
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