<p>I look at it like this: I’m putting in all this effort for college applications up till the end of December (and I get my NC State Decision December 15th), in January I have to do all of that crazy financial aid stuff, I get February off from college stuff, I get my UNC decision in March, everywhere else gets back to me in April, and then I have less than a month to pick a school. That way, while I’d like to know sooner, I know I wouldn’t wish the process to go any faster; it’s already busy enough.</p>
<p>I’ve not been too sure what to talk about in my essay either. I guess it depends on what you plan to talk about in your essay. Is chemistry your prospective major? I do know that they ultimately don’t want to learn more about anions and cations, but about who you are… and you can do that with about any topic. I’ve read that you should address things like why your chemistry score was lower than expected outside of essays… and that you should get someone to read your essay and ask them “what does it say about me?” </p>
<p>lol I’m not getting my hopes up… it’s probably all of those darn Wake County kids. =P</p>