<p>I just applied to the NIH internship. And got my teacher recs lined up for it. It’s a long-shot but you can only try.</p>
<p>Did anybody apply for Breakthrough? What locations?</p>
<p>@Tinny: Congrats! How awesome :)</p>
<p>@superstarlala I applied to NCI and USAMRIID and got some interviews. I have a one more interview left for NCI and I was luckily picked for the informational meeting for USAMRIID. Not many students we’re picked for USAMRIID, I’m still amazed how I got pick based on my terrible GPA and grades lol.</p>
<p>@lldm21 Thanks!</p>
<p>This win was exactly what I needed. I’ve always felt subpar compared to everyone else, but for once I was that person people wanted to be! 
The only moment that could beat that moment would be opening/reading acceptance letters.</p>
<p>I am a semi-finalist(so many steps for this one) for an internship for a company that converts methane has from landfills into clean energy. Sounds good to me. I had to submit some stuff I did on AutoCad, grades, and an essay. Thank you introduction to engineering teacher for hooking me up with this opportunity.</p>
<p>I sound like such a fraud when I write essays for applications. Maybe I am.</p>
<p>I feel like compared to my intelligence, my essays sound too formal/adultlike…</p>
<p>I finally started my common app essay. Except I am basically writing three essays at once and waiting to see which one comes out the best. My writing tends to come out a little formal (similar to how I speak), but I hope the As in honors/AP English classes will imply that it is my own writing.</p>
<p>^“finally started”?
I’m planning on doing that in Summer. lol</p>
<p>yeah sure… in the summer. daahh… anyone starting now!!!
other than artsygirll13… :P</p>
<p>I think I finished mine last October during a power outage. It sucks but it probably won’t get any better.</p>
<p>SRSLY?! so I better get started then?! What about recommendations? Shall I ask for some NOW too?
Wooow… You guys ruined my daydream fantasy on Uni app being after “some LONG while”
and that it’s “too early” and stuff… LOL XD</p>
<p>At my school you have to write your common app essay junior year, it is a requirement in all 11th grade English classes… We are basically ready to apply to college by the end of junior year. The non AP classes also make resumes (I don’t think we are).</p>
<p>Nah. I just like to write because it makes me feel more productive than procrastinating does.
We have a required career class at my school in which we make resumes. We practice writing college essays, so I’ve written quite a few of them, but most of them aren’t any good.</p>
<p>^ that is supposedly true of my school as well… though my English teacher was kind of flaky so we didn’t do that. It doesn’t really work well though because 11th grade english classes are a mix of seniors/juniors - don’t ask why, it’s a weird system.</p>
<p>ooohhkkaaaayyyyyy… wow… i mean… wow… Dunno y but writing essays in junior year NEVER crossed my mind… lol</p>
<p>I’ll consider it… no promises though (ehem to myself)</p>
<p>Oh jeez I haven’t even decided what topic to pick for my Common App essay. They’re all terrible in my opinion.</p>
<p>@TheKongo Yeah I am not a fan of this year’s prompts, I liked last years so much more. I am either doing the place where you are content one or they major part of your life that the application would not be complete without one.</p>
<p>What are the new ones?
My essays invariably deviate from the prompts.</p>