<p>Hiking is awesome! Go with it!</p>
<p>I haven’t done anyhting for my summers in HS.
9th grade- got kicked out of camp
10th/11th grade- Explo, a program on the campus of Yale but basically a camp
12th grade- watched TV and visited some colleges</p>
<p>Lol, tell me more about this 9th grade summer…</p>
<p>Princeton is the only ivy I’m applying to, pretty happy my asian parents aren’t forcing me to apply to more.</p>
<p>@collegeluva101 I PM’d you</p>
<p>Cornell is the only ivy I would apply to. I’m only applying to Cornell via Posse Scholarship.</p>
<p>I’m applying to 8 schools, 5 of which are Ivies. Needless to say, I’m a bit stressed about college apps. </p>
<p>Any tips on how to calm down and concentrate?</p>
<p>^ Realize that what college you go to doesn’t matter as long as you take the initiative to make the best of what you’re given.</p>
<p>I kind of don’t really care where I end up anymore. Worst case, I can go to UConn and graduate in a little over 2 years b/c I’ll have enough credits (43) to almost start off as a junior (54).</p>
<p>^Nice axiom, but I’m afraid I’m gonna need something more substantial than that. Maybe a chill pill is in order.</p>
<p>Possibly. Yoga, tea, and laughter can help too.</p>
<p>Or you can focus on the fact that you got out of junior year alive, so you can make it through senior year as well.</p>
<p>My list is about 10 schools, 2 of which are safeties. The only Ivies I’m applying to are Cornell and Princeton.</p>
<p>Laughter is honestly one of the best medicines. I remember I was having a slightly sad summer, and then I spent a night out with some friends at my first ever Red Sox Game, and I felt so refreshed and happy at the end because of all the laughing again.</p>
<p>Lol, my evening last night comprised of Facebook stalking some girl from my school who goes to Princeton. She looks so awesome and happy there that it makes me just want to go to college RIGHT NOW.</p>
<p>Wait. That’s how I always feel.</p>
<p>My friend who’s a sophomore at MIT called me a couple days ago. How the conversation went: </p>
<p>“Woke up at noon, went out to eat with friends at 1:30, on my way to print some things, and then I have nothing to do until much later tonight, so I was hoping you could light up my life a little bit until then.”
“why are all of your days so chill.”
“Welcome to college.”</p>
<p>Dat envy.</p>
<p>My mom does not understand the concept of a safety school. I’m trying to find one other to make sure and she’s like “You’re better than those schools. This is a safety.” and then I’m like “No, that’s a reach”</p>
<p>My mom’s like that too.</p>
<p>Probably just the tendency of mom’s to think their kids are “the best” or “invincible.”</p>
<p>I don’t like the writing supplement for CMU.</p>
<p>I hate when people say things like, “You’re going to get in everywhere you apply.” I’m thinking, “DON’T GIVE ME FALSE HOPE!”</p>
<p>I’m only applying to one Ivy, yet I have too many reaches. </p>
<p>Nah, my mom’s the opposite. “You call that a safety? That’s more like a reach!”</p>
<p>@my88keys, The truest of truths ever spoken… Also, people say the same thing to me, and I’m like, “You guys underestimate how competitive it is! And when I get rejected from everywhere, you’re all going to guiltily avert your gazes!”</p>