<p>not yet, but i am definitely applyin, waiting for parents to come back from india so will discuss with them and all
…
this is like the first time i have had no adults at home and i am the eldest…yipee!!!</p>
<p>sigh, dad comin back tmr… :p</p>
<p>aaah neha the glories of being home alone…good times 
Pity they’re over for me…oh well :(</p>
<p>merc, you can tell your friend that he should get a decision from Caltech one way or the other by the 23rd :eek: They mailed yesterday and as usual, courier for intls</p>
<p>Whoa! Thanks for the news, I’ll ring him up now…</p>
<p>bruno u are from singapore rite? which jc?? me form vj…</p>
<p>Northwestern already sent decisions to intls :eek:</p>
<p>some ‘crygose’ got his/her rejection letter, which was dated 18th March :(</p>
<p>Hallucinations-u can always try writing for permission to use the labs in IIT
or to ask any of the CSIR labs for permission,depending on your subject of research.</p>
<p>I havent done a lot of research.In my case,my project involved human tissue,and I didnt get permission from any lab.So ill be conducting that research once I get to the US.However generally,the professors in IIT and the ppl in CSIR are very happy to help you in any way possible.</p>
<p>boosting myself up with happy music in preparation of the imminent rejections…:)</p>
<p>Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I dont need to fight
To prove Im right
I dont need to be forgiven</p>
<p>Dont cry
Dont raise your eye
Its only teenage wasteland</p>
<p>Sally ,take my hand
Travel south crossland
Put out the fire
Dont look past my shoulder
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Lets get together
Before we get much older</p>
<p>Teenage wasteland
Its only teenage wasteland
Teenage wasteland
Oh, oh
Teenage wasteland
Theyre all wasted!</p>
<p>I got an e-mail from Nanyang - entrance exam <sigh> on the 25th AND 26th at Delhi. That sux bcos ive got INOI on 27th in Hyd.</sigh></p>
<p>rao - tht was intense…dude, i thought i can do philosophy…but compared to u…no way…
there is nothing tht i can say to change wht has happened or what can happen…but like always…i feel that everything happens for the best…</p>
<p>At the Institute of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation in New York, there is a bronze plaque riveted to the wall. The inscription has been copied from the diary of an unknown confederate soldier: I asked the God for strength that I might achieve. But I was made weak, that I might learn to humbly obey. I asked for health that I might do great things. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I may be wise. I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness so that I might feel the need of God. I got none of the things I asked for, but I got a life that I might appreciate all things. I am of all men, one of the most richly blessed.</p>
<p>or the whole essay goes something like this…sorry tht its so long…but 500 words does help</p>
<p>Triumphant Victor</p>
<p>For some, the pursuit of happiness is like a blind man in a dark room searching for a black cat that is not there. For others happiness is within sight but beyond their reach, like a proverbial carrot dangling before a donkeys mouth.</p>
<p>The majority, however, have the carrot in their mouths and yet, deep down, they feel disturbed, frustrated and miserable. This is because of their wounds inside they are hurting from within. Some time in their past, services were forgotten, honors were denied, apologies were never offered. Compensation was insufficient, judgment was unfair, loyalty was never reciprocated, and love was unacknowledged. Many feel they must find a way to avoid further pain in their lives.</p>
<p>However, a life without pain is impossible. We should not waste time and energy trying to avoid pain. Indeed, we need to accept it as a part of life and try to learn something from it. Nothing happens without a purpose. Pain is a clarion call. It is information given to you, thats all.</p>
<p>When a person places his hand on a hot stove and scorches his skin, the stove is not punishing him; it is merely telling him to quickly move to a safer distance or else he may come to a greater harm. When a person suffers the pain pf a kidney stone, the stone is not punishing him, but explaining to him something about his body and diet. In instances of extreme pain-emotional or physical nature the nature is informing us that we are searching for happiness in entirely the wrong direction and something needs to be changed drastically.</p>
<p>We must all go through experiences, bitter and sweet. So why not grow through them as well? Raise yourself to your higher and more powerful self. Try not to go to pity parties and wallow in your lower state self-pity, grudges, grievances and bitter memories. Take charge of your life and cherish the lessons you learn. These lessons are your true wealth. The more lessons you learn, the richer you are. They make you richer than even the richest person in the world, who has failed to learn from his past. You will have lived a life to the fullest. You will have flown to the heights of life and also touched its depths. You will have enjoyed all its dimensions and all its benedictions. You will have missed nothing. For such persons, even the approach of death is a wonderful lesson. Death becomes the final flowering the last act, the masterstroke, the crowning glory of a life that has been well lived.</p>
<p>In life, when one door to happiness closes, another better one opens. You just have to stop staring at the door that has closed on you and turn you attention some where else or even somewhere within yourself. Maybe, you have missed something more important. Maybe you have overlooked or forgotten something your mother or father taught you long ago.</p>
<p>At the Institute of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation in New York, there is a bronze plaque riveted to the wall. The inscription has been copied from the diary of an unknown confederate soldier: I asked the God for strength that I might achieve. But I was made weak, that I might learn to humbly obey. I asked for health that I might do great things. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I may be wise. I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness so that I might feel the need of God. I got none of the things I asked for, but I got a life that I might appreciate all things. I am of all men, one of the most richly blessed.</p>
<p>From this wonderful, lofty viewpoint, please reassess how lucky you really are. You are not a victim at all. You are, in fact, a triumphant victor.</p>
<p>um, people, sorry for making this thread one with the enormous posts.</p>
<p>np 
ever.</p>
<p>■■■ nanyang, go for INOI… unless you can get an afternoon flight from delhi to hyd… which i doubt exists…</p>
<p>I am writing the INOI - no matter what. I think ill take an evening flight on the 26th (exam gets over at 1530). One of the airlines is bound to have a flight</p>
<p>wow congrats adides and others… i only had the chance to read the newspaper now and i see the us govt snatched away modi’s visa :D</p>
<p>sorry i wasnt a part of this… i dont feel to strongly either way (matter of fact, i tried argueing with mom about it right now, and didnt have any arguments hehe)</p>
<p>but my pat on your backs (rather, punches).</p>
<p>thx merc…as such once said “small contributions can add up to big accomplishments”</p>
<p>he might get his visa reinstated or might still participate in those events through teleconference…but i think he has heard the msg very clearly…</p>
<p>I said that??? When???</p>
<p>Hey… you’re up so late… kuchh khaas baat? :p</p>
<p>What’s INOI?</p>
<p>Indian National Olmpiad in Informatics … or something like that</p>