<p>WHATTTT??? My guidance counselor just emailed me saying that he’s been having problems filling out the online form and has been granted an extension as a result??? Is this for real?</p>
<p>@natim1: Noooo frkn way…that’s pretty crazy. I hope the same thing has happened with my GC! Still says not started no my locker…T_T</p>
<p>Julia, it’s better than nothing, but I think department awards are not as significant or meaningful as local, state, national awards.</p>
<p>@powerbomb: Thanks but that’s too bad, cause where I’m from those awards get sweeped up by the rich kids with 5 tutors and double the connections. Awesome.</p>
<p>What is the Match % rate, again?</p>
<p>Like 11%…</p>
<p>@Julia, i feel you on the rich kids with tutors. I assume you go to a private/prep school of some kind? I listed all the times i got on honor roll and deans list at my school, just because getting on there is SO FRICKIN hard and staying on there is even harder and i’m actually really proud of my honor roll/deans list status.</p>
<p>should i bother listing ap scholar thing? (won’t they know just from my AP scores?)</p>
<p>YIKES! Glad I never read those sample essays before now. Depressing.</p>
<p>@sunflower: No i don’t go to a private/ prep school, i just go to one of the top public schools in the country. We’ve made the top 50 high schools in the US rank every year since…forever. It’s really hard because everyone around me is seriously rolling in the money and can put a lot of it towards their education…while i have the part time job, house chores no other kid has to deal with, and leadership responsibilities. I might as well be going to a private school lol</p>
<p>Random: you know what I realized? the QB reps. are actually really nice.</p>
<p>QUESTION ABOUT THE PICTURE: should i pick the best-looking picture, the most pity-worthy picture, or the prettiest picture (overall)?</p>
<p>i have 3 pictures that i like equally… :(</p>
<p>Yea dude…those essays are just like…wth</p>
<p>@everyone: Well is you look at the last sample bio essay it’s actually over 1,000 words. The sample shorts are like <300. </p>
<p>@CODE H: I have a crazy picture of me jumping…XD i hope they enjoy that.</p>
<p>MOTHER OF GOD THE SITE IS BACK TO FUNCTIONING SEMI-NORMALLY!!!</p>
<p>yuuuuusssssssssssssssssss</p>
<p>^I think the picture is just used to put on their website if you get Matched.</p>
<p>One rec completed! Haha I sat with my APUSH teacher and watched her fill out the rec. She asked me a few questions to clarify things which is sweet. Then she submitted it, went “ta-da!” then I got really excited when I saw it pop up as completed on my Teacher Rec list. Haha</p>
<p>Site is all slow again, it’s crazy time! I’m supposed to be helping with the financial part, but I guess it’s not working. At least essays you can work on offline!</p>
<p>Yeah I’m happy to at least be working on my essays right now…just trying not to freak out about the fact that my GC has yet to fax my rec.</p>
<p>One of my teachers is still working on his…gah</p>