<p>O and I applied to Viterbi initially but recently I decided I couldn’t stand a career in science. I told Penny and she said I could easily transfer to business or law. </p>
<p>Btw, I don’t mean to sound ungrateful but basically Junior year, even with its craziness, has kinda made me conscious of how much fun I have in high school so I’m once again doubting if I want to go to RHP. Every year, it seems I grow more and more comfortable and close with a lot more people and right now I feel like I couldn’t bear to leave, at least for another year. I’ll meet great people at USC but also at whatever college I would go to after a Senior year of amazing memories, relationships, but most importantly, closure. Idk, sorry for rambling but who else is torn by this?</p>
<p>I am in no way torn. Sure, the people at my high school are great, but it’s one’s college friends that are maintained for a lifetime, so all my adult friends say. Besides, I feel very restricted by my high school. I can’t do half the things I want to do just because I have to accomodate to the wishes of a minority. I can’t just organize things; there’s a ton of red tape. Maybe if there were more academic people at my high school I might feel different, or even if it were just more of a liberating atmosphere. As it is, however, I feel claustraphobic and restless.</p>
<p>Anyhow, as to Facebook–please message me if you’re interested in becoming a friend of me. I can’t find you, Charles, and no one else has put their info up. . . so yeah, message me if you really want to add me.</p>
<p>Oh, here’s something I heard that was kinda funny.</p>
<p>A guy from my high school got into the RHP but then decided against it because he had three goals to accomplish in high school. I don’t remember them exactly, but they were something like a)win a national mathletes competition, b) get into Stanford, c) get a date to prom. He accomplished none of those, as he announced during his salutorian speech, but he got a full ride to Cal Tech.</p>
<p>Nice story, ha.
So the moral is failure can turn into success? Or that those of us with character, determination, talent will succeed if we do RHP or not. Though not to stereotype but from the sound of this guy he might be better suited for Cal Tech than for USC or Stanford.</p>
<p>Here’s the thing…Yes, I do feel torn about leaving my friends and potential senior year memories. Yes, I do feel like it would be like cutting off the four years rather abruptly. But this is what my friends and I have agreed on: If we were meant to be friends for the rest of our lives, we will. It won’t matter if we part ways next year, or the year after. As for senior year activities…I think if I go to RHP, I’ll still go back to the high school come prom time. In addition, RHP will allow me to skip the senior year frenzy of applying to a dozen different colleges. RHP is like a door opening to the future…except it’s a door that hardly ever makes itself seen. I really don’t want to slam it shut because I want to have “fun”. Fun is what you make of it. If I go to RHP, I’m going to call my friends once every two weeks or so…keep in touch on AIM…but heck, I am going to get out there in USC and be involved.</p>
<p>That’s what I’m thinkin’.</p>
<p>Charles, I got your request! Heh heh. Oh, and the city was Shanghai. I stayed at my grandmother’s…because I’m Shanghainese. So that’s convenient. ;P</p>
<p>Sorry, I’m quite excited about it. I’m currently RHP Class of 2012. It’s really one of the best decisions I have ever made.
I live in Connecticut. It is much warmer in California.</p>
<p>Anywho, good luck to you guys, I’m sure you will all do well.
Holla if you have any questions.</p>
<p>me either.
and i don’t think i really believe it yet.
when are you guys thinking of visiting? i have spring break the second or third week of april, so that may be a little late but an okay time for visiting.
if the dates work out, we should try to go the same days. at least we’ll be able to meet.</p>
<p>hey, cool little latin fact:
the motto of rhp (at least on the crest that vicki found for the fb group) means “Let him bear the palm who has deserved it.”</p>
<p>Cool little fact:
The crest that I found is the official crest of the University of Southern California.
The reason that it says “Resident Honors Program” so conveniently…is because I’m a Photoshop guru. Hah~ I needed a picture for our group, so I kinda hastily made it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I have my doubts about the phone call. I need to wait for the actual letter to arrive to believe it.
My spring break is in two weeks, starting on March 14…or something like that. By mid-March we should have got our letters, right? When we get it, we should definitely figure out a date to visit so we can all meet each other. WHOOO~!</p>
<p>We’re supposed to get letters this or next week, aren’t we?
Unfortunately, I don’t get a spring break and I’m only home to read my mail on weekends, so please do say when you get your letters.
I joined the Facebook group (2009 USC Resident Honors Program (Waiting or Accepted)), so say it wherever and I’ll see.
Gangster picture, by the way, Vick (almost as much so as my piano).</p>
<p>For some reason, I can’t see you in the group! It says 6 members, but when I click on “members”, only 5 show up. I didn’t know it was possible to set even group membership to private…
Anyways, yeah, we’ll update you if we get letters!</p>
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