<p>haha uberduperdork. I feel the same way. There is no chance I’m getting in. I am actually anticipating the rejection letter. I can’t wait. I want to see whether it is crappy and generic or is generic but with that personal flavor to it…if you get what I mean. </p>
<p>I have a pre-calc test and an engineering test tomorrow which are going to suck. I hate my engineering class. I took physics at Rutgers last summer and I learned everything one way. In my engineering class everything is different and it is so confusing. I especially hate using the American system of measurement. I am comfortable using meters, not feet.</p>
<p>Tako is a slang term for “stupid jerk” in japanese. Literally means “octopus.” I think I was in an emo mode when I thought up it. I mean, who wants to be called “stupid jerk with emphasis on stupid.”</p>
<p>I dont understand why every one is so negative. We all know the chances and we have calcualted them over in our heads, but to flat out call your rejection is a little much. Some people have gone way over board with the whole thing. Be confident, regardless of getting an interview, yall are obviously doing something right if you got into the position where you were able to apply to TASP. No one knows how they do the application decision and review, but my guess is every one has a pretty fair shot. So Good Luck, and damn is Friday close. I know I will end up calling in the middle of school :-P.</p>
<p>wow that was such an optomistic post. It put a smile on my face. Thank you! </p>
<p>I’m generally a very pesimistic person. My philosophy is that if you always think the bad situation will happen, you will be extra excited when the good happens. When the bad happens, you will not be let down because you were expecting it all along. It is just my way to get through life without any regrets.</p>
<p>Supposedly we can call on Friday and ask. Watch us all get our hopes up just for us to have to wait 3 days.</p>
<p>I’m not going for the be cocky or over confident. But at least hold your self in some esteem, we all worked our asses off to write those essays.</p>
<p>Whoa, in the time in took me to type up that last post, there were 6 new ones added! Nice going guys!</p>
<p>Speaking of names, my friend named his dog (he got him when he was 11), Kaiser Caesar Emperor, after the axis powers of World War II (Germany, Italy, Japan).</p>
<p>Okay, NOW I’m done.</p>
<p>P.S. I’m not pessimistic and I do have self confidence, I just have a gut feeling that what I wrote wasn’t enough. I don’t know, but I just feel it and that’s how I see myself on decision day. Rejection isn’t always a bad, or “negative,” thing either, and to avoid being clich</p>
<p>haha uberduperdork. My friend’s dog is named Dante after her favorite author. Personally, I think it is the perfect name. If I ever get dogs, I will now make sure to name it Virgil or Homer.</p>
<p>Whoa! This thread went from dormant to volatile in two days! But I must say, during our 3 week interval of inactivity, I began to miss everyone a little - nice to see we’re back in full swing :)</p>
<p>I was just thinking that I really don’t want to look at my email until the letter from TASP arrives in my mail box. I don’t want to even see the subject. For me, it is all about that suspense of opening the letter. Standing there at my table staring at the back of the envelope trying to pull together the nerves to break the seal.</p>
<p>My cell phone is never charged so I wouldn’t have the means to call them. I used to charge it but after a while I dropped it on its antenna a ton of times. That combined with the fact that I have T-Mobile make it impossible to get reception anyway, so why waste electricity.</p>
<p>Were you the one who doesn’t like to use electricity at certain times of the day? Perhaps you could take a self proclaimed Amish approach to your interview.</p>
<p>I once went to Amish country. In lieu of the Sept. 11th attacks our Washington D.C. trip was found to hazardous and instead of going to the city we went on an eclectic tour of the east coast. Self-changing experience to say the least. It took so long to get to Lancaster county that we only had time to go to the Amish gift shop in this families house, what a rip off. They had full electricity, sewing machines and a cash register.</p>
<p>haha, no. I use electricity all the time =) I just don’t like wasting it. </p>
<p>I only ever go to Amish country when going to Hersey park. I’ve never seen it from any other perspective so I can’t give a good account of my opinions. It must be wierd though. To live in today’s world without anything. If I don’t have my laptop on me at all times I feel empty inside.</p>
We should aim for 300 by March 5! Haha :)</p>