<p>lol…how does your school work with snow days then? At mine, we have set days for finals which never change. Even though we have to make up the snow days at the end of the year like you do, ours are after finals. We wind up watching movies or signing year books the whole time. Thus, I would much rather have a day off in teh winter than get out of school early on.</p>
<p>Indeed, crimson12.</p>
<p>Me and Karen (or rather, Karen and I, to be grammatically correct) were discussing this in recent posts.</p>
<p>I’m writing application essays 
How would I help to build a widely diverse community at the Carnegie Mellon Summer Programs for Diversity? I do not like to answer questions like this. One whole page…and I have nothing to say. Do you think it’d be bad if I talked about my wittiness, dorkiness, and little kid-ishness fascination with just about everything? Or should I be all, I’m an Asian-American female! = minority = diversity! I’d much rather discuss how I believe that I am a fascinating person, which is how I’d bring diversity. I don’t know if they’d appreciate that though, ha ha.</p>
<p>People have speedy fingers…</p>
<p>Diversity in colors is so trite. But thats all people care about now in our PC world. So many will talk about their past and experiences and their color, but try to move beyond that. Yes your past is part of who you are, but what makes you you. Tako their are so many nuances to your personality and so much to explore in that sense. So Just stay away from the typical respons. Thnk TASPy thoughts. XD</p>
<p>GL with CMellon.</p>
<p>Excellent. </p>
<p>I think I’ll start my essay off by saying, </p>
<p>“I could probably write this entire essay on how I, as an Asian-American female (or rather, Asian-Canadian since I was born in Canada), would bring diversity to the Carnegie Mellon Summer Programs for Diversity as a minority in this generally caucasian-and-male-dominated world. However, I believe that diversity is about much more than ethnicity and gender, and choose instead to address my quirky and perhaps dorky personality and character as an individual.”</p>
<p>Hehe. Except maybe I won’t say “caucasian-and-male-dominated” and “quirky and perhaps dorky.” Makes me sound presumptuous and dorky, ha ha.</p>
<p>Hmmm, or maybe I won’t start like that. Interesting. We shall see, I suppose.</p>
<p>Haha.</p>
<p>Start with “I appologize for not being so formal, TASP plays tricks with the mind.”</p>
<p>Sounds like your on the right track.</p>
<p>Going to bed now (8 oclock) than going to wake at some obscure hour to study Japanese. Thank god for that field trip.Only 1 test 2mrw, not 3. =]</p>
<p>haha, good luck! and have fun on the trip. </p>
<p>Japanese…wow</p>
<p>you guys are calling? i don’t think i will…too scary
i really wish i’d spent more time on my essays : (</p>
<p>Me too, harvard. Way for procrastination (I essentially did all of them in one night :))</p>
<p>And again, I am writing two essays in one night for another application. Interesting…why am I such a terrible person?</p>
<p>Wow…You are so not a terrible person. Procrastination gets us all. I think its just our society…When in doubt, blame it on society. It never fails.</p>
<p>Actually, I am in the process of writing an essay (for the Kaplan Newsweek “My Turn” Essay contest) about procrastination.</p>
<p>I discuss how procrastination, far from being a flaw or last resort, is actually an art. Since my life is so boring, I resort to procrastination to get that adrenaline pumping. Yes, some people do extreme sports. I’m too much of a wimp. Some people take drugs. I’m too much of a “goody-two-shoes.” Some people go out and party. I’m slightly anti-social, and prefer to stay home. Thus to maintain a certain level of excitement in my life, I resort to procrastination. There’s nothing as thrilling as the oh-my-gosh-I-only-have-two-hours-to-write-a-five-page-essay feeling, in my opinion (in my sad, sad life).</p>
<p>^^ Yep, that’s pretty much my essay 
Haha, I’m such a dork/loser and write about such random topics. I wonder why I have friends.</p>
<p>haha…we have a lot in common tako</p>
<p>That is pretty darn cool :)</p>
<p>I really really hope to meet some of you at TASP. Except that I’ll get rejected. OHH but I bet I can convince my folks to do some college visiting over summer break ;)</p>
<p>AHHH why can’t we fast forward to Monday?</p>
<p>This thread has become like a huge chat room which is going to continue till at least july. </p>
<p>Im Audi, I’ll talk to all you tomorrow. Good luck on those essays!</p>
<p>Edit: I was thinking the same thing about meeting people. That’s why I asked about which program everyone was applying too. </p>
<p>I hate visiting colleges during the summer. They are so empty.</p>
<p>Oh man, everybody’s leaving me. </p>
<p>I feel lonely and abandoned.</p>
<p>I guess now I actually have to work :(</p>
<p>While I appreciate the humility, the pessimism is really getting to me. </p>
<p>Sure I’ve done the whole “my application is not qualified/could have been improved XX and XX” but at the same time, please don’t constantly repeat how you’re going to get rejected. Even if you have a fair gauge on what you think are your qualifications compared to others on this board, you haven’t seen the 1000 applications, don’t know where you stand, and do not belong to the TASP admissions committee. It’s unfair for you, with your limited perspective, to predict.</p>
<p>The whole negative-outlook-on-life-to-avoid-disappointment thing seems kind of a cop-out to me. I feel like the insecurities and decreased self-respect that accompany lowered expectations is not worth avoiding the occasional pang of “I really didn’t achieve my goal this time”. So what? Analyze it, figure out what could have been done better, treat every mistake like a learning experience. Emerge a stronger person. You’re going to get disappointed sometimes, regardless of how negative you are in the first place- that’s life.</p>
<p>Basically, I’m tired and sick and missed school today and just don’t like hearing other people put themselves down.</p>
<p>Aww, aesh…</p>
<p>I really am pretty optimistic, actually.</p>
<p>But see, the TASP thread…is documented. Thus I’d feel terrible if I said, “I think I’m going to make it into TASP!” and got rejected. In fact, I don’t think I could come back if I acted so optimistic. And more than being optimistic, it’s somewhat presumptuous and arrogant, in my opinion. It’s just easier to pretend you have no chance. Don’t take any of us seriously, because I am sure that all of us thinks we have a chance. </p>
<p>I actually have extremely high hopes/expectations; I just prefer not to inform other people of them. I’m a rather secretive person, I’m afraid.</p>
<p>On a different note, does anyone else here like cream soda? I love Dr. Brown’s diet cream soda.</p>
<p>Just a side note, you know.</p>
<p>This thread really is like a chat room for us. I like it. Everyone else on CC not in on it must thing we’re really obsessive, but I think it would be exessive to say that even 50% of the (whoa) 3057 posts are about TASP.</p>
<p>okay, so this is a bit off topic.</p>
<p>i have absolutely NO art credits in my high school career (yeah, don’t ask why because i don’t know). choosing classes for next year ends on friday, the same day decisions for TASP comes out (joy.)</p>
<p>anyway, i just want to know if dancing (year long class) fulfills an art credit at:
-the UC
-University of Washington
-Northwestern U
-Stanford U</p>
<p>please respond and thanks! =)</p>
<p>I’m calling. What’s there to be afraid of? Better get it out of the way instead of thinking about it all weekend…</p>