<p>What would be even better… TA would pay for your trip to Michigan Adventure.</p>
<p>I don’t think I like UChicago anymore. My mom just keeps talking it down, and she is giving me examples and everything… Well, we will see after I visit in 2 days XD</p>
<p>Also it is weird, tako you talk about your negative experiences when it comes to talking (well more like your parents lecturing) about college. And it is strange, my mom and I have really good conversations and she is so excited to visit places and the like. But, I sometimes feel like she has high expectations (not in the way that she would be disappointed in me-- Just from her own experiences) and some of her anecdotes are really like WOAH lucky you, and they keep coming out. The newest one tonight was. She got acceptance packets from Northwestern twice (Undergrad and Kellogg) and she never opened them, she just threw them out. Same with Georgetown for undergrad… I was like I can only hope I would be in a position when I don’t even think twice about amazing schools accepting me, sigh.</p>
<p>Obviously I am not like freaking out, because I know I will end up in the right place. But, it is sort of funny that those two schools (NW and Gtown) are definitely some of my top choices.</p>
<p>oooh uber, i like the amusement park idea, too! maybe we can fund that trip using our group money? i don’t know what we’d do about transportation, though, unless there’s a bus from ann arbor.</p>
<p>Wow, Corey, I <33 your mom. Introduce me sometime and you can meet my parents too! OH MAN maybe your mom can calm my mom down. Hehe.</p>
<p>Dude, if I got an acceptance letter I’d keep it for the rest of my life. And I’m sorry that you don’t like UChicago anymore. It’s actually kind of the same for me, WashU was one of THE schools on my list, and then my sister got in for med school and she and my mom always talk about it and my mom wants to buy an apartment there and so now I’m like…oh…maybe not :P</p>
<p>And I’m sure there are buses from Ann Arbor…and we’ll see :)</p>
<p>I just realized that TASP is 6 months of INDEPENDENCE. Hehe. Me = never been away from home for more than 2 days :O</p>
<p>It is strange, sometimes I feel like I missed out from a normal childhood. Like where something like that (not being away from home more than 2 days) is somewhat common. IDK</p>
<p>Rainbow! <333 I want rainbow flip flops. I wish Old Navy sold rainbow ones for $2.50. Dang Corey, you pimp!</p>
<p>And I don’t think you missed out on a normal childhood. I think I missed out. I never went to summer camp, and it seems like everybody else has. I never even knew what a lanyard was until this year -_- It’s so sad…I wonder if I’ll be okay at TASP…what if I like, haha, die.</p>
<p>And University of Pittsburgh sent me an application. And St. John’s :)</p>
<p>So wierd I just imagined this dialogue between you and your parents (before I even saw that last post) and you wanted to apply to like Antioch and St. Johns and they were screaming IVYS ONLY!!! eeek</p>
<p>Ahh… colleges… it’s just been with me for so long I really just want to get over with it all. I feel like I’ve been applying to colleges ever since high school started.</p>
<p>Antioch College closed down. DID YOU NOT SEE THE THREAD I POSTED. Gosh, Corey. I guess I could apply to one of their other campuses? We’ll see :)</p>
<p>And I could actually see that conversation happening, sadly enough. Harvard sent me mail, and inside was a “Request more information about Harvard’s New Financial Aid Initiative!” And my mom filled it out for me, lol. And then I was like, mom our income is way above $80,000. And my mom was like, so? If Harvard really wants you they’ll give you money. And then I started laughing because I was like Mom why in the world would Harvard want me? And I told her Harvard wasn’t even on my list.</p>
<p>Yet regardless, she sent it off anyway. Lmao.</p>
<p>haha, I got the U of Pittsburgh application too. it didn’t require an essay or recommendation letters…they must really want people to apply, haha. I’m kind of looking forward to recycling my TASP essays to fit college essay prompts.
I almost wish my parents cared more about me going to a stereotypically good school. they just kind of sigh every time I talk about a school that doesn’t give merit aid, and ask me if i’ve looked at the U of Vermont honors college. but I guess low pressure is good.</p>
<p>lol just apply where you want assorted. I don’t think I get pressure at all, but they are still really supportive, engaged and excited about the process. IMO the best combination.</p>
<p>And yes I know Antioch closed, but you mentioned you were interested… so there! HA (You thought I wasn’t paying attention when in fact I was paying more attention)</p>
<p>Applying to colleges is going to be fun, especially with you guys. I totally want to know where you guys are going. Maybe we’ll go to the same college. XD</p>
<p>And I wish my parents would be more blunt so I could counter their arguments. Actually, that’s probably partly my fault because I’m very circumspect myself (did I use that word correctly? Hmmm) and never tell them anything. </p>
<p>I wonder if I should apply to U. of Pittsburgh. It seems like a pretty easy app, and hopefully I’d get some merit aid…but would I go there? Hum dee dum.</p>
and you can meet my parents too! OH MAN maybe your mom can calm my mom down. Hehe.</p>
I feel like I’ve been applying to colleges ever since high school started.</p>