The Indian Thread (TiT) # 15

International Students
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<p>I agree with you two on the grammar thing, I seem to have an intuitive grasp of it, although I talk pretty disjointedly occasionally.</p>

<p>Colleges. Decisions. PARANOIA!</p>

<p>I got an email from Oberlin from the guy in charge of international admissions (in charge = in charge. He has a Ph. D. >.<) saying he was looking at the finances of people “still under active consideration” and asking why couldn’t I pay more than I said on the forms, given my circumstances.</p>

<p>Basically, I’m still under active consideration. Woo!</p>

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<p>Most of my ECs are literary as well (!!), but I had enough math/science stuff to scrape something together. And well, I’m madly in love with Caltech. :stuck_out_tongue: (Also, writing the extra essays was a) fun and b) useful, since I used one of them for another college as well. Plus, I got to show off my graphic design! :D)</p>

<p>Shrivats Syndrome 5 – Cheshire-catting? (Just don’t be Schrodinger’s, please.)</p>

<p>I’m going mad about decisions, because I’ve applied to tough enough places that being rejected everywhere is sort of likely. Hoping the essays will tip it.</p>

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<p>My one beef with Schroedinger is the umlaut. It just doesn’t seem right without the two dots on the o, and CC doesn’t support diacritical marks. :(</p>

<p>I suppose I’ll settle for oe, though I hate diaeresis normally.</p>

<p>P.S: Am I the only person who harbours likes and dislikes for parts of the alphabet? :D</p>

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<p>Good news Kriti, great to hear. (That they’re considering you seriously and all…)</p>

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<p>Pity the diacritical marks don’t show. I mean, I can type them and everything! <em>woe</em></p>

<p>I have opinions on the alphabet. Mostly, I hate ‘F’.</p>

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<p>If that sort of email had come to me…I would hav been jumpin by now…
Ya…I will agree with shri here…I hate that CC dont support all types of letters…</p>

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<p>I like weird symbols that are part of Old English. The thorn and the like…</p>

<p>(But I guess that’s just an outgrowth of my fascination for Greek symbols. :))</p>

<p>I think this qualifies for one of those discussions by now, doesn’t it? :D</p>

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<p>Shrivats, have you read Beowulf? (And if you have – there’s a movie coming out. And it’s being written by Neil Gaiman, who is really awesome, and starring Angelina Jolie as a monster, which is just surreal. :D)</p>

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<p>I’ve read it, well I’ve tried to read it. :p</p>

<p>I’ve definitely read the Wiki article, I’ve seen the old movie based on it (Thirteen Men or some such). :)</p>

<p>Surreal? Yes, quite. :D</p>

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<p>I’ve not read anything new for the past month actually, not been able to get anything to read. (Why do I sense a book buying spree hanging in abeyance here :))</p>

<p>But then I re-read books with a vengeance. (I’ve read every book I possess about 40 times :D)</p>

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<p>And I just noticed that shri’s post count exceeded Kaushik’s…wooh…</p>

<p>ya, it is surreal…</p>

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<p>Angelina Jolie. Grendel’s mother. Does not compute. ;)</p>

<p>I trust Neil Gaiman, though, so the movie will probably be dead cool.</p>

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<p>:D:D:D </p>

<p>Fraternal comeuppance here, isn’t it?</p>

<p>I’ve been staging a rearguard action here for quite a while, finally bearing fruit. (Though hopefully in a more sensible way than Bas’s. :p)</p>

<p>My sights are on Lakshya next though. :D</p>

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<p>hehe…I can ‘‘cee’’ that…indeed u hav been quite sensible…(unlike, I was in the beginning and perhaps still am…:p)…</p>

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<p>Fraternal feelings be damned! The youngling shall not pass! :D</p>

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<p>How is 487>773? Or am I missing something here?</p>

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<p>v r talkin bout post count on TiT#15 alone…</p>

<p>ya…youngling shall not pass…;)…but sooner or later oldies hav to giv up…:(…</p>

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<p>Well in hyperbolic geometry it just might well be :D, but we’re talking about posts in this thread. (the only one that counts! :))</p>

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<p>Okay… so The Twin Wars have crossed the boundaries of just fighting over who gets the computer?</p>

<p>I just got an email informing me about Berkeley’s incoming freshman summer classes…</p>

<p>…does everyone get that?</p>

<p>MORE PARANOIA - DARE NOT HOPE.</p>

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<p>kriti: It sounds as if u r in the mailing list of UCB…</p>