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Archive for September, 2008

Everyone knows that applying for college is a crazy time. I’m not gonna lie, it’s probably one of the most complicated parts of life. There’s so many things you have to do:

Pick a handful of schools.
Do applications, and everything related to applications.
Take the SAT’s, ACT’s, and other acronyms. 
Keep your grades up senior year. Slacking is [...]

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My college folder died today

Monday, September 29th, 2008

My college folder died today. I have (well, had) probably six or seven applications in that thing, and as many of you know, some of those print-outs are quite lengthy. Not only did I have applications in the folder, I also had psychology course descriptions from various colleges (yep, I plan on being a psych [...]

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In or Outie?

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

I felt slacky for not signing up for an Ivy League, or some East Coast college built during colonial times. By the common social standards of ninety-nine percent of the nation, it was perfectly acceptable. But by Honors student standards, I’ve failed to apply myself and (in my typical Asian parent’s views) am doomed to crawl miserably through life as some epic loser.
 
I’m not even applying out-of-state, because, in truth, the colleges in-state seem both attractive and [...]

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Rules for Roommates

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Things I’ve learned with Roommates:  

In my 4 years of having roommates, I’ve had the good, the bad, and the ugly. I remember my freshman year in the CSU dorms; my roommate couldn’t have been any more the opposite of me. Our room looked like a crazy person had decorated it. I had skateboarding posters, [...]

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Hi Folks!

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Hi there folks on the interweb,
 
My name is Chris De La Cruz. I am currently a senior at the Miami Valley School located in Dayton, Ohio. I am pretty amped to be partaking in this blogging experience throughout my application process. It is nice to be able to express and write out my thoughts on [...]

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