Seoul-mate

[inritum]

reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

[ghostdog07]

OH MY FUCKING GOD, IT’S BACK ON MY DASH.

THIS SHIT WORKS OKAY, I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

The last time I saw this on my dash, I didn’t think it would happen, so jokingly I wished I could go to a fun. concert.

AND GUESS WHAT, I WENT TO A FUCKING FUN. CONCERT.

THIS SHIT WORKS, TRY IT.

[deathklaue]

YOOOOOOO

I SAW THIS ON MY DASH THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT “ITS WORTH A TRY” SO I WISHED I COULD GET A 3DS

LITERALLY LIKE 4 DAYS LATER MY DAD SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE 3DS XL HE BOUGHT FOR ME WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL

IM STILL FREAKING OUT ABOUT THIS

[doryishness]

holy fuck, I didn’t expect this to work, I was like psh, whatever it’s just a quick reblog, but I wished my Dad would actually respond back to me AND HE FUCKING DID A FEW DAYS LATER, I GOT A FUCKING TEXT FROM MY DAD TODAY WHO HASN’T SPOKEN OR RESPONDED TO ME IN MONTHS HOLY FUCK WHAT IS THIS MAGIC IT WORKS. 

[victoriaringsinyourears]

I WANTED TO SEE MY BOYFRIEND AND I DIDN’T THINK I’D GET DAYS OFF BUT THIS WEEKEND I’M HEADING UP THERE??? THIS IS CRAZY SHIT 

[lenshade]

SO LIKE I JOKINGLY WISHED FOR MY OWN LEN KAGAMINE AND THEN LIKE A WEEK LATER I GOT A LEN NENDOROID??? H ELP

[themixedbagofwhat]

WTF OKAY SO THIS SHOT ACTUALLY WORKS BECAUSE WHEN I WISHED, I HAD WISHED MY CRUSH WOULD LIKE ME BACK AND GUESS WHAT? I HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW. WHAT THE HELLLLL?????

[wodkat]

ok I’ve said this before but IM DOING IT AGAIN THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS, MY WISH DID COME TRUE SO I REBLOGED AGAIN AND SAID IT IN THE TAGS BUT THEN I WISHED FOR SMTH ELSE AND IT LITERALLY LITERALLY HAPPENED LIKE A COUPLE DAYS LATER WHAT THE HELL SO NOW IM WRITING THIS HERE FOR YOU BC I DONT BELIEVE IN THIS CRAP BUT STILL IT’S AN AWFULLY BIG COINCIDENCE

[acstiel]

THE BOY I FELL I LOVE WITH LEFT TO TRAVEL THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD AND HAS BEEN GONE NOW FOR 3 MONTHS. WE HAVENT SPOKEN SINCE BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO MAKE HIM FEEL TRAPPED TO ME AND NOT ENJOY HIS TIME SO I WAITED FOR HIM TO CONTACT ME FIRST. I SAW THIS ON A PARTICULARLY LOW DAY WHEN I WAS MISSING HIM SO MUCH I CRIED FROM THE PAIN, GUYS I REALLY LOVE HIM, SO I THOUGHT MEH WHAT THE FUCK, AND WISHED HE WOULD JUST LET ME KNOW HE WAS OKAY.

GUYS.

HE FUCKING CALLED ME 20 MINUTES LATER

20 FUCKNG. MINUTES. LATER.

GOOD THINGS DO HAPPEN. AND ITS IN THIS POST.

[juststrokemyglabella]

I wish for someone to leave something in my ask.

[adweeb-deactivated20160228]

OKAY SO I ASKED FOR A HEDGEHOG AND NOW GUESS WHO HAS A PET HEDGEHOG

[mydeadcarcass]

I WISHED FOR SNK MERCH THE FIRST TIME. I GOT A JACKET.

I WISHED FOR MY GIRLFRIEND THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.

[openyourthird-eye]

THIS WORKs I WISHED I WAS MOVING TO NORTH CAROLINA AND GUESS WHAT GUYS IM MOVING TO NC IN AUGUST I PROMISE U IM NOT LYING

[ariya-art]

guys ok ur probably thinking that this is all just bs right? WELL I THOUGHT SO TOO BUT I WISHED MY CRUSH WOULD CHAT ME AND HE DID AND IM FREAKING OUT not even kidding i swear on my grampas grave this works

[haihl-blog]

I love this it always works for me yey thank u shooting star :’)

[stylelogs]

[markparham]

You Are Going To Have So Much Success In 2018 (pass it on)

[paganinpurple]

I nearly scrolled past, but I got nervous

[powderblueee]

[cleverlydone]

Hey Christina! I know you aren't posting your common app essay (and that's totally fine!) but I was wondering if you had any samples you liked/found useful that you could share?

hey there! for sure for sure—

my friend cassandra made me cry with this stunner

eleni @hotdamnford has a super inventive & endearing one

this one gets me every time it is so powerful

not sure if these are common apps, but i like them all + think amy zhang’s is stellar

really loved abigail hook’s essay in this article

emily @basic-appblr shares some of hers in this insightful advice post

i hope that helps! all my best to you.

[finallyalyssamd-deactivated2021]

What are your biggest interview tips? :)

Here’s a summary of the most important things I could think of! 

Things that interviewers are trying to assess: 

Motivation: Why do you want to become a doctor? What activities have you done that indicate you are interested in medicine?

Logical Thought: Can you tackle a problem in a step-by-step fashion? Can you think on your feet?

Extracurricular Activities: What do you do besides study a lot? What did you add to the organization?

Leadership: What experiences have you had leading large or small groups of people? Did you do a good job at it?

Maturity: What responsibilities have you had? How did you overcome a difficult obstacle in your life? Do you fully understand what you’re getting yourself into? Are you ready to commit to a career in medicine?

Open-mindedness: Can you see both sides of a problem regardless of your own personal opinion?

Empathy and Compassion: Anyone can say they are, but can you prove it?

Goals: What are your ultimate dreams (this does not necessarily have to be related to medicine)?

Weaknesses: Not just what they are–what have you done to overcome them?

Strengths: What are your interests? What unique skills can you provide to your patients?

Knowledge of the Field: Are you familiar with current controversies in medicine? What is your opinion on these subjects?

Miscellaneous: It’s not possible to list everything that an interviewer could ask. Some interviewers like to talk about a specific topic in length and assess the aforementioned things all at once. Be prepared for different interview styles and take advantage of mock interview sessions if your undergrad offers them!

Other things the interviewer will notice about you:

Articulation: How well do you put sentences together? Do you communicate well? Can you handle stress well?

Sincerity: Are you genuine and honest?

Interest from you: BE PREPARED TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS

So, how should you prepare?

Review your record. Extensively. Be prepared to answer questions directly from your application, especially your personal statement.

Answer honestly if you are asked about other medical schools you have applied to. 

Know who wrote your letters of recommendation. 

Be familiar with the medical school before your interview!!!!!! Spend some quality time on their website and BE PREPARED TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS.

When they ask you “is there anything else you’d like to add,” have an elevator speech ready to go. Just a brief, but strong summary of why you should be accepted into their medical school.

Dress professionally, but comfortably. Most schools take you on a tour on your interview day. If your 5-inch-heels are comfortable, that’s great. But if not, just please wear the flats. 

Have fun!!! Interviews can be nerve-wracking and scary, but try not to let it get to you. Your interview days are supposed to be your time to shine! Just be yourself, be prepared, answer honestly, and have a great time!   

[stylelogs]

[thatadult]

sending “I hope you get that job” vibes to the people out here tryna get jobs

[theeeprotagonist]

reblogging for yall bc the shit worked for me lol

[blkmedusa]

Karma will pop me if I don’t

[cleverlydone]

hi christina! congrats on all your acceptances! you are so, so deserving. i was wondering if you could please share about your harvard and princeton interview experiences? do you have any tips for college interviews?

thank you so much! that’s very kind.

before i start, i want to say that i feel i’m basically living proof that the interview has very little weight in the admissions process. two interviews that i 100% unmistakably messed up ended in acceptances, while several interviews that went beautifully ended in waitlists / rejections. 

for context: i interviewed for nine schools total (stanford, u of rochester, brown, harvard, princeton, wesleyan, yale, uchicago, and upenn). and i’m actually super glad you asked about harvard and princeton specifically, because i think those two represented the two opposite ends of the “interview experience spectrum” for me, if you will.

also want to point out that schools’ interview procedures probably vary based on location and individual interviewer more than school. so my experience is just one small slice of the story!

more under the cut:

Keep reading

[hotdamnford]

Please post your UChicago essay I was laughing at just the premise

[cleverlydone]

for the anon who wanted to see some of my supplements, this is the third in my series of college supplement posts; this one is for princeton university! you can find the rest of this series in my ‘essay corner’ tag.

context: i applied and was accepted to princeton regular decision. i also sent in a creative writing supplement via princeton’s arts supplement portal.

for another example of a princeton supplement that led to an acceptance, check out the following:

ash’s princeton supplements @learninqs

in the class of 2018 application cycle, princeton had one long essay, a couple of short ones, and a section of ‘a few details.’ this gets long, so more under the cut:

Keep reading

[cleverlydone]

for the anon who wanted to see some of my supplements, this is the second in my series of college supplement posts, and this one’s for yale university. check out my ‘essay corner’ tag for others!

context: i applied to yale and was rejected regular decision. i did send a creative writing sample via an upload to my application portal, but i don’t know if it was ever read.

for examples of yale supplements that actually led to acceptances (since mine didn’t! haha), check out the following:

jasmin dalsgaard’s yale supplements: part 1 / part 2

josh beasley’s yale supplements: x / x / engineering

in class of 2018′s application cycle, yale had several medium-size essays and a small section of ‘short takes.’ (i think engineering requires an extra essay, but don’t quote me on that!) this one gets long, so more under the cut.

Keep reading

[cleverlydone]

for the anon who asked to see some of my college supplements, here is the first in a series of essay corner posts, starting with the university of pennsylvania!

context: i applied to penn and was accepted regular decision. i also (i think? i never got formal notification of advocacy but i was in contact with recruitment staff during my application process) received creative writing recruitment and resulting advocacy from penn’s kelly writers house. 

for other examples of penn supplements that led to acceptances, check out the following:

rona’s why penn? essay @findx

eleni’s why penn? essay @hotdamnford

in the class of 2018 application cycle, penn had one supplementary essay prompt for those applying to the college of arts and sciences (like me!), although i believe it requires more supplements for those applying to specialized degree programs. you can read my essay below:

How will you explore your intellectual and academic interests at the University of Pennsylvania? Please answer this question given the specific undergraduate school to which you are applying. (400-650 words)

[genericappblrurl]

Ah yes, the elusive Common App Essay, or Personal Statement. The formatting is crucial to the piece, so I made this a photo post rather than a standard ask response. Hopefully that’s not too inconvenient for anyone.

[hotdamnford]

what did you write your college essays about?

all sorts of things!

common app: prompt about background/identity/interest/talent - a book my mom bought me in third grade called why do men have nipples? and how that initiated my lifelong curiosity and questioning of the things in this world and how i use poetry to answer those questions

stanford: extracurricular - feminism club (i used this essay for any college asking about an extracurricular)

stanford: intellectual vitality - my obsession with japanese pens and how it reflects my experimental/sciencey mind that i use in research

stanford: roommate -  i basically kindly asked that my roommate make room for my muse, because she takes up a lot of space, and then i just talked about my muse/writing process

stanford: what matters to you and why - memes and how one particular tumblr meme reflects the importance of languages/communication

brown: why the major you chose - languages/growing up learning languages and psychology/research and its implications

brown: why brown - open curriculum, comp lit department not so eurocentric

brown: where have you lived - suburbia is boring but also grateful for good support system

brown: community - school lit mag

columbia: why columbia - columbia shp and psychology, comp lit department

columbia: why the major you chose - creative writing and psychology

cornell: why cornell - passion for languages, comp lit department, psychology, personality attachment and control lab, cornell traditions

dartmouth: When you meet someone for the first time, what do you want them to know about you, but generally don’t tell them? - this one is kinda hard to explain bc of its format but basically i wrote about creative writing, psychology, and social activism

harvard: your choice - being biracial, feeling excluded from both cultural communities, and the process of learning that i am not half of each, i am both

princeton: the prompt about culture - biracial (same as harv essay)

uchicago: how are apples and oranges supposed to be compared? - i basically just bashed wallace stevens for being pretentious, then wrote a parody of his poem “study of two pears” titled “study of not two pears, but of one apple and one orange,” then analyzed the “meaning” behind my parody poem, and continued to bash wallace stevens during the “analysis” lol

uchicago: why uchicago - i wrote about how when i visited uchicago over the summer with a friend, instead of listening to our tour guide, we spent the majority of the time running away from bees. then i wrote about how despite the bees, uchicago’s numerous redeeming qualities far outweigh the prospect of living in a beehive for the next four years. and i like talked about the comp lit department, traditions like scav, kuvia, and the latke/hamantash debate, and concluded that uchicago is hella weird and nothing like what it seems on the surface. i actually had sooo much fun with this essay hahhaha

uchicago: favorite things - i wrote about how my favorite food is ice cream and how everyone i’ve told this to always claims that ice cream is not a food and so this was a defense of “my beloved ice cream”

penn: why penn - comp lit department, kelly writers house, penn traditions

yale: why yale - ok this essay is really really bad and basically i thought i was being ~bold~ and ~gutsy~ but honestly in hindsight it just came off really rude and i don’t blame yale at all for rejecting me LOL (i took up 70 out of the 100 words talking about how the best part about yale was the singing in its music video “that’s why i chose yale,” and then i said i was kidding, and then i wrote one sentence about a literature class and a psych lab specific to yale lol rip)

yale: your choice - biracial (same as prince and harv)

macaulay honors college: of which activity do you derive the most joy - my obsession with writing and the brain and research

macaulay honors college: overcoming an obstacle - biracial essay (same as prince and yale and harv)

mit: cultural background and identity - biracial essay

mit: hobby - tumblr

mit: which program - writing department

mit: betterment of community - feminism club extracurricular essay

mit: world you come from - suburbia and how it’s boring and how at mit i will experience a new, innovative environment that’s entirely different and whatnot

mit: significant challenge - learning to love myself

i think that about covers all of my essays lol lmk if you want me to post any of them :)

[learninqs-deactivated20180621]

hey! I was wondering if you had tips for a co2019 on filling out the activity section on the common app? if you had any examples of the descriptions you provided, that would be awesome xx congrats on princeton!!

hello!! thank you :)

I googled tips on filling the activities section, highly rec you do the same. off the top of my head - put the most important accomplishments in the description place they give you and rest in add’nal info, only write what’s essential, don’t exaggerate your achievements/time commitment, explain any uncommon acronyms, terms etc. in add’nal info, you don’t have to fill all 10, don’t say you intend to cont. the activity in college if you definitely don’t

here’s what I put for my most important activity -

and here’s what I put for it in add’nal info -

hope this helped, and good luck!!

[learninqs-deactivated20180621]

My Successful Princeton Essays

PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME

in retrospect, some parts are cringe, but I think it’s important for Adcom to know it was actually written by a 17 y/o

remember - essays are just one of the many factors which influence decisions

I also wrote essays for 6 other colleges (under ’college list’) which I didn’t submit after I got into Pton, but lmk if u guys wanna read those 

feel free to ask questions :)