study'n'write

colby | 20 | he/him | poet | harvard 25

[shymagnolia]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[shymagnolia]

okay so i just got my dream job??? a week after applying to it?? and now i’m thinking….maybe this is the good luck post

[flagellant]

…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment

likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post

[randomsideblogtime]

Wishing me and everyone best of luck for something good in your life! :D

[studynwrite]

every time someone reblogs a post i made in high school it sends shivers down my spine

[studynwrite]

091022 | colby actually posting study content? shocking, i know. but have some photos of some notes/book for my class on the canterbury tales.

[primulaceas]

Sylvia Plath, from The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath; entry no. 102

[shymagnolia]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[shymagnolia]

okay so i just got my dream job??? a week after applying to it?? and now i’m thinking….maybe this is the good luck post

[flagellant]

…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment

likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post

[coffee-or-hot-cocoa]

i need all the help i can get for finals

[finnglas]

Hey so

the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like. 

So you know. 

This might be the real one, y’all.

[labelleizzy]

My life is pretty good but definitely sharing this out for all my folks who might need it!

[studynwrite]

i believe in reblogging chain mail. always.

[studynwrite]

Hello, friends!

As some of y'all may know, I'm minor in educational studies, and one of my biggest passions coming from the poor high school I attended is equity in public education.

As such, I have started a small [organization? coalition?] with a few friends to advocate for educational equity in a number of different contexts and ways. It's still very small, but if it at something that interest you, you can find it on both Instagram (@/collegestudentsforedequity) and Twitter (@/csforedequity)!

Talk again soon as the fall semester approaches!

Much love,

Colby <3

[studynwrite]

i almost made another one of those little "everything i read for school this semester" posts after this past semester but i literally did not have it in me to compile all of it because i was reading something like 500-1000 pages a week, just for context

[studynwrite]

Hi! How are you?

I wanted to ask if it's okay to dm you for tips for applying to Harvard as I'm going to start my application this fall!

All the love!

Hello!

Sorry for a later reply than I'd usually give, but I've just gotten home from the ~2 day drive home from Harvard & have been deep into unpacking, etc.

You can absolutely DM me about specific questions and such about applying to Harvard, though I'm gonna offer some larger, looser advice here for everyone

You absolutely do not need to present yourself as jack-of-all-trades-renaissance-man that we often get told is the perfect applicant in high school.

The best way to work through your application is to tell a story. Explain why you care so much about Math or poetry or environmental activism or whatever it may be -- did you do several activities in high school related to STEM? You can make yourself a STEM applicant. If you didn't give a fuck about the humanities in high school you don't have to make yourself look like you did

Let yourself have fun! I know, I know -- what? But, truly, doing personal essays and putting together the pieces of yourself, all that jazz can be fun if you don't stress too, too much! Yes, applications are important but separating yourself from that is worthwhile to keep yourself sane.

Stay ahead of deadlines. Ask your teachers for recommendations as soon as possible. Draft a personal essay over the summer. Working down to deadlines will make you miserable, and if you can stay ahead of them it is worth doing.

Of course, these are broad and general and maybe not super useful, but (anyone!) feel free to shoot me a message about anything re: Harvard, college applications, etc.

[studynwrite]

scenes from harvard yard - may 2022

[studynwrite]

normalize really pushing how much heavy lifting a single piece of literature in a research paper can do

[studynwrite]

such wonderful paper titles this week being:

"Palindromes and the Discovery of Self in Queer Love"

and

"Denied Gender and Reinforced Patriarchy in Nintendo's Metroid"

[studynwrite]

best of luck to all of y’all who are currently playing that game of trying to distract yourself from the fact that tomorrow is ivy day.

i know how horrifying and debilitating ivy day can feel, and i am sending the best of vibes.

much love,

colby <3

[studynwrite]

i have so much work due this week i am so exhausted by harvard university !!!!!!

[studynwrite]

memorial hall, harvard university

[studynwrite]

just turned in a research proposal about sexy aliens?

[ex-riddlecats]

is this character toxic or are they a realistically written teenager who was annoying once

[studynwrite]

the urge to get a phd but not ever work in academia