#appblr16

[studysuggestion]

sometimes i think about senior year and college apps and i feel like a slight phantom twitch of a trigger --- only a phantom tho, because i wrote so much about how vulnerable/insecure i felt, and i have made so much progress over a year later~

[campusdreaming]

hey! so i need another subject test for when i apply to college (which is looming scarily closer) and i was wondering, if i've gotten 4s on both ap english tests, i'd be able to get a 700 or above on the sat literature test? also, if i take a semester of college physics (dual enrollment, not ap) will that prepare me for the sat physics? I'd do some studying on my own ofc, but just as a baseline. thanks!

[denialmostslp]

updates about my life

- I graduated with my Associate’s Degree in General Studies on May 4 - I graduated with my high school diploma on May 21 - I got assigned to Crandall Hall in the Harriet Tubman Quadrangle (my dorm of choice). - Move in day is August 11 so expect hella pictures and maybe even my first YouTube video. - Howard swears up and down that we can’t request roommates but the girl I’ve decided to be roommates with (Bryanna aka Bry, pronounced like Bree, will most likely be mentioned again lol) and I emailed the residence hall manager and she approved us to be roommates!! - I’m currently writing for Fresh U. It’s a publication for college freshmen, by college freshmen so expect lots of links to my articles for y'all to read!!

[rhianstone]

It’s official! I reserved my dorm tonight and register for classes on Monday after IB Exams!

[campusdreaming]

hey appblr! looking for some advice. so i got a 32 on my act in april which i was thrilled about! it was my second time (first time i got a 29) and i was thinking i would take it again in september (i’m a junior right now). i’m aiming for top-tier schools and hoping to get merit money, and i think if i studied over the summer i could get a 33 and maybe even a 34. do you guys think it’s worth spending the time over the summer to study? i’m leaning towards doing it since i feel like the difference between a 32 and a 33/34 is a big one, but idk. let me know what you guys think?

[365text]

I'm glad you chose to go to berkeley! I think you can handle four years of it, you seem really smart and determined. I didn't say anything before because you have to go to the school that's right for you personally, but berkeley is amazing. I get you were sad about stanford and usc but getting into a school with a 16.9% acceptance rate is pretty impressive, so congrats :) and good luck!

HELLO! wow thank you so much that’s one of the nicest things someone’s said to me a;ksdfja;oiewjf i feel like Hard Work and being diligent are two of the traits/disciplines that I value the most uwu even though senioritis is lw destroying some of my willingness to work as hard ahhh

but you know i really love how you said you didn’t say anything, because i should go to a school that’s right for me personally, because i believe in that concept too! as in, i feel like people view the same college differently and have differing experiences because of who they are & their character/personality c:

tbh i’m still kind of scared of berkeley, in terms of like feeling Inferior, because everyone is so amazing and are so talented and are doing great things with their lives ahhh i just have to learn to be happy with what i’m doing, how i am, and to be the best that i can be (this will take some conscious mental training though oof)

bUT YEAH THANK YOU <3

[365text]

Hi there!! Just wanted to let you know that I've been lurking awhile and I saw that you decided to SIR to Cal, congrats!! I'm also a cogsci major from the Bay Area as well (I am assuming you are from your posts? ofc), but I'm attending a nearby community college and hope to transfer soon :) I wanted to ask what made you decide on cogsci and what you hope to do with it? Sorry if you might have answered this already omg but yeah have fun with the rest of your senior year and gl with college!!!

LOOOL i love your choice of words hehe—”lurking” :’)

AND ALSO THANK YOU WAHHH but yeah! I’m currently an intended CogSci major c: hmmm honestly because I’m only 17, my knowledge of CogSci is pretty shallow right now, because I haven’t had any Real Experiences with it or the courses that relate to it.

with that being said however, I primarily chose it because I love the interdisciplinary aspect of it! I’ve never really categorized myself as a ‘humanities kid’ or a ‘stem kid’, because I happen to really enjoy both literature and math (and, from time to time, physics LOL)! so, when I learned about CogSci, it seemed like the perfect major for me, because it touches on such a broad variety of disciplines!

in my opinion, it also has lots and lots of practical uses (which i love), and it also allows me to go in many different directions! i can pursue a more biological-oriented education, by concentrating on the neuroscience aspect; or, i can choose to go down the psych route, and specialize in human behavior; but!! i also have the choice of relating cogsci concepts to technology, such as in CS (UI/UX design), which is probably what i’m gonna end up doing! or, at least, that’s my plan for now heh c:

honestly though i just love learning about the brain and how it works, because human minds are funky dude o u o

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH <3 GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR TRANSFER PROCESS WAHH I BELIEVE IN YOU! i’m sorry you have to do another round of college apps though omf it was only like 5 months ago......but it was like hell.....LOL

[365text]

saturday, april 02

a few more things tonight

just SIR-ed to berkeley, so it is official!! i will be Blue and Gold this upcoming Fall and “#gobears”-ing haha

thank you to everyone who sent me advice on how to pick a college a;sldkfjaoe i super duper appreciated it, and if i never responded to your ask, it was because i was either saving it so i could ref it with ease, or because i felt bad about spamming people with college stuff ;;;;;

roommates situation still kinda sticky just because im like >.> idk what to do ack ack don’t want to pressure anyone into choosing anything so !!!!

i am glad im not going to college in SoCal, bECAUSE THAT DRIVE WAS TERRIBLE RIP I GOT MOTION SICK i have taken BART for granted heh

ALSO I JUST GOT ANOTHER PIECE OF MAIL FROM CAL AND I GOT A STICKER WOW I LUV STICKERS maybe i’ll stick it in my bullet journal LOOOL

but yup spring break is p much over for me now—tomorrow is back to work/studying!!!!!!!!!!!

hope everyone had a good week nice

also i want to make a tag for my college posts for next year but idk wHAT TO CALL IT/MAKE IT hmmmm