Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions

Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions A couple weeks ago someone asked what I did to pass the time while I was waiting for early action decisions. I know theres no real way you can get it off your mind completely; after all, youre on the MIT admissions site right now reading about MIT students lives. But there are a few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College Admissions Decisions 1. Dream about getting into colleges that dont exist. (Direct quote from a friend last year I had a dream that I got into Belle and Sebastian University. I was like, Belle and Sebastian! Awesome, I got into my back-up school!!') 2. Have long talks with your friends about your future. Then write a song about it. Preferably in the style of 80s hair metal. (Next year Im going to college, and there we will gain lots of knowledge) 3. Think hard about not being one of those people who lists all the colleges they got into in their AIM profile. (As much fun as it is being pompous and loathed by everybody, just dont do it. Nobody likes that guy. You dont want to be that guy, do you?) 4. Learn to cook a new dish. (Like those spam recipes you get in the advertisements on your spam folder page in Gmail.) 5. Write thank-you letters to your teachers who wrote your recommendations and read your essays, your guidance counselors, even your teachers who didnt do anything specifically towards your applications but you like talking to, or whatever. It doesnt matter whether or not they directly helped you get in; these people helped shape who you are today. (Write one to your mother, while youre at it. Shes a good lady.) 6. Make ublec. One part cornstarch, one part water. Enjoy! (Even if youre not waiting for college decisions, this is something you should do. Even if youre the one writing college recommendation letters. Seriously, Ms. Schutz, I highly recommend it.) 7. Go to class and keep those grades up. Avoid unhealthy things like doing drugs, going to jail, or eating trans fats. (Its all fun and games until someone gets coronary heart disease.) 8. Check out the schools you applied to or are planning to apply to, if you can. (Seriously, nothing excites us more than hosting prefrosh. And Greys Anatomy. But mostly prefrosh.) 9. Pass your last physics exam by epic proportions. NO WAIT, THAT WAS ME. HAHAHA! I RULE. I mean.. who said that? 10. Not think about it. (College? Your mom goes to college.) So there you have it. Plenty of options to get you through the next 6-ish days! Hope your Thanksgivings were full of food and family and laughter mine (as well as the recent discovery that my guy friends on the fourth floor have Guitar Hero II) was part of the reason this entry is so overdue, as I slacked way too much and didnt even think about the chemistry test I had this Wednesday (my bad). I guess I dont regret it too much since I was having so much crazy fun with my family, especially when my cousin Kerrie and I got matching haircuts. But thats a story for another time.. anyway, family togetherness is always welcome. Well.. almost always. Kerrie: Hey, if youre American in the living room, whatre you in the bathroom? Elsa: What? Kerrie: European! Elsa: Hey, Sunmi, if youre American in Me: IM IN THE SHOWER! GET OUT!