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[immigrantpunk]

ok so anyone on here have advice on writing college essays?
i'm trying to get a head start before midterms and i'm just kinda
staring at the question blankly

(Edited 12-04-14 9:43 pm)

ok here is the question:

Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.


like where do i even start with that

Comments

[sizetwelve]

Ooh "I guess" I really felt the conviction there. You'll definitely make it!

[immigrantpunk]

unless they tell me i don't have enough credits because i was kidnapped across time and space before starting senior year
i'm really hoping that doesn't happen

[sizetwelve]

Might be that kind of thinking that's shorting out your enthusiasm.

[immigrantpunk]

thanks for the pep talk

[sizetwelve]

Fair enough. If it's a pep talk you want, you aren't much acting like it. You've already been given plenty of advice, so you aren't lacking there.

There's a lot at your disposal here, more than there would normally be to someone your age. If you're focused on going forward like you say, then don't stop thinking at graduation. You have access to more, and that includes responsibility. You've got time, but not a lot.

Seems like you've also got support, so you'll do just fine.

[immigrantpunk]

well i'm applying to college
we just have to see where i get in
and what i can pay
i don't want to go into a ton of debt for school u know

[sizetwelve]

[ She doesn't even mean college, though she's fully in support of education. Still, a nurse isn't about to spout off about young recruits in wars. Everyone fights in their own ways. ]

Still got scholarships here, do they? There might be internship programs through the government, actually.

[immigrantpunk]

yeah i'm looking into scholarships. internships too, i might do one of those. been talking to a couple people on the network about it

[sizetwelve]

You are thinking ahead, then. Don't sell yourself short.

[ Although there are perks to being underestimated, it had resulted in Mary being harsher on him than she might otherwise have been. ]

Volunteering helps with applications, too. Places like shelters and hospitals.

[immigrantpunk]

what would i do at a shelter or a hospital?

[sizetwelve]

[ u jokin ]

Just about anything, but they're only a couple of ideas. What's your field?

[immigrantpunk]

i think i want to go into engineering

[sizetwelve]

Oh, that's impressive! Which branch?

[immigrantpunk]

haven't decided yet, maybe electrical or structural or mechanical

[sizetwelve]

Well goodness, I imagine most businesses would take you on with an internship, really. Don't limit your considerations. Unlikely doors may open.

[immigrantpunk]

ok will do
i'm jayden btw

[sizetwelve]

Mary.
Best of luck Jayden.

[ She knows she wasn't any help, but that wasn't really the point. Sometimes satisfying curiosity's enough for her. ]

[immigrantpunk]

thanks