➠ 031 •

This is a few days late but
I'm going to the University at Buffalo.
It was really tough choosing between colleges.  I won't lie.  But...I think I'll be happy with my decision.


(Even though not everyone is).

➠ 030 •

Well, it looks like I'll almost be done with choosing a college.  Financial aid has been released, I eliminated some schools from my list, and now I'm down to two choices, one of which is looking more likely than the other.
That's really all I have to say.  Other than that, though, my school grades are pretty terrible right now.  Not THAT bad...but still not as good as I would normally like them to be.  Oh well, it's 4th quarter.

➠ 029 • The End

Oh, no.  Not the end of this blog!  Though I may start anew once I go off to college.


But it's the end.  The end of my college admissions journey.  Months and months of waiting for this day...it almost seems unreal that it's finally over.
But the final standing is:


Accepted:
Northeastern University
Union College
University of Rochester
Wesleyan University
University at Buffalo - SUNY
Tufts University


Waitlisted:
Cornell University
Columbia University
University of Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St. Louis


Rejections:
None.


Well.  I'm a bit down because I had no Ivy League acceptances, but I'm going to college, and that's all that matters.

➠ 028 • Whatever Happened to the Case of Senioritis?

So, some good news!  I won my school's concerto competition :).  I'm excited to (hopefully) perform the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 with my fellow Chamber String friends.  I hope they like the piece almost as much as I do.


But then, on a more negative note...I lost my AP Government review book!  Wahhhh.  I hope my AP teacher isn't mad at me.  Luckily I found the same exact book on Amazon, so it should be okay.


On an even MORE negative note...I have so many tests this week.  Spanish, AP Gov, AP Calc...and AP Chem next week.  Go figure.  I have a strange feeling that the tests were planned to be on the same week.  Thanks a lot, teachers.
I'm going to NOT worry so much about these tests though, because I am a second semester senior.  I'm just going to relax a bit!  Spanish will be easy, AP Gov won't be too bad (as long as I don't make stupid mistakes), AP Calc will take some studying, and AP Chem will take the most studying.  Good thing that one's next week.


On one last note...senior ball!  I have myself a nice date, I found a pretty dress, I planned the perfect hairstyle...
...Just kidding.  I don't have a nice date, I haven't bothered with a pretty dress, and I haven't researched perfect hairstyles.  In fact, I'm not bothering with senior ball at all.  It seems pretty pricey and stuff.  I'll spend the money I save on my dress for my Shosti performance and my (hopefully) NYC trip with Elias.

➠ 027 •

As March approaches, many things happen.
In past years, I associated March with St. Patrick's Day. You know, green clovers, Irish people, et ta ka.  But now, things are taking a turn.  A pretty wide turn, to be very frank.
Many of my Facebook friends have been celebrating their college acceptances a la status update.  I should be proud of these people, but honestly, it's been getting on my nerves.  I'm tired of seeing status updates on how this person got into this college or how this person got rejected or how this person CAN'T WAIT TO ATTEND THIS COLLEGE.
Seriously...college isn't the most important part of your life!  Get over yourselves, people!
I really can't wait for college, and I would be ecstatic beyond belief if I got into my dream college, but who else would really care besides my family and really close friends?  No one!  Seriously.  No one cares.


-Rant over-


I just can't wait to get out of high school.

➠ 026 • picnik abuse

When it's almost 3AM in the morning and you can't sleep....there's nothing quite like "picniking"!


It's currently February break, and my teachers have given me NO HOMEWORK!
Except for an English project but that's due on March 17, so it doesn't count.
It's nice, having no homework, but it does get boring after a while.
What can I do to pass the time?

My laptop has something called "LifeFrame", and it's basically a webcam that lets you take pictures.  It has some cool features, like this foreground.  I could use this foreground to make something really creative...

Dear, dear old Picnik...it's like a free PhotoShop.  It's unfortunately closing down this April,  and as a "farewell gift (I'm not sure how else you'd put it), all its premium features are now FREE.  So this cool thing was one once-premium feature, and I took advantage of it.  It looks pretty freaking sweet if you ask me.

Okay, this was just silly.

The coloring on this is nice, I suppose, but the "duck face" that I'm making is a bit silly, for lack of better words.  Haha.  Maybe I'll make this my next Facebook profile picture or something.  Or Twitter picture.  Or Blogger picture.


UPDATE: It just occurred to me that the 1st and 4th picture are the same pose (but different face), and the 2nd and 3rd are too (almost).  Interesting.

➠ 025 • I've had a good day?

Okay, first off.  Before I start my blog post, let me just say that I am immensely proud of Jeremy Lin.  He is...(pun coming up) BalLIN~!  But anyway, I feel so honored to be of the same race, and even more so because we share the same last name!  Ah, great moments.
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But yes!  Back to my post.  As we all know, today was Saint Valentine's Day - the day of love, cupcakes, chocolate, stuffed bears....et ta ka.  I did not have a Valentine this year (which isn't new lolol), but it was nice nonetheless.  I got a pretty rose from one of my friends,  some Starburst candies in English class, loads of chocolate from my parents, Fun Dip from another friend of mine, and loads of Doritos and heart-shaped cakes during a club meeting for my school's newspaper.  All in all, it was a pretty good day, even though I didn't have a Valentine.  Now that I think about it though, who needs Valentine's when you can get CHOCOLATE?! :D
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Have I been successful at being a "second semester senior"?  Well, not really.  I'm still working hard on my school work, but I guess that's just a characteristic of mine.  Unfortunately, though, I didn't do so well on one of my AP Public Policy assignments.  I was in shock for a few minutes, because I did put some effort (more than probably half the class) into that assignment.  I'll find out my errors tomorrow, so I'm a bit anxious on that.  Good thing there's so many reading quizzes in that class that I can easily ace.  That bad grade's impact will HOPEFULLY lessen a bit.
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A couple of my friends have started talking about Senior Ball.  Isn't it a bit early to discuss things like that that will happen in June?
Okay, I'll admit...I've been part of these discussions.  Sometimes I even prompt people about Ball.
It would be nice if I could go to Ball.  Prom was fun last year, so it'd be nice to repeat that experience.  I'm hoping that, if I do end up going, I'll get a nice, short teal dress with cute shoes and a shiny necklace!
However, I also *very loosely* planned a trip to NYC with Elias that same weekend, so if I do end up going to ball, I'll have to fix those plans.
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Speaking of Elias, his dad is hosting something called a "Cellobration," where cellists will unite and play some cello music.  Seeing as I am a cellist, I would really like to go to this.  It's this weekend, so I'll have to see whether I have plans or not.
Well, actually, I'm kind of "forced" to go now, since I agreed to report it for my school newspaper.
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Welllllll, that was quite a long post.  It's always nice to talk about my days with people though.  This post was definitely more positive than the last one (except for the slight AP PubPol mishap, but hopefully that will be remedied!).  I hope I have more positive posts in the future!


(And on one last note, I got another college acceptance!  This time, to the U of Rochester. I'm really happy because I love that school.  Hopefully more acceptances will come!)