I do SO have fun!

Some people say that people like me, who spend 99% of their time in their room, are missing out on life and fun.  However, I am here to tell you today that that is NOT the case.  Sure, so maybe I spent over 90% of my time studying.  And maybe the majority of my free time is spent obsessing over colleges.  And so what if the best part of my week is playing WoW for 6 hours straight/reading novels/reading manga/watching anime? However, I digress.  The thing is, I am here to tell you that today I, UFOninja, have done something really INTERESTING tonight.  That is correct, I have done something truly...

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Resistance

Have you ever heard of this thing called resistance?  It's where you have to do something, but every time you think of doing that something you suddenly feel like doing something--anything--else.  For example, every time you think of cleaning your desk you have an irresistible urge to check your email.  Or, in my case, every time I think of doing my AP Stats homework I suddenly get waves of exhaustion and feel the urge to take a nap (lol).Ugh.  I have AP Stats homework, a computer sci. assignment, a painting, and a paper I have to write.  Frankly I don't really feel like doing ANY of those things. ...

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Halloween 2011

So, I decided that in honor of Halloween I'd take a change of pace.  That's right, everyone; instead of talking obsessively about college and applications and all that jazz right now I am going to talk about how my Halloween went.This year I went trick-or-treating with my little sister and her friend (I know, I really need a better social life.  Or at least some social life.)  I dressed up as a sleepwalker.  Oddly enough no one knew what I was supposed to be; one person guessed a blanket, and another person thought I was a desperate housewife (don't know where that one came from, lol).For all those people...

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The Rough Draft is DONE!

I have finally done it!  Today I wrote the rough draft of my college essay :)  It's true: my fate, my future, and possibly the world lie in the hands of my 478 word essay.Lol, just kidding.  At least about the world part.  I tried not to focus on that while I was writing my essay; the thought was quite nervewracking and distracting.In case I haven't mentioned it yet, I am submitting all my application materials via the Common App.  (Whoot!  Almost no application fees!)  I found that their selection of prompts was stifling the flow of my creative vibes, so I decided to choose "Topic of Your...

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The Superhuman Applicant Pool

After studying obsessively about college essays and the stats of college applicants, I have come to a ground-breaking conclusion: today's college applicants are nothing short of superhuman.  Don't believe me?  Okay then, let's take a look at the following applicants*:Jamie, who played soccer and ran track for four years.  She was passionate about music and performed in many ensembles.  It all earned her national recognition and allowed her to travel cross-country.Audrey, who won first place in the Texas Music Teachers Association's High School Division Piano Concerto Contest (that's certainly a mouthful)...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Tonight, I saw a wonderful showing of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Mesa Ridge High School.This has always been my favorite of Shakespeare's work.  However, this was the first time I have ever seen the performance live.  Mesa Ridge did a really great job on it!The set was beautiful.  The choreography was awesome.  Everyone did a really good job with bringing out their character's humor.  I love love LOVED it!  If anyone from Mesa Ridge is reading this, congratulations!   You guys did a great job!I love plays.  Reading plays, watching plays, being in plays...plays are just so awesome! ...

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Utterly Random Post!

Yeah, in case I haven't mentioned it already, I'm kind of a night owl.  I usually go to bed about now, but tonight I decided to write a completely and utterly random post before that!It seems like I spent the entire night doing school.  I think it's because...surprise!...I was doing school.  (Since I do school online, I totally have the freedom to stay up all hours of the night working on my homework.  Which is pretty nice for me, right?)  It honestly took me FOREVER.  I didn't finish until a little after 3:00AM, I believe (it usually doesn't take me that long, but I kind of got really caught...

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Applying to College Should Be a Horror Movie

They should make a movie on the horrors of applying to college.  Trust me, "Halloween" would hold nothing against a movie on a senior about to apply to college.Why do I say that?  Because, more often than not, very troubling thoughts race through my head.  In fact, right now I'm thinking: Oh my GODDDDD I only got a 32 on the grammar portion of the ACT!!!  Not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES...IN A ROW!!!  Seriously, is this divine intervention or something?!?!?!  What are the chances of me getting EXACTLY 5 QUESTIONS WRONG ON THREE DIFFERENT PRACTICE TESTS?!?!?!  IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?!?!?! ...

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3-Day Weekends Aren't for Relaxing...

...they're for finishing the stuff you haven't gotten around to doing yet.  For example, if you've been busy with school (like me), now would be the time to start writing that college essay or start studying for the ACT.  Playing World of Warcraft or watching anime all day in your bunny slippers can wait.Perhaps you think I'm an ergomaniac.  However, I prefer the term "high achiever."Think about it.  No one ever got anywhere by sitting around having fun all day.  If you want to be successful, you have to WORK towards it.  Did Thomas Edison invent the lightbulb by playing video games?  (I'm...

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The "Brag Sheet"

It's Labor Day weekend and I am filling out what is commonly known as the "brag sheet".  In layman's terms, it's the "answer-all-these-bizarre-and-surprisingly-hard-questions-so-that-we-can-write-you-a-really-good-recommendation-letter" form.I understand the point of this form, but I don't even know what I'm supposed to put on some of these questions.  For example, "Which of your activities (including hobbies, clubs, work experience, community service, family commitments, athletics or any special interests) have meant the most to you?  Why?"  If you recall, I mentioned on my very first blog post that I...

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Follow up on Senior Year

Well, school has been in session for about a week and a half, and I have to say that it is going surprisingly well.  I changed a couple of my classes (the one was AP Bio because I wasn't understanding it, and the other was an elective), I have some AP Stats and Japanese homework this weekend, and I do have to find an idea for my college essay...not to mention that I still have the big, black cloud of college gloom hanging over my head.  But besides for those few things, my senior year is great.I'm finding out about all the clubs.  The school is having a club fair not this week but next, which I am definitely...

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Retest

Based on the many suggestions I have received from numerous people, I have decided to retake the ACT.  Why am I retaking the ACT instead of the SAT?  Because the SAT is HELL.  Not to say that the ACT is pleasurable to take, but it's a whole lot better than the SAT.  Why?Well, for starters the SAT is a whole lot longer.  Seriously, I took it and got, like, 3 breaks. It just goes on and on FOREVER.  You know when you have those nightmares where you're doing school, then you wake up and you go to school, and then the entire day just seems to last forever?  That's what the SAT feels like, only...

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Warriors, the Power of Three: 3 Shocking Revelations Revealed!

WARNING!!! SPOILERS!!!I stayed up really late last night finishing the third Warriors series.  Consequently, I was dead tired today.  Was it worth it?  Definitely!  All these shocking truths were finally revealed!1. Hollyleaf killed Ashfur!2. Hollyleaf was never one of the chosen three!3. Leafpool was really Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf's mother! ..........wait...what?THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!  Okay, I kind of saw that one coming.  There were a lot of subtle hints leading up to that.  But still, it just doesn't make sense that no one would realize that Leafpool was about to have kits. ...

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The Gloom of the College App

I forgot to order my pre-paid game card for WoW and now I am bored out of my mind, lol.School is going well.  I had to switch out of my AP Biology class because, let's face it, science is NOT my strongest subject and I wasn't understanding the curriculum.  So now I'm in Earth Science instead, which is a whole lot simpler that AP Bio.  Next week we're going to be simulating the erosion of rock, which is pretty cool.Anyway, considering that I'm going to be an English and East Asian Studies major, it's not really necessary for me to take an AP Science class, right?  I'm just hoping it doesn't affect my transcript...I...

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Senior Year

Tomorrow (I guess today, since it's after midnight now) is the start of my senior year of high school.  Personally, I'm quite glad to be going back to school.  Summer break lasted like, 3 months this year.  I couldn't wait for school to start so I could have something to do!  On the other hand, I suppose I kind of needed that long break, what with my hectic junior year.  Seriously, between studying for three different standardized tests, memorizing dozens of psychological terms in my AP class, and spending FOREVER trying to understand physics techniques when I had literally no grasp of trig or word...

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Introduction

Hello everyone, my name's Katie.  This is my first post.  It is about me in general and what this blog will be about.So about me.  I'm a senior in high school.  I enjoy anime, gaming, manga, Korean dramas, Japanese culture, movies, books, the Beatles, and all sorts of other things.  I'm a high achiever.  I spend the majority of my time studying because I really messed up my GPA my freshman year.  I've been trying ever since to bring it up and managed to get all A's last semester (yay!)  My biggest desire in life is to be a successful person.  Currently my #1 goal is to get accepted...

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