It's like a conspiracy, I swear.
Every night before thesis, I email myself the essays I need to work on and a to-do list to make sure I remember everything I plan to do the next day. Today, I had planned to continue working on cutting down my essays for UC Berkeley and completing the UT-PACT application. I also needed to get a blank envelope for a recommendation letter.
Guess which of these things I was able to accomplish.
That's right. The one that doesn't use technology.
Getting the envelope took literally less than a minute, but my files wouldn't download properly from the email - no, scratch that, they wouldn't download at all - so I spent a good 20 minutes trying all the possible ways I knew how to get around it. Eventually, I was able to download them using the right click and "save target" option.
But then, the files took another hour to open.
After a few minutes, I got tired of waiting, so I moved onto the next thing on my list: the PACT application. At first, all was well - I was able to log in perfectly and fill out a good two activities in the "Extracurricular activities" section before Internet Explorer decided to be stupid and refuse to let me type any more.
I had to log out, close the browser, and log back in at least ten times to continue working on the application. What's worse is that each time I did that, the amount of time it would allow me to type normally got shorter and shorter until I wasn't able to type anything at all.
At that point, I had to type everything into a document on Google Drive (because Microsoft Word was still opening my essays and trying to open a blank Word document just froze the entire thing), and then copy and paste each part manually (i.e. using the right-click option). Even that didn't work at times, especially when I needed to change what I'd already pasted into a box, because then I would have to cut what was in the box, paste it back into the Google Drive doc, make the changes, and then copy and paste it back into the PACT application.
On top of that, the Internet tab that had the Google Drive doc started doing the same stupid thing, so I had to close that tab and open a new document each time. To illustrate my point: I currently have ten "Untitled Documents" sitting in My Drive right now.
I am so done. Honestly, I can get so much more stuff done at home, and literally the only reason for that is because Dallas ISD has stupid technology that doesn't let me do my work.
And let's not even talk about the fact that the login box doesn't even show up on Common App anymore.
On a happier note, though, I was ultimately able to complete the PACT application (excepting the statement of motivation, for which I've found resources to help me as I brainstorm and write my first draft). I also helped a fellow student by proofreading his essay. Yay for productiveness in spite of technology issues!
Every night before thesis, I email myself the essays I need to work on and a to-do list to make sure I remember everything I plan to do the next day. Today, I had planned to continue working on cutting down my essays for UC Berkeley and completing the UT-PACT application. I also needed to get a blank envelope for a recommendation letter.
Guess which of these things I was able to accomplish.
That's right. The one that doesn't use technology.
Getting the envelope took literally less than a minute, but my files wouldn't download properly from the email - no, scratch that, they wouldn't download at all - so I spent a good 20 minutes trying all the possible ways I knew how to get around it. Eventually, I was able to download them using the right click and "save target" option.
But then, the files took another hour to open.
After a few minutes, I got tired of waiting, so I moved onto the next thing on my list: the PACT application. At first, all was well - I was able to log in perfectly and fill out a good two activities in the "Extracurricular activities" section before Internet Explorer decided to be stupid and refuse to let me type any more.
I had to log out, close the browser, and log back in at least ten times to continue working on the application. What's worse is that each time I did that, the amount of time it would allow me to type normally got shorter and shorter until I wasn't able to type anything at all.
At that point, I had to type everything into a document on Google Drive (because Microsoft Word was still opening my essays and trying to open a blank Word document just froze the entire thing), and then copy and paste each part manually (i.e. using the right-click option). Even that didn't work at times, especially when I needed to change what I'd already pasted into a box, because then I would have to cut what was in the box, paste it back into the Google Drive doc, make the changes, and then copy and paste it back into the PACT application.
On top of that, the Internet tab that had the Google Drive doc started doing the same stupid thing, so I had to close that tab and open a new document each time. To illustrate my point: I currently have ten "Untitled Documents" sitting in My Drive right now.
I am so done. Honestly, I can get so much more stuff done at home, and literally the only reason for that is because Dallas ISD has stupid technology that doesn't let me do my work.
And let's not even talk about the fact that the login box doesn't even show up on Common App anymore.
On a happier note, though, I was ultimately able to complete the PACT application (excepting the statement of motivation, for which I've found resources to help me as I brainstorm and write my first draft). I also helped a fellow student by proofreading his essay. Yay for productiveness in spite of technology issues!
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