Today, I worked on several different things. First of all, I called Jostens to find out exactly what the graduation order form was about and how much I needed to pay today if I wanted just a cap and gown. Once I did that, I found out that I could use the check I had and pay the rest later. That phone call cleared up a lot of confusion I had earlier about the whole graduation deal. A lot of people I knew seemed to be confused too, which I thought was rather odd.
Anywho, though, that's been cleared up now, which is good. After that, I worked on my Tufts supplement essays. I'm still struggling to decide whether I want to use the Common App or the Universal College App. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks, so I'm trying to weigh them and see which one is ultimately the best. The good thing about Common App is that it's all already filled out. The bad thing about it is that the word limits on the supplement mean I need to edit my essays (which worries me because I love my "Why Tufts" essay as it is, and I really don't want to make it any shorter because I feel like that would take away some of my voice from it). The good thing about Universal College App is that all the essay word limits are much more generous than they are on Common App, so I won't have to cut anything. The bad thing about it is that the character limits on the "Extracurriculars" and "Honors and Awards" sections are so tiny I can hardly fit anything I want to write. That means I'll have to write something for literally every single activity and award/honor in the "Additional Information" section. And that's just ridiculous.
I don't know. I'm going to try and see if I can rework my essays to meet the limit. At this point, the UCA is becoming so exasperating that I'm probably just going to stick with the Common App. (That, and my teachers and guidance counselor will have to re-input all their recs and stuff for the new app, which I feel is rather unnecessary.)
I emailed Tufts and asked them if there was any way I could get around the limit (e.g. by emailing them my essays directly), and they said no. Well, no surprise there. I guess I'll just have to work with the Common App and its stupid word limits that shouldn't even be as stringent as they are.
I also worked on writing a new short extracurricular essay for the few other schools that had a 150 word limit on it. At first, I tried cutting down my 247-word version to meet the limit but it was of no use. I guess I'll have to start anew, then. Hopefully this new one will turn out just as good as the longer one.
Anywho, though, that's been cleared up now, which is good. After that, I worked on my Tufts supplement essays. I'm still struggling to decide whether I want to use the Common App or the Universal College App. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks, so I'm trying to weigh them and see which one is ultimately the best. The good thing about Common App is that it's all already filled out. The bad thing about it is that the word limits on the supplement mean I need to edit my essays (which worries me because I love my "Why Tufts" essay as it is, and I really don't want to make it any shorter because I feel like that would take away some of my voice from it). The good thing about Universal College App is that all the essay word limits are much more generous than they are on Common App, so I won't have to cut anything. The bad thing about it is that the character limits on the "Extracurriculars" and "Honors and Awards" sections are so tiny I can hardly fit anything I want to write. That means I'll have to write something for literally every single activity and award/honor in the "Additional Information" section. And that's just ridiculous.
I don't know. I'm going to try and see if I can rework my essays to meet the limit. At this point, the UCA is becoming so exasperating that I'm probably just going to stick with the Common App. (That, and my teachers and guidance counselor will have to re-input all their recs and stuff for the new app, which I feel is rather unnecessary.)
I emailed Tufts and asked them if there was any way I could get around the limit (e.g. by emailing them my essays directly), and they said no. Well, no surprise there. I guess I'll just have to work with the Common App and its stupid word limits that shouldn't even be as stringent as they are.
I also worked on writing a new short extracurricular essay for the few other schools that had a 150 word limit on it. At first, I tried cutting down my 247-word version to meet the limit but it was of no use. I guess I'll have to start anew, then. Hopefully this new one will turn out just as good as the longer one.
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