Sox win the ALCS!

Congratulations to all the Red Socks fans on winning the 2004 ALCS!

I have been struggling through the Stanford essays. I am having a hard time really getting something solid down though. I spent so long on my Harvard essays coming up with short, powerful sentences, now I am up against an entirely different type of essay with Stanford. 3 to 7 pages sounds like a lot, but when you double space the text it really isn't that much room. On the other hand, because the essays are vague, it makes it interesting to provide a full picture of your candidacy.

The career essay that I have is pretty dry so far. I think I really need to go back and make it more interesting. On the what matters most and why essay, I have been struggling with my approach. I did get some good advice though on how to progress through that particular issue, so I'll post an update on how well I do with that one.

I have been settling more into the decision not to apply to any safety schools this year. There are three schools that at this point I feel very strongly about: Harvard, Wharton, and Stanford. If I get in at any of the three, I would attend. I'm not sure I could say the same about my backup choices. If I apply to a backup school, but in the back of my mind I am thinking maybe I can get in at one of my top choices next year, I probably wouldn't attend the backup choice school. So in order to save time, money, and energy, I am only planning to apply to my top three. It's very possible that I will change my mind come december though if I don't hear anything from Harvard or Stanford.