Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Bad News

I had a major disappointed this weekend. My first choice college Vanderbilt University put me on their wait list. This was a big surprise supposing I am ranked number one in my class and have above a 4.0 GPA. My ACT score is not the highest but it is a solid 29. I was really shocked since Vandy's class average ACT last year was a 29 and my GPA is above last year's average.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Scholarship

As most people know scholarships are a great way to pay for college. I understand it is there money to giveaway but if your going to give out a scholarship at least have a better essay question than:

Why are you applying for this scholarship?
Why do you want to receive this scholarship?
What is your principle motivation for applying for this scholarship?

I hate these questions. They are dumb, and all have the same answer for everyone. People applying for scholarships WANT THE MONEY. Why else would people spend time applying for the scholarship.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Etsy Blogger - Blog Carnival

Spring is here (or almost here depending on where you live). What spring-y things have you been noticing lately? (Bulbs coming in, birds returning, Easter bunnies in stores...etc. )

I just love the arrival of spring. I absolutly hate cold weather, and look forward to spring because it gets warm again. I love the signs of spring such as the dafadilas.


I looking forward to my graudation in May, and finially deciding what college I am going to.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Long Awaited Trebuchet

After have one stressful week, two major test and three projects due in one week. I survived. My groups trebuchet worked perfectly. It out threw all the boy’s trebuchets by a huge amount. Our max range was 70 feet and the project only required it to throw 22 feet.
Here are a couple of pics.






Thursday, March 5, 2009

School, School, and More School

Well, I have been very busy the last couple of weeks. I have had to finish several scholarship applications. Call all my parents of the youth soccer team I am coaching, build a trebuchet for physics class and attempt to finish my homework every night.

I finally had time to pick my blog giveaway winner. The winner is KrazyFashion. I will be mailing her her prize tommarrow.

Check back soon, becasue I will be posting pictures of my trebuchet soon.