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Sorry I haven't replied, my teachers always feel it's best to load up before thanksgiving break, haha.
Anyways, it's interesting to hear about your new principle. I've never actually thought of how teachers react to new administration, and while it's not surprising that some try to manipulate the situation, it is refreshing to hear that you don't do so. As a senior, I do get to see a lot of the BS game that goes around (aka college applications, but there really is so much more).
It's good to hear that your daughter has been to colleges already, she's more prepared than I was during my junior year. Sheesh, that's amazing haha. She'll be set for senior year! By the way, a lot of my friends happen to be interested in the same schools your daughter has been looking at.
I myself am focusing locally, but I am not ruling out any out of state schools. Mainly I plan on going to University of Maryland: College Park, and I do hope I get in. With the safety schools out of the equation, I'm looking at Hopkins, Indiana State (mainly b/c my dad), Purdue, Virginia Tech, UMBC (maryland, baltimore county), and some others. I'm not going to stretch my expectations too far, I realize that I could have made better decisions. Regardless, I do plan on majoring in Bioengineering, and then moving on to med school, so as I finish my major, I will plan on bigger and better. Then again, I know this is the "romantic" notion of school. I know it's going to be hard, and decisions may lead to changes, but this is my "rough schematic," if you will.
Hmm. Not much going on in my life. Actually, the bank about a minute from our home was just robbed yesterday! I was surprised that this could happen in our little "safe-haven" of a community. Hmm. I'm going to Italy my first time this Thanksgiving break! It will be amazing, but I am so going to miss having Thanksgiving dinner with our family and friends. I'm sure being in Italy will change my mind though, haha! Besides from that, not that much I guess. I am considering jailbreaking my phone, but I'm not sure yet.
So, what are you up to for your Thanksgiving? Family/friends?
I'm actually thinking about
The new principal is... a nice person, maybe not the best administrator. Though, talk to enough teachers and you'll find that we tend not to think much of administration. She is very good at some parts of her job, but young and very green, so there are areas where she could use more support. We also have issues at my school everytime we get a new principal (which happens every couple of years); there is this mad scramble bullshit game (that I refuse to participate in) where at least half of the staff members try to manipulate the situation to their own advantages.
So.. it's your senior year? I guess I was thinking that it was your junior year because you're so close in age to my daughter, but her birthday misses the cut-off by two weeks, so she's only a junior. She's seen a few colleges (UC Santa Barbara and CSU Monterey Bay because of cheer camp, CSU Stanislas and Biola on a band trip last year, UC Santa Cruz with friends, we took a tour of UC Irvine on Spring Break last year, and UC Davis is right in our backyard). She has no idea what she wants to do other than "go to college", but I didn't figure my life out at 17, so I'm not worried about it. I just want her to pick a place that will make her happy to keep going to school and learning new things and meeting new people.
I *love* my jailbroken phone. So fun. I can't say that I'm doing anything TOO exciting with it, but I am happy to have new stuff and a different look.
Okay.. your turn. Where are you applying? What else is going on in your life?
Wow, a lot on your plate huh?
How's the new principle/kids? Any difficulties there?
I'm ok, but I'm getting swamped with all of this college application nonsense. NONE of my schools seem to want a common app, and it's making my life unnecessarily difficult.
So, how's the jailbroken phone? Living live on the dangerous side, eh ?
Hey kiddo, I've missed chatting with you, too. This school year has been crazy busy for me. We're breaking in a new principal and I've got several students who require hours and hours of additional prep. The result has been a far less social Christine. But a nudge may be just what I need to spend a little less time working and a little more time enjoying life.
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