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anjali // 18 // college freshman // ibdp graduate (finally thank the lord) study inspiration bc i really need to get my shit together
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To all of my high school seniors who got rejected at their first choice college

Fuck that college. No, FUCK. THAT. COLLEGE. I understand it has an amazing program for what you want to do. I understand it looks so beautiful. I understand it was your actual dream. All things considered fuck that school because they didn’t realize what an amazing, wonderful, smart, imaginative, and overall ultra-dynamic person you are. And you’re gonna do something big that will revolutionize the world, and that college is gonna go “Damn, should’ve accepted her in the first place.” Don’t let that rejection define you; let it motivate you.

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How to get over college rejection

  • Listen to Beyoncé explain that you’re never to big too lose.
  • Play Kanye’s The College Dropout because fuck the system.
  • Read this actually sincere explanation about college admissions and rejection.
  • If you find yourself re-reading the email, delete it.
  • Treat yourself (doesn’t have to be by buying something).
  • Go offline for a bit. Avoid those losers who got in.
  • If the “what could I have done better?” question is still on your mind, ask if you can read the recommendation letters your teachers sent. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
  • Sift through Nicki Minaj quotes.
  • Move on. You’re bigger than one university’s opinion of you.
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archivalslut
Imagine being eighteen years old, on the cusp of entering a stage of life just barely out of reach. On one hand, you’re trying to celebrate the end of your adolescence with Taylor Swift’s new album but on the other hand, you have Grandma on the phone asking where you’re going to college every week. The fear of telling her that you didn’t even get accepted to your dream college is devastating. And I get it. I really, really do. No one wants to tell Grandma that you’re the family failure. Imagine being eighteen years old, holding your breath before clicking on the dreaded email from Stanford, Harvard, or Columbia. Imagine being eighteen years old and living in a culture that tells you that your entire academic career is dependent on just one acceptance. Imagine being eighteen years old and having your self worth based on whether strangers on a council decide if you’re “good” enough to attend their institution. Imagine the future that you’ve had planned out for years crashing down in the time that it takes to read, “After careful review of your application materials, we are unable to offer you admission to the university.” and some filler stats about how competitive the pool was this year. Cut the crap, Columbia. No one wants to hear about how much better the other applicants were. College rejection is heartbreaking. It’s humiliating and awful and the nightmare of almost every academically ambitious student. But it’s made ten times worse by our cultural perception that college is the only factor that constitutes a person’s self worth. I acknowledge all of this because for eighteen years, I lived with that mindset. I didn’t have anyone to tell me that it truly doesn’t matter if I didn’t get into Princeton because I still have so many chances to succeed. And while some of you may think that I’m writing this as a consolation letter to you: I’m not. I don’t know a majority of my readers and as a result, I have absolutely no obligation to be nice to you. I’m writing this because if I could go back in time and tell myself a few things, this would take absolute priority. Where you go to college does not determine your future and we have to stop telling our kids that they’re only as good as their acceptance rate.

April Showers and College Rejections [x]

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How to Wait For College Decisions

DISCLAIMER: These are things that I’ve found work for me. Everyone is different and has their own coping mechanisms.

Waiting for college decisions sucks. It’s a mixture of anxiety, excitement and irritation, but the worst part is that there’s almost 3 WHOLE MONTHS between applying and finding out where you got in (yikes). 

What Not To Do:

(1) Count the days until your decisions/obsess over the time you have left

I did this with my Early school and let me tell you, knowing exactly how many hours I had until “my life would change foreveeeeer” (yes I’m overly dramatic) is NOT helpful- it’s super super stressful.

(2) Blab about it all the time to everyone you know

Your classmates are stressed out, your family is stressed out, your teachers are stressed out, and of course your admissions officers are stressed out. Find a few close friends to rant and stress with and keep it within that circle. I’ve found keeping your college related information a little more on the private side can be better for a multitude of reasons (says the person with a tumblr dedicated to my college applications)

(3) Stress over your “chances” at getting into certain schools

You CANNOT come up with an algorithm based on random articles on the internet called “inside the college application process” and college confidential decision threads to see whether you’ll get into that top school you’ve been pining after (trust me I’ve tried). The less you stress over the details, the better off you’ll be. College decisions are VERY random and very much out of your control. 

(4) Excessively research your top choices/fall in love with schools

Fall in love with colleges after you get into them–otherwise it’ll probably end in heartbreak. The more detached you stay, the better. Once you get into a school, have at it! It’s just better not to make judgements on any of your schools because you could end up at any of them! You never know…

What To Do:

(1) Keep busy

The busier you are, the less time you have to stress about things. I’ve semi-successfully channeled my nervous energy into a bunch of art competitions and I’ve applied for a new job which should keep my attention diverted for now. Time goes by fast when you’re either busy or having fun, so try and do both! 

(2) Indulge yourself

Have that piece of cake–you deserve it.

(3) Catch up on everything you’ve missed out on!

Haven’t been able to watch that season of Game of Thrones or read that new book that just came out? Have at it! Now is the PERFECT time to lay comatose on the couch while marathoning a season (or two) of your favorite show. Just try and get a little studying in there.

(4) Don’t get sidetracked by senioritis for too long

You need to make sure you don’t get rescinded after you get into a school you love! I have faith in you. 

Overall waiting for decisions is possibly the worst, most horrific wait of your life. You’ll get through it (and will hopefully have gotten into your favorite school by the end of it!)

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howtomusicmajor

7 Study Moods

So you wanna study, but somehow the mood just isn’t right. Maybe try these? Pick your favorite, or do one each day of the week!

  • The Classy: Green tea, classical string quartets, reading articles in a park.
  • Great for when you need to read 120 pages of something. It’s way nicer to read when you’re in a nice place!
  • The Hipster: Coffee, jazz, writing summaries of the material in a coffee shop.
  • You’ll look very cosmopolitan, with all your notes in front of you. Make sure your summaries are coherent though, and you’re not too busy looking great to study well.
  • The Grad Student: Wine/sparkling cider, Adele, writing papers, curled up in blankets in bed.
  • Papers are easiest for me to write when I’m comfortable. If I feel a little fancy at the same time, so much the better.
  • The Focuser: Cold water, nature sounds, taking practice tests in a sunlight place.
  • The best way to study for a test is to take a test. The best way to kill test-anxiety is to take a practice test and feel calm while you do it. This is a great way to feel calm and prepared when you do a practice test, and that leads to a better actual test.
  • The Party-er: Energy drink, dubstep, drilling flashcards on the floor.
  • Flashcards for me are a speed thing. If I’m drilling them, my goal is to know those definitions as fast as possible. Caffeine and fast music raise my heart rate, and sitting on the floor gives me room to spread out the cards however I need to.
  • The Morning Person: Orange juice, early American hymns, transcribing notes at your desk.
  • Not necessarily done during the morning! Orange juice helps keep you alert without making you open to distraction, and old American hymns just make me feel happy, so putting them together helps make transcribing a better time.
  • The Finals Prepper: Black tea, folk music, interleaving any/all of the above, at the library.
  • This can be done whenever, and is especially useful for just keeping yourself up to speed.

Don’t worry about doing any of these exactly, these are just moods! Mix and match parts of them, make your own, whatever. I’d recommend choosing one or two moods that work really well for you and then doing them consistently, just to really get in the habit.

Good luck!

Seven more study moods

(s)EVEN MORE STUDY MOODS

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08.29.16 • started a new bullet journal for the school year since my attempt last year failed lol. gonna try to keep it simpler so i can use it for its actual purpose :~) dotted a5 notebook is from muji!
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090516 – last week’s spread! a few of the many good things that happened over the course of the week: - had my first classes of the semester and i LOVE my professors - signed up for two of the theatre groups on campus - had dinner with friends at the harbor
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awritingdragonfly asked:

Hello! Would you mind doing an example of not using filter words in a first person point of view? While I know that you can just switch out the pronouns for I/me/my, I just want to see it in action and when you should (and shouldn't) use the filter words. Thank you!

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the-writers-society-deactivated answered:

Hi there! I would love to! I think I’ll start out with an example with filter words and then cut out the filter words to show you the difference.

For those of you who haven’t seen my post on Filter Words.

Now, for the example:

I felt a hand tap my shoulder as I realized I had made a huge mistake. I knew the consequences would be unsettling, but I had no other choice. I saw the light of my desk lamp bounce off of the officer’s badge before I had even turned around. It seemed like I always found my way into trouble.

It was the first thing off the top of my head, so it’s a bit rough sounding….

Now for without filter words (And a bit of revision):

A hand tapped my shoulder as it dawned on me: I had just made a huge mistake. The consequences would be unsettling if I didn’t get out of this mess, but I had no other choice. The light of my desk lamp bounced off of the officer’s badge. I always found my way into trouble.

By taking out filter words, you get right to the point.

I’d also like to add a few more notes that I didn’t have the chance to post previously.

Some Examples of Filtering:

  • I heard a noise in the hallway.
  • She felt embarrassed when she tripped.
  • I saw a light bouncing through the trees.
  • I tasted the sour tang of raspberries bursting on my tongue.
  • He smelled his teammate’s BO wafting through the locker room.
  • She remembered dancing at his wedding.
  • I think people should be kinder to one another.

How can you apply this?

Read your work to see how many of these filtering words you might be leaning on. Microsoft Word has a great Find and Highlight feature that I love to use when I’m editing. See how you can get rid of these filtering words and take your sentences to the next level by making stronger word choices. Take the above examples, and see how they can be reworked.

  • FILTERING EXAMPLE: I heard a noise in the hallway.
  • DESCRIBE THE SOUND: Heels tapped a staccato rhythm in the hallway.
  • FILTERING EXAMPLE: She felt embarrassed after she tripped.
  • DESCRIBE WHAT THE FEELING LOOKS LIKE: Her cheeks flushed and her shoulders hunched after she tripped.
  • FILTERING EXAMPLE: I saw a light bouncing through the trees.
  • DESCRIBE THE SIGHT: A light bounced through the trees.
  • FILTERING EXAMPLE: I tasted the sour tang of raspberries bursting on my tongue.
  • DESCRIBE THE TASTE: The sour tang of raspberries burst on my tongue.
  • FILTERING EXAMPLE: He smelled his teammate’s BO wafting through the locker room.
  • DESCRIBE THE SMELL: His teammate’s BO wafted through the locker room.
  • FILTERING EXAMPLE: She remembered dancing at his wedding.
  • DESCRIBE THE MEMORY: She had danced at his wedding.
  • FILTERING EXAMPLE: I think people should be kinder to one another.
  • DESCRIBE THE THOUGHT: People should be kinder to one another.

See what a difference it makes when you get rid of the filter? It’s simply not necessary to use them. By ditching them, you avoid “telling,” your voice is more active, and your pacing is helped along.

The above list is not comprehensive as there are many examples of filtering words. The idea is to be aware of the concept so that you can recognize instances of it happening in your work. Be aware of where you want to place the energy and power in your sentences. Let your observations flow through your characters with immediacy.

Ok, sorry for the lengthy answer, I know you just wanted an example…. sorry!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask at my ask box

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THIS IS SO GREAT. I dind’t even know there was a term for this (I should have figured, right, because writers have words for everything), but it’s one of those things that being aware when you’re doing it (and editing it right the fuck out) will improve your writing SO MUCH. Removing the filtering helps to draw your readers more intimately into the action of your story, and as the text above says, adds power and immediacy to every sentence. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TIP I WANT TO SCREAM ABOUT IT.

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academla

080816 // last week’s spread, inspired by @literatea and @productiveflower‘s layouts! still experimenting with different set-ups, but i’m definitely getting closer to something that really works for me.

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somestudy

june 1, 2016 — my first monthly spread thing? featuring all the post-it notes i used to cover up my mistakes hAHa;; not exactly going to turn this into a bullet journal (more just like a journal journal y’know), but i still wanted to have a monthly overview. hopefully it won’t stay this empty for long heh 

+ this is day one of the june studyblr challenge by @zepstudies! i probably won’t end up following it to a T; it’s still good motivation for me to not be lazy every day, though (•́⌄•́๑)૭✧

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