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by paloma

Surviving the Waiting Game. Our freshman application deadlines have actually passed which means we are in the thick of file review. The chatty nature of recruitment and catching up with peers is replaced by quiet concentration in cubicles as we review tens of thousands of applications. I love file review and getting to browse the stories of my applicants but also realize that now a large number of applicants are now actually twiddling their thumbs waiting for a decision. A great deal goes in the review of an application and we just take this responsibility quite seriously but I promise you April 1 seems just since far away to us as it does to you.
I applied and was admitted early decision to college. I discovered in mid-December, nearly 11 years ago, and in some ways it had been a relief to learn where i'd be going the fall that is following in different ways it felt like We had somehow truncated my own procedure. USC doesn't have early decision or early action programs, and I also understand the waiting struggle is real.
Here are some plain things to pass the time (once you have finished your research, obvi).
1. Make a wonderful playlist
2. Listen to Serial (or another podcast about something you have in mind. Nerdette? Start? Pop Culture Happy Hour?)
3. Watch this video on repeat
4. Find out how getting me personally employment here
5. Create a variety of things for you to do in your hometown before starting college
6. Take a second of video everyday. Or perhaps a phot