The College Search that resulted in The Headache

Nobody said it'd be easyyyyy.....

Sigh.

I'm NOT applying to Ivies, but looking at the 'Class of 2011' pages of several universities I'm interested in, it sure does feel like I'm applying to an Ivy.

It sure seems like everyone applying to the US was in the top 10% of their high school class.

How else would you explain the never-less-than-60% "Students in top 10% of HS class" in every university's Freshmen Academic Profile pages?

Applying to a substandard university that accepts almost all of its applicants just wouldn't cut it.

I'd be better off studying in Malaysia, no?

It's already September, I've only got a tentative list of Universities-To-Apply-To, I've barely properly started applying, and I'm still waiting for the viewbooks.

I've got a plethora of ideas for the essays, but none strong enough to stand on its own.

I've got to whittle down my list of colleges,
write, edit and proofread essays that make or break your chances of admission,
prepare and sit for the SAT, TOEFL and SAT 2,
fill in an overmuch number of forms,
get teacher evaluations and school transcripts...
all while eyeing the different deadlines for the colleges.

Oh, and not to mention studying and sitting for The Trials and The Finals.

And it's already September.

Just yesterday, Isabel went, "But applying to US universities very very hard wor.."

Yes it is.

Yes it is.

It makes you feel very small.

Very, very small.

(And getting a bloody C5 in SPM Malay does not help things.)

Sighhhhh.

It gives you big headaches as well.

Nevermind, it's only September.

Only September!