I've Been a Miner for a Heart of Gold.

I love Neil Young's music. Bit becoming obsessed but those things happen. And they're for good. I promise.

So I will reveal to everyone my big secret! All nine of you! And I'm thankful for each one of you so here's your reward:
I WAS ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE!!
And not just one.
I'll post them in order of response.

1. Regent University- My dad's college.
2. Franklin Pierce University- It's right near my grandparents and aunt and uncle.
3. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts [MCLA]- A friend of mine goes there. Cute area.
4. Emerson College- Located in Boston, which I love and thus right near my cousin.
5. Emmanuel College- Boston also.

I have more reasons to applying to these places than just those. They all have my major for one. I want to go into Public Relations. Most likely for businesses but that's not pinned down yet. It will be awhile before I decide everything.

So, I like all of the colleges. A couple more than the others. A couple were safeties but I don't want to rule anything out.

I can't decide. Everyone tells me: You'll just know! Well guess what, I don't. I don't have anything against them I just don't have one I love over every other.

Money is always a factor, of course. But when is it not?

I don't know if I should be listening to people who say it doesn't matter as long as the degree or if I should be making connections with professors in my field.

This year is a year of decisions. And I know that for better or for worse they will be my decisions. That thrills me and scares me. But I have confidence in myself and I'm grateful my parents are not pressuring one over the other. They understand that this will affect where I will be living for the next four years of MY life. This place is where I'm going to decide who I want to be as an adult. And that's exciting. I want to be somewhere I'm happiest and feel safest. And there are so many factors that come into play but I'll be fine and I'll figure it out.
I know I will. I have time to do it too.

ALSO! check out talesofeiggam.blogspot.com . My second blog! Bit more of a personal touch.

Peace, Love, and Parakeets,
Maggie

SAT SAT SAT SAT SAT

I have spent about the past four months dedicated to the dreadful, evil, treacherous, despicable and villainous SAT's. I have taken a class that was four hours at eight in the morning, every Saturday morning for five weeks where I would take a Practice SAT every Saturday. On Mondays I would have a three hour class from six to nine at night for six weeks. It would be after a long school day, and either softball practice or a softball game. Many times without having dinner before hand. Not fun to sit and study tricks at that time. Since the class ended I have taken the real SAT's twice. Both times at schools where I did not know one single person. Has anyone else had to do that? I don't really recommend it. It's kind of soul eating. If you know what I mean. You have a lot of people looking at you and all you can think is: You don't know me, I don't know you, can I please just take this test that was designed to make me fail so I can get out of here? I promise you will never have to see me again if you let me. Thank you stranger.

So now I am finished though. I got a good enough score to get into the colleges I want to go to and so that is fine by me. I took it the second time because everyone I talked to (with the exception of my mother who would prefer to save money) said that I should take it at least two times because "most people see their scores go up the second time" and so what's wrong with my score going up? I say nothing.

What have your pre-college-application experiences been? Good? Bad? Ugly?

Oh and by the way, if anyone knows prerequisites for college recommendation letters that I can pass on to my teachers then please let me know!