Shona on November 27th, 2008

Thanksgiving. A time of thanks and turkey. Mainly turkey.  And thanks for a break from college; I thought today would never get here.
I’ve decided that I’ve not spent nearly enough time with family since I’ve been here, but I doubt I’ll be able to spend more.  College students at Reed seem to get their time [...]

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Today I went for an hour or so to visit my high school and my teachers for the last time before I leave (on Monday night). I’m more than a little terrified now, because they all reacted more or less the same way. “You’re going to do so well out there” and the [...]

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I got my hair cut today.  You may think this isn’t a big thing but my hair has been rather dear to me, even if it is a tangled mess most of the time that refuses to help me out once in a while.  So now it’s cut into a layered V-shape and it’s very [...]

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Today I read the article from Reed magazine entitled “Many Apply.  Few are Chosen.” I have to say I wasn’t expecting quite what I read.  I knew that this year, Reed had become more selective than ever, accepting only one-in-three applicants.  (Which is, for those of you who work better with other numbers, 32% of [...]

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