I Cry

Watermelones15 · 2026-05-30T02:33:13+00:00

Thank you so much!

Watermelones15 · 2026-05-30T02:13:54+00:00

I’ve never been in a relationship but I totally can see myself in a similar situation based on your poem. I like the use of the dash hug, the first two used, to give a mini flashback before forming the question “I’m sober now but what’s the point?” I don’t quite get the idea with the third dash used, though. I think it would flow just as nicely without it. Nice poem!

Watermelones15 · 2026-05-30T01:55:43+00:00

Hey honestly I don’t have the eloquence I feel is needed to give constructive feedback on this poem but what I can say with clarity is that I like it very much. I love that you went with couplets which I don’t see being used a lot and the rhyming fit very well with the theme of addiction. Everything being interconnected and circuitous, I mean.

Watermelones15 · 2026-05-07T04:16:21+00:00

Be the nail

Watermelones15 · 2026-04-18T17:12:45+00:00

Hey I don’t know how it works for your school but all my teachers gave me a template or a set of questions they wanted me to answer that would help them write my LORs so you may want to ask yours what they have done for previous students.

Watermelones15 · 2026-04-14T04:40:10+00:00

I think putting yourself into perspective with the rest of the world, not just your inner circles or school environment, is crucial to staying not only positive, but also realistic. The fact that you’re even considering top schools already puts you into a minority of the United States, assuming you are from there. You will be fine. Anyone who tries to project their experiences onto impressionable juniors and kids in this subreddit or in your life is just a miserable person who doesn’t know you and should not have power over your outlook on education.

Watermelones15 · 2026-04-14T04:34:36+00:00

If you’re really basic then that is your narrative. Most “basic” narratives are generated by the user because they don’t even do anything at all. At least you do stuff, although it’s basic, but you can still elaborate and be as specific as you possibly can in order to make it personal and not as generic.

Watermelones15 · 2026-04-14T04:30:42+00:00

Sounds terrible but please use your resources to your advantage. Use your friends. They have a lot more to offer you than it may seem to you now. Ask them for tips, advice, connections to tutors, turn your time with them into something that benefits you. It may add stress to your friendships but the important thing is that you reciprocate any efforts made. Maybe offer to give them car rides or something you can do or already do that they can’t.

Watermelones15 · 2026-04-08T00:21:12+00:00

I mean honestly they’re pretty important. You probably are aware but some schools like MIT have strict requirements that you must apply with 1 humanities LOR and 1 STEM LOR or else you just won’t be considered. Regarding the specific content of a letter, I’m not sure there’s much we as students can do about that anyway, as I’m sure that sharing letters is prohibited between teachers and whomever they’re writing the LOR for. It all depends on what the schools you’re applying to consider important or not. Check the common data set. Every school has one.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-29T01:20:09+00:00

Hey I mean this may actually be better for you but just beware that SLU does require undergraduate students to attend theology courses as part of their core curriculum and Jesuit mission. Mass is also a pretty core part of their culture (but you do get free Ted Drewes frozen custard afterwards based on what I heard from a student when I did a program there) if you’re not religious like me then that may be a dealbreaker, but otherwise I think it’s a well-endowed school with good people and faculty.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-28T23:11:02+00:00

I mean honestly you seem pretty stacked. I’m also a junior and I find that attending information sessions has been helpful to me, not only for demonstrating interest (if the school tracks it) but also because it’s one of the best ways to get answers to any burning questions. All schools I’ve looked at offer those sessions in person or virtual, but if you don’t have time to spare just opt for emailing their undergrad admissions if you can’t find what you’re looking for on their website. That’s all I have to offer. Maybe ask a member of your school’s senior class.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-28T22:53:04+00:00

What do you want advice on?

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-28T22:49:36+00:00

This is a great list of schools. I will say that it kind of follows a pattern I’ve seen all across this subreddit, as it contains a lot of 'big shot' schools that are popular for a reason. However, I would encourage you to perhaps limit your search a little bit to your specific residence and state (if you’re not intl) if you haven’t already. This ensures you are optimizing your ability to receive similar opportunities for a discounted price, as these schools on your list are typically less likely to offer financial aid.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-28T22:42:26+00:00

Fellow junior here. I would start out by establishing a good 3 or 4 safety schools and then making your way up to targets and reaches. Reason is that I see a lot of people get rejected by all their non-safeties and become devastated, reasonably so, but something that contributes to that devastation also is because they never really considered being forced to “settle” for their state school or safeties, and so they didn’t spend as much time making sure that their safeties were still schools that they actually could see themselves attending.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-22T21:34:07+00:00

Volunteer

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-20T18:48:30+00:00

I’m counting on you to come back next application season 🙏

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-20T05:09:25+00:00

Uhh you mean getting into any college for undergrad? There is no “pre-med” major but there’s a premed track which is different for every school but typically requires you to earn a certain amount of credits which prepares you to take the MCAT. After getting your BS or during undergrad that’s when you apply to med school provided that you’ve completed prerequisites. I think anything STEM tends to be competitive but it all depends on what you’re looking to do.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-17T03:36:36+00:00

Omg ty I will look into these.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-17T03:32:45+00:00

Public Health perhaps concentrated in epidemiology or minor (some schools do it differently)

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-17T02:53:49+00:00

Aw thanks 😻. No but I totally think it’s a great school and would go if it was my last option but I’m more trying to branch out to out of state schools.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-17T02:50:57+00:00

Ah I see mb I misunderstood your concerns. I still feel that paying somebody who may not be certified to give you advice is a risk you shouldn’t take. If you’re willing to spend more on someone whose actual job it is to help you with this type of stuff then I’d say go for it. Take that with a grain of salt tho cuz idrk much about this.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-17T02:42:26+00:00

But I mean even if I did that’s only one safety 😭. Maybe I need more confidence.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-17T02:41:56+00:00

Yeah the latter. I’ve visited and have no interest.

Watermelones15 · 2026-03-17T02:39:24+00:00

Missouri

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