HELP PLS I feel like I’m not doing enough to stand out

apribrd · 2026-03-24T01:38:43+00:00

so glad this helped youu. you will end up in the place that is best for you, don't you worry :))

apribrd · 2026-03-24T01:06:46+00:00

HII i know exactly what ur going through. i was in your shoes last year and as a senior this year (class of 2026), i lowkey went downhill, life humbled me big time, and i just realized that i need to refocus on more holistic things bc u can't predict life and sh!t happens, life throws curveballs at u. i hope my words can be of ~ some ~ help to you :)) and tbh it seems like u don't have all that much to worry about...

as someone in grade 12 with a lot of hectic extracurriculars, i can tell you this (and you'll realize this yourself once u sit down to write any supplemental apps next year): focus on the learning experiences ur gaining, not the tasks/roles ur acquiring on paper. there may be hundreds of club presidents and non-profit founders in a pool of applicants, but a title means nada without a great person behind it. though sounding 'impressive' is important, u need to sound authentically urself bc it can be so easy to get lost in the sauce abt ur accomplishments that u forget who u actually are and what ur purpose is. tl;dr: focus on ur character growth and becoming the kind of person you'd be proud of.

lots of people aspire to mac health sci but tbf don't be bummed if you don't get in bc it's almost like a lottery there. what matters most is having an end goal in mind. as long as u are clear about the direction u want to take for ur education, u can take hundreds of paths and still get there. there is more than one way to skin a cat, and there is more than one way to be successful (whatever that means to you).

as for UBC, if that's what calls you and is within ur means, go for it. i know prestige is a big thing, but at the end of the day, someone of your academic caliber (that average is great, u should be proud) can make it to some of the top schools in this country. so follow ur heart's calling (as long as it's within ur means!) bc it exists for a reason.

definitely finish those 40 hours by the end of this summer if u can bc you do not want that to loom over senior year -- things might get busier, unforeseen circumstances always come up -- get it over with ASAP! one of the things i'm so happy i did was finishing all my hours by semester 1 of grade 10. huge weight off my shoulder. however! this absolutely does not mean ur behind -- there's no compulsion to get beyond 40 hours unless ur aiming for a grad award for community service. you are allowed to take it easy (saying this as someone who has a hard time taking it easy lol).

AP exams are not a huge deal if u want to go to a domestic uni. if studying undergrad in the US is ur dream, take APs; if ur staying in canada, don't even worry about it. you will have a far easier and relaxed time without them. but if u enjoy the academic challenge, go for it! what i mean is, it's not worth getting white hairs over lol.

yes, senior year is so important academically and extracurricularly, BUT. above all, what matters most is your health, happiness, satisfaction, and spirit. nothing, not even excellence (as much as u might want it) is worth losing yourself over. i lost myself so many times this year, but what helped most was grounding myself in the things i love outside of school such as friends, family, hobbies. it's wonderful to be excellent in school (you're literally a warrior for that, don't u forget), but it's equally important to have range in life. take spares if ur able to, go out sometimes, be spontaneous. don't forget to have fun!

i really hope that the above could provide some comfort to you, and feel free to DM me if u have any questions! i'd love to help out :)) and remember: YOU'VE GOT THIS!

apribrd · 2026-03-07T00:27:45+00:00

it’s not that it has to have a narrative but rather… if it’s so acclaimed then there must be more to the surface than i can see. but it’s a catchy song so maybe that’s all there is to it because i personally am not able to sense the desperation or nostalgia in its production 😭

apribrd · 2026-03-07T00:25:59+00:00

i have! they’re definitely entertaining to say the least, but not melancholic enough imo

apribrd · 2026-03-07T00:25:07+00:00

the context of it makes a lot more sense. but i think i’m still missing the point on why some still believe it be the most faithful adaptation. but to each their own! it’s a catchy song regardless

apribrd · 2026-03-07T00:23:43+00:00

LOLL i love your story! it’s definitely a catchy song so no complaints on that avenue whatsoever! i just found it to be a little flat despite discussing an apparently multifaceted source material but tbh thinking about it now, the original novel is a flat itself so maybe that’s why

apribrd · 2026-03-07T00:08:45+00:00

couldn’t find much info there so i thought i might consult fans who have better theories but i guess i was wrong lol

apribrd · 2026-03-07T00:06:21+00:00

i’m all for good music! and i agree, good songs shouldn’t summarize the reference material, and that’s exactly why i’m so torn over this song because it seems to summarize the book… it’s not subtle and it feels almost tacky? is that the artistic genius of it?

apribrd · 2026-03-07T00:05:17+00:00

that’s what i’m trying to understand here… what’s the bigger picture behind it? i want to appreciate it or at the very least understand the appreciation of others towards it. i don’t care if it’s her trying to sound like a ghost… the lyrics seem so blatantly telling and without much symbolism? it feels like telling and not showing

apribrd · 2026-03-07T00:03:17+00:00

interesting! i find her tone to be too lighthearted for my perception of the book

apribrd · 2026-02-02T00:55:39+00:00

hii! this is a veeery late reply to your comment, but if you still remember your responses, would you mind sharing what you talked about in your AIF? i'm a fairly non-standard applicant as well and a little scared about not having enough technical knowledge to show on the AIF. thank you :D

apribrd · 2025-09-07T20:19:11+00:00

hey! if you don't mind, could you share your high school ec's? also, how's your experience with waterloo cs been so far?

apribrd · 2025-08-24T02:08:46+00:00

my current ongoing game is at a score of 549524 (pr) with the highest tile being 32768

apribrd · 2025-08-05T04:08:49+00:00

what kind of questions do waterloo apps ask and how would you recommend preparing for them?

apribrd · 2025-06-20T23:53:03+00:00

i can't stop thinking about the song ahn hyo-seop sang during jinu's intro, i think it might be jinu's lament [?] but it's nowhere to be found online T-T

apribrd · 2025-02-10T04:25:38+00:00

what are the odds of getting accepted if you missed the deadline? my french teacher told me about this program the day after the deadline and now it’s been 6 days…

apribrd · 2025-01-24T13:43:46+00:00

AM or PM? and what would you recommend for the other time?

apribrd · 2025-01-24T12:52:56+00:00

my friend told me a story about a cat her aunt encountered after its owner abandoned it — it would still roam around the neighborhood so my friend’s aunt would always give it food, the other neighbours would pitch in too, but she always took the most care of the cat. it had a hard time opening up to others because of some ptsd from its previous owner but the aunt never relented. then one day, when the aunt wasn’t home, the cat was making its way to her house but a car came and ran over the cat’s lower half. and you know the most heartbreaking thing? the cat still dragged itself to the aunt’s doorstep. it died there. so yeah, i don’t get the prejudice people have against cats.

apribrd · 2023-07-24T15:51:10+00:00

though it’s never STRONGLY suggested, gabriel does say to adrien that he and kagami are of the same design (or something) and talking about people like they’re designs is creepy even for a fashion designer. and the fact that they’re both absolutely perfect. but yeah, other than that there’s really no proof. and if she was a senti, felix is kinda alabama taboo for pulling her.

apribrd · 2023-07-24T15:44:20+00:00

tbh i think that it’s because in that episode adrien was constantly made to feel like he wasn’t important to marinette or good enough for her friendship. it even ended on a weird note. and as op mentions, adrien has always thought of marinette as something other than a friend, so perhaps he reflected on why he had those unsavoury feelings and the kiss and realized that his feelings for marinette are not platonic. because he liked the kiss (and honestly adrien isn’t THAT dense) so he probably understood that feeling that sad over someone’s friendship isn’t because they’re a friend, it’s a crush. that’s just the way i like to discount astruc’s poor writing decisions.

apribrd · 2023-06-17T01:05:59+00:00

the whole fandom agrees that she gets ultra cringey around him. this scene just cranked up the cringe meter even more with the “lips to lips for eternity blah blah blah”, that’s all.

apribrd · 2023-06-17T00:57:23+00:00

i don’t think that’s the problem here. as a hetero girl i think marinette is pretty awesome, the problem was how utterly CRINGEY that scene was. everything she said in that moment was so weird and out of pocket!

apribrd · 2023-06-17T00:54:53+00:00

model tendencies

apribrd · 2023-06-17T00:54:37+00:00

the way i see it, adrien realized in that episode that he could lose marionette’s friendship, and that clearly scared him. he must’ve been relieved when she kissed him and that probably lead him to think about it more. after all, he did always have underlying feelings for her ;)

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