College Update #3

The good news:

I got into UC Berkeley and Oberlin

The bad news:

I got wait listed at Vassar and Skidmore.

The Skidmore wait listing was a major "WTF?" moment because that was one of my safeties, but it makes sense if they assumed I wasn't going to go.

The Vassar wait listing is a major downer for me. I think the moment I opened the envelope I realized just how much I really wanted to go there. I visited, and everything about the school was just so perfect. Now all there is left is Wesleyan and Yale and I'm pretty much sure I'll get rejected from both (I better get rejected somewhere because so far I've only gotten wait listed and it's driving me crazy!)

So while my whole family was ecstatic about Berkeley, I was kind of depressed today from Vassar. I don't think I can get off the wait list either because the letter said they have accepted as many as 50 and as little as zero people from the wait lists in the past years, which does not sound promising at all.

I can't even get myself to appreciate getting into Berkeley, which is absolutely rediculous. I guess because a lot of kids at my school got in. Ugh, I'm pathetic. I think the major reason I'm not too excited about it is that it's like the exact opposite of the ideal school I have been looking for this past year. It's a huge school, huge non-personal classes, California, heat, non-liberal arts, ugly campus... it does have the reputation and name recognition but frankly I don't care much for that. Maybe I should but I've gone past that already. But, like my brother said- it's hard to say no to frickin' Berkeley.

I don't know what to think. I hope I can visit some colleges and then decide. I'll try to write Vassar a letter saying they're my top choice. I'll have to keep my grades up, even though it's second semester senior year, when I'm supposed to relax and not care about anything for once. I guess that's not happening.

I Fucking Love This Song

I mean it has the lyrics: "I said ooh girl/ shock me like an electric eel/ Baby girl turn me on with your electric feel." Awesome.

MGMT- "Electric Feel"



Their name is pronounced "Management" (uh, okay) and they're one of those new Brooklyn bands. But they're really damn good. They have an odd amount of soul injected into all their songs and I love it. They also went to Wesleyan, which I applied to ha. Oh, and did I mention? The singer (Andrew VanWyngarden) is mighty fine. Needless to say, I highly approve of the shirtless-ness.

Another sweet song and equally trippy video:

"Time to Pretend"



They're also going to be at Coachella this year... this is good since overall the line-up is pretty disappointing (Jack Johnson headlining?!?!?) and I was planning on going for the first time this year.