March 22. I received an e-mail with the subject line "Amherst Admission Decision Information." I felt an instant rush of adrenaline as the blood in my body turned thick like peanut butter. Was my heart even pumping?

posted on April 13, 2010 at 4:00 pm

April 1. I've had a countdown on my phone and on my laptop to that day since about September 15th. No joke. It's kind of a big deal, you see, because that's the day when all those colleges have to get their admissions decisions back to us.

posted on April 13, 2010 at 3:45 pm

In honor of the short (and I mean, really short) answer section on some college applications and the ever-popular "tweets" on Twitter, here is a recap of various areas of my life in 25 words or less each.

posted on January 25, 2010 at 10:00 am

Tan. Great physique. Irresistible. No, I’m not describing myself. (I wish!) I’m talking about none other than Taylor Lautner.

posted on November 19, 2009 at 9:00 am

I know I've already blogged about my disgusting chicken disaster in Budapest, but the food gods apparently don't have it in mind to take it easy on my stomach.

posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:00 pm

This week, I let out a sigh of relief that could probably be heard around the world. And it all boils down to one simple reason: I finished and sent out all of my college applications!

posted on October 19, 2009 at 3:00 pm

As usual, I started off the school year by publicly embarrassing myself. This time, it was in the form of the annual dress-code fashion show during our morning assembly.

posted on September 10, 2009 at 1:00 pm

We fall victim to a waiter in Budapest.

posted on August 22, 2009 at 1:00 pm

Vanessa Moody returns from her 10-day European tour.

posted on August 12, 2009 at 1:00 pm

When I signed up on the Common Application Web site, I expected a lot of things. I expected an easy, online way to apply to many colleges at once.

posted on July 27, 2009 at 10:00 am