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Miami Beach, Florida here I come! So pretty much final arrangements for my Spring Break trip is complete. All I need to do now is buy my airplane ticket and the down payment on the beach house. Our house for the week: http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p166603They don't generally check for it, but they do do random searches if they suspect something is up. And if you get caught smuggling, it's probably more than a possession charge.
Anybody aware of how my friends and I could get some weed down there? Say, if I were to have it in my pocket (hypothetically), would they know? Doesn't the detector thing only scan for metal devices?
Miami Beach, Florida here I come! So pretty much final arrangements for my Spring Break trip is complete. All I need to do now is buy my airplane ticket and the down payment on the beach house. Our house for the week: http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p166603Get an Indian friend to carry it, and then when they take him out of line for a "random" search, he can threaten to call the ACLU and sue for racial discrimination.
Anybody aware of how my friends and I could get some weed down there? Say, if I were to have it in my pocket (hypothetically), would they know? Doesn't the detector thing only scan for metal devices?
Miami Beach, Florida here I come! So pretty much final arrangements for my Spring Break trip is complete. All I need to do now is buy my airplane ticket and the down payment on the beach house. Our house for the week: http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p166603
Anybody aware of how my friends and I could get some weed down there? Say, if I were to have it in my pocket (hypothetically), would they know? Doesn't the detector thing only scan for metal devices?
Youre going to florida, buy it there. KICKASS place btw
Yeah, you definitely have grammatical mistakes and some poorly-constructed sentences, but Rule probably covered it all so I won't bother rehashing.
I don't know whether this is the only essay you'll be sending, but regardless, here are some major points that you should communicate in college essays:
1. the type of person you are (you did this well)
2. your skills, experience, hobbies, qualifications: things to impress them, things to differentiate you from others (you made no mention of this)
3. the strong points of their school that interest you, demonstrate knowledge of their school (you made no mention of this)
What it comes down to is that you want to impress them, and you only covered 1 out of 3 of these points. Vanity is fine, up to the point of obnoxiousness, and you should have your school adviser who handles college apps be the judge of this.
I don't know much about you, hence not much about your skills/experience, but I think I can assume there's a good chance you've meddled in comp sci and programming. You can likely impress them with this, as well as convince them that it translates into a logical mind, enthusiasm for learning, and an ability for independent research -- and that these skills will be very useful in your academic career.
Oh, and the 400 word limit is all the more reason to be succinct and economic.
. Once I totally revise this thing up totally, I'll repost.
.A famous scholar once said, “You are who your friends are.” I believe that the concept of this certain quote can be applied not only to a person’s friends, but rather to everything in a person’s life. A person’s family, friends, community and even something simple as a person’s distant neighbor has a direct impact upon the molding of a person’s personality, attitude, goals and ambitions.
Throughout my life, not only my parents, but my cousins, friends, and even my employer has emphasized a strong need for school. The fact that I am a first generation college-bound student in my family, school has been placed a number one priority in my life. My family, who were also the first generation immigrants to the United States, came here with absolutely nothing. They struggle each day just generate enough income just to get by. These certain circumstances of my family has aspired me to pursue a career where I can help the less fortunate people such as my family. I believe that as a lawyer or a politician, I can truly help the masses of people who have experienced the same circumstances that my family has endured.
In addition to the ways my family has influenced my plans for the future; my friends have genuinely influenced my plans tremendously. My friends were the ones that truly pushed me to become the best of what I can become. Throughout my high school career, without my intentions, I surrounded myself in friends that were involved deeply in politics. The numerous heated discussions that my friends and I have had hooked me into politics and law as well. The several times where I always questioned whether being a politician would actually fulfill the reason I aspire to be a politician or lawyer, my friends have always somehow drawn me back time after time.
Each aspect of a person, including a person’s personality and attitude is a reflection of the environment that a person grows up in. With the certain environment I came to grow up in; my friends causing my deep interest in politics and my family’s less fortunate circumstances have paved the road ahead of me for the future. I certainly believe that as a politician or a lawyer, I can do what I’m drawn to as well as help people who are less fortunate than I am.
I'm talking overall.It really doesn't matter. The statistic you linked to only shows that Ann Arbor is ranked the 25th best University by USNews.com using an arbitrary ranking system governed by an arbitrarily chosen set of criteria. There are far too many variables with no 'best' way of combining them into a composite score for any such list to be authoritative. Have you ever been to a University that hasn't claimed they were the best (and had some kind of numbers to prove it)? I haven't. That doesn't mean the article you linked to is meaningless. Chances are USNews chose at least some good variables to base their ratings on and for Ann Arbor to do well in these rankings it is probably a good school. 'Top 25' however, doesn't mean more than 'Top 500' to me.
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
I'm talking overall.
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
Do a check for major. For instance, UC Santa Barbara is probably a top 10 for physics nationally, beating out some Ivy League schools. It's only #44 on that list, though.
You should place more importance on whether the schools you're applying to have the programs you want, and if so how good these programs are. Make sure that every college you end up applying to satisfies you in this respect.
May I ask why you're keen about applying only in-state?
I am almost positive that that person is a troll.
Or mildly retarded.
