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How can I pass the time while waiting to hear back from colleges?
I have 2 1/2 months before I go off to a big college.
I'm bored out of my mind while I take classes at my current private college and work part-time.
I already got accepted into one college, but I'm waiting on a response from the other two which could take up until mid December. One of them is a Uni that I REALLY want to get into, but we'll see. I also can't wait to rush for a sorority. I know I might not get in, but I really hope to, I spend a ton of time researching sorority life.
I can barely tolerate my current life though and I find myself aggravated everyday because I have nothing to do in my small hometown. All of my friends have already moved off to college so I have nobody to hang out with and I don't want to date when I'll be moving soon too. I feel like all I do is hang around with my mom who's a paranoid hypochondriac and drives me crazy with all her fake ailments and stories. She doesn't understand why I want to move and doesn't approve of it, but I just cannot tolerate living with her for much longer and college life sounds like a dream compared to my current life.
Even when I'm trying to occupy myself with hobbies or activities all I can think of in the back of my head is dorming, sororities and just the overall college experience.
Help! The days are going by so slow because I can't keep my mind off of it and how far away it seems.
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If your town is so small there aren't any help agencies that you can volunteer at, think about some of the local businesses and see if you can volunteer your time there if they could use a few hours of extra help per week. Think of it this way, you aren't earning any money right now anyhow so why not try to gain some work experience for a company by volunteering and having them train you for some basic easy tasks. Its even better if the business is vaguely related to, or has some thing in common with the vocation you are aiming your schooling on. A smaller business is more likely to take on free help as they can use it but can't afford to pay another employee yet and you gain experience so its a win-win for both.
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I agree with adviceman
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Let's' assume for the moment you do not get accepted for the spring semester to the college you want. You can always apply again for the fall semester. What can you do now that will make your application any different from the one that was not accepted and take up some or all of your spare time? Something that may also look good to a sorority?
Have you given any thought to volunteer work. Volunteer work will look very good on your college application as it shows what type of person you could be especially if you are attending another school and keeping your GPA up.
Places to look at would be; The Red Cross, soup kitchens, Nursing Homes, Senior Citizen Retirement Homes, Hospitals and Libraries. These are all places that need volunteer held, are meaningful work and not only look good on your college application but will look good on your resume for work.
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