We Were Deferred

We Were Deferred MIT was our dream school. The blogs were one of the main reasons for that. We read the blogs religiously throughout high school. We followed the tails of the bloggers, laughed at their jokes (or in the case of Ceri’s vlogs, her friend’s jokes too), cheered at their accomplishments, and sympathized with their struggles. Their experiences, although adding up to only a small sample of MIT experiences, painted a beautifully complex, diverse, flawed, and unique depiction of MIT, an MIT we saw ourselves living and learning in. We dreamed about applying all throughout high school, questioned if our test scores were good enough, stressed if the activities we did were the “right” ones, imagined our interviews hundreds of times before they happened, and thought about them endlessly after they happened to try to remember if we said everything we wanted to. Early Action decision day was on a Wednesday for us. We honestly can’t remember anything extremely special or specific or memorable or out-of-the-ordinary that happened during that day at school. At that point, it was already the end of semester crunch, so we were probably just going through the motions 1st class, 2nd, break, 3rd class, etc. After getting out at 2:20pm, we had a 0-45 min wait time for our bus depending on how ready/not sleep deprived we were to run the 10-minute-walk to our bus stop to get there by 2:26 pm, the time our bus fairly regularly arrived at. We definitely wanted to kill time that day (since decisions came out at 6:28 pm), so we didnt even try running as we usually would try to do, we missed the first bus, and we got on the second. Then, there was the actual 1-1.5 hour commute depending on traffic. After getting home and eating food, it was probably around 5:15 pm. We had a little over an hour to kill, so we definitely watched something, probably a youtu be video or many from the cooking or art or artsy cooking youtube channel we were obsessed with then. We didn’t check our decisions exactly at 6:28 pm, so we must have done a great job at distracting ourselves. We actually only realized what the time was when a friend texted us, asking us about our decisions. It was probably 6:30 or 6:31 pm. We logged in. Our letters wouldnt load for a dreadfully long time. Here is a gif portraying the eternal and existential dread that we faced in that moment. (length warning: 17 seconds. content warning: it’s weird (but hopefully also funny)) Danny’s decision finished loading first, and then Allan’s shortly after. Yep, DA twins got DAferred (sorry not sorry for the pun). We were both faced with that infamous letter that boiled down to “to be determined.” We were really upset. We didn’t get the “yes” we had hoped for and worked for for so long. It felt like defeat. We knew that it wasn’t a “no”. And we knew that people have gotten in after being deferred. We read posts just like this one. But we couldn’t help feeling the way we did. We had many long conversations reevaluating everything we had done in high school to try to find that *one* thing that caused our deferrals. We regretted not doing more. We tried comparing ourselves to others we knew of that got in. We just thought a lot. It wasn’t healthy. With that said, things did get better. The force of gravity is inversely proportional to distance (okay technically distance squared, but who’s keeping track) and that definitely held true with the distance from the event. The further we got from December 16th, the less heavy it began to feel. We began to think about the whole thing more reasonably. We had been given another chance. Sure it’s slim, but still, a chance is chance. When winter break hit, we had to forget about MIT to finish up all our other applications. This process honestly helped us. Because to be totally honest, we had done very minimal research into other colleges (comparatively to the amount we did into MIT) until we applied to them during winter break. And the deferral from MIT became less painful when we, for the first time in all of high school, really allowed ourselves to see our futures in schools that weren’t MIT. After having that experience, we realized how potentially toxic the idea of a dream school can be, or at least how toxic it was for us. As the saying goes, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” It’s totally fine and even great if you are really passionate about one school, but there is absolutely no harm and only benefit in looking into and being really passionate about more than one school. This is something we wished we would have realized, because it would’ve saved us a lot of stress and heart-ache in the long run. Envision multiple futures and find the happiness in every option. After we finished applying to colleges, we tried being as calm as possible about all our pending decisions. But we definitely had moments scouring admissions statistics pages, many of which felt like they said, “rounding up, we accept 0% of applicants.” When not doing the above, we continued doing what we’ve done throughout high school. Continued doing math club. Continued trying really hard in our classes. Continued taking challenging ones. Continued applying to scholarships. Continued knitting, and art-ing, and practicing piano. Just continued. We put some things in our fun form, like a recent math-shape knitting project, and our current status in a scholarship. As more things happened after submitting the fun form, like updates from the scholarship, results from a math competition, and getting onto a math team for a different competition, we emailed MIT admissions and all the other schools we had applied to. If there was one thing that we felt we did correctly (or as correct as you can possibly feel while navigating the complex-messy-maze that is applying to college), it was that we didn’t give into our initial feelings of doubt or lose motivation after our deferrals. No matter how discouraging it might feel, don’t let a co llege decision weigh you down. Use it instead as motivation to excel. This is really vague and you may not know what to do with that lofty phrase, but in the case of senior year, just dont get a really bad case of senioritis. Thats easier said than done, as with most things involving this time of high school. But youre almost finished, so really try your best to end the quarter, semester, term, year, whatever off strongly! A few days before pi day, we felt that force of gravity again. We were so close to finding out about our rejection. We accepted expected it. It was a Monday. We walked to our bus stop again. “Welp, today is the day. Ahhhh…. Yep.. okay yeaahhhhhh……………..aaaaaaaaa….” We got home again at probably around 5:15 pm. We distracted ourselves. Logged in. Waited for our screens to load. It was all too familiaruntil…itwasn’t…. When our screens loaded, we were in shock. Utter shock. We immediately told our parents. And messaged our friends. Had this decision come in the early cycle, we would have *immediately* decided that we would be committing. But because of how much we began looking at other schools by the time of regular action, we did not have that certainty. We only actually decided that we would comMIT after CPW, after experiencing the MIT culture that we fell in love with initially through the blogs, and parted ways with from December to March. It was a full circle experience that we do not regret. The applying-to-college process can be really hard. It was for us. So, we just want to let you know, that no matter what any decisions may seem like they are telling you, you are worth it. If you get in after being deferred, thats great, and we hope to see you on campus! But if not (or if you didnt in early action), and many dont unfortunately, you will take your talents and passions to a different school that will be so lucky to have you. Or you will take a gap year. Or you will go to a school and then transfer. Or you will start a company. Or maybe end up at MIT for grad school. Or you will the list is honestly endless. There is a world of possibilities. Making it this far is already something to be proud of and, whether MIT will be a part of your future or not, continue pursuing your dreams and make the world a better place (wow that probably sounds really cheesy, but we really mean it genuinely). And one last thing. Between all the craziness that is senior year of high school, give yourself time to do the things you do for the pure joy of it, the things you wrote about in essay 1. And while doing that, forget about MIT, forget about the future. Be present. Be calm.  Breathe. And if it helps at all, here is a very long list of things we watch/listen to/enjoy when we want to de-stress: music (most from disney/pixar films/shorts)  that makes us happy Brave by Sara Bareilles With the Right Music by Rosser and Sohne   L.O.V.E. from The Parent Trap Handshake scene from The Parent Trap Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root from Matilda Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride Lilo and Stitch Opening Scene from Lilo and Stitch I Can Go the Distance from Hercules I Wont Say Im in Love from Hercules The Gospel Truth from Hercules Journey to the Past from Anastasia Once Upon a December from Anastasia When Will My Life Begin from Tangled Touch the Sky from Brave Blue Umbrella  (Pixar short) Lava  (Pixar short) Le Festin from Ratatouille Opening Scene from Inside Out   How Far Ill Go from Moana Where You Are from Moana Here Comes a Thought from Steven Universe Peace and Love from Steven Universe Sadies Song from Steven Universe Stronger Than You from Steven Universe + music video Thats How You Know from Enchanted Almost There from Princess And the Frog musical soundtracks that make us happy (+ our favorite songs from them) Amélie introvert that likes to help people in paris, raspberry finger tip disease Times Are Hard for Dreamers   Tour de France mash-up of these two^ Anastasia lost russian princess finds her memories, family, and love In My Dreams My Petersburg Journey to the Past + live performance  + Darren Criss and Original Anastasia In a Crowd of Thousands  + studio recording Well Go From There A Very Potter Musical hilarious parody of Harry Potter. Also Draco watch it for Draco Back to Hogwarts A Very Potter Sequel Sequel to AVPM Coolest Girl  + Darren Criss version No way A Very Potter Senior Year A one time performance of the final installment of AVPM with the actual actress that played Luna Lovegood from the HP movies! F*** the tie Beautiful: The Carol King Musical about the legendary singer/songwriter Carol King Beautiful  + live performance I Feel the Earth Move Into the Woods A mish-mash of many fairy tales Agony On the Steps of the Palace Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812 THIS IS OUR ALL TIME FAVORITE MUSICAL. Based on a 70-page chunk of War and Peace, its about a Russian princess and her love story. No One Else + studio recording In My House  + studio recording Waitress   + Sara Bareilles singing most of the songs pies, falling in love with a doctor, and amazing music made by Sara Bareilles What Baking Can Do + an adorable kids cover of it and Sara Bareilles cheering him on When He Sees Me Bad Idea Opening Up (Finale)  + live performance mash-up videos that make us happy or laugh Dear Evan Hansen Getaway Cerulean Monologue Ellen BombShell Julie and Julia Meltdown Drunk History Julia Child History of Japan/Earth Ze Frank True Facts You Got This Travis Dear Kitty Ice Skating to Journey to the Past Ice Skating to Once Upon a December cartoons that make us happy (in order of shortest to longest) First episode of The Summoning Pilot of Infinity Train Bee and PuppyCat  (only first episode linked, but the rest are also on YouTube) Over the Garden Wall The Legend of Korra Avatar: the Last Airbender Steven Universe 3 you got this! we believe in you! 3 Post Tagged #Early Action #Pi Day

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They are social insurance programs, which allow the financial load of patient’s illnesses to be shared by other healthy, sick, wealthy, and lower income individuals and families. Medicaid Medicaid insurance covers approximately 60 million Americans, according to their income. Medicaid is larger than any other single private health insurance program. The criteria for participating would include those who are unable to work due to disabilities, anyone who receives Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), as well as single, pregnant women who fall below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). In 2011, the FPL for a family of four was set at $22,350. This amount is updated yearly. Medicaid also helps those who are part of the Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI) program (Mann, 2012). Funding for Medicaid comes from the government as well as each state’s department of SSI. They are also responsible for administering funds. Medicare Medicare is a federal government program that offers individual health care insurance to those who are 65 or older, and/or have a disability, no matter what their income level. We will write a custom essay sample on Compare and Contrast Medicaid and Medicare or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Taxes that are deducted from one’s payroll helps pay for the Medicare program. The Medicare program has four parts; Parts A, B, C, and D. Part A is the original program for hospitalization and requires no monthly premium to be paid. Some physicians do not accept Medicare patients because of low payout rates, longer reimbursement time, and limitations put on physicians for the way they are allowed to perform procedures. Other reasons are that many claims are denied and there is too much paperwork involved (Vineyard, 2010). IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS One of the main issues affecting healthcare professionals is the challenge these programs have in finding physicians who are willing to treat patients who are covered by Medicaid or Medicare. The reimbursement rates are generally very low, and each program actually pays out differently; Medicaid doctors are only paid 66% of what Medicare doctors are paid for primary care. In the United States, doctors are not required to accept Medicaid patients, and many refuse to do so. Only 40% of physicians accepted new Medicaid patients in 2008 (Results. org, n. d. ). Not every physician accepts Medicaid patients; some states have been reducing funds for the program for years. In a study in 2009, they studied the errors caused by lack of efficiency, unwarranted use, procedures that were avoidable, and fraud and abuse. They discovered that about a third ($700 billion) of the annual health care spending as a whole was wasteful. Instead of trying to fix that problem, many states just cut money out of the Medicaid program (Siegel, 2011). Medicaid patients have fewer options for medical care compared to those with private insurance plans. One of the main challenges for physicians treating Medicaid patients is their difficulty in referring patients, especially children, to specialists. The reimbursement issues also cause many physicians to opt out of accepting Medicaid patients.

The earth beneath her feet Review Essay Example

The earth beneath her feet Review Paper Essay on The earth beneath her feet The novel The land under its feet the embodiment of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the modern world of rock stars, god-like love story of two musicians. Vina Apsara and Ormus Cama, like, have not you heard about their  «VTO » group, which shook the whole wide world? Oh yes! The same was in another world, where President Kennedy survived, Elvis wore the name of its manager Vina Apsara -. Beautiful, fierce, sexy Eurydice with a magical voice. Ormus Cama wise, talented, strong Orpheus, unsurpassed musician, one eye he looks at our world, the second overlooks a parallel reality; dead twin brother whispers to him the songs that will be written in the future. His image combined features of the two kings of rock n roll: Presley and Lennon. And modest Rai, photographer invisible dared to love wine and was close to their unbeatable duo. That he will tell us the story. Rushdie gives his hero freedom. Paradise begins with the final returns to the beginning, he runs forward, back to the past. He sets the rhythm of the narrative according to his breathing, music rock and roll, quickly, slowly, smoothly, jerky, loud-quiet. Many heroes, fate, family and religion are woven into a bright ball. Ormus wine and met a young man and soon realized his destiny: to be together. Their share has dropped a lot of tests, not just one of them descended into Hades to bring back the second. Yet, they reunited to create a great rock band, which has stirred up the music, and the whole world as a whole. And somewhere in the backyard it was and Paradise, from childhood, always on the sidelines, in the shade, but still faithful, ready to flee at the first call. We will write a custom essay sample on The earth beneath her feet Review specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on The earth beneath her feet Review specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on The earth beneath her feet Review specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer A simple retelling of the story does not give the slightest idea of ​​saturation Salman Rushdies prose. It touches on many subjects, draws of the city, creating amazing characters. Youth Heroes takes place in Bombay hometown Rushdie, which he with precision and love recreates in his books. Two heroes embody admiration for this city: the parents of Paradise, the father is studying history and leading the excavations, and his mother is building a new city in his own style. Eccentric urban residents, a change of power, chaotic growth, -. The atmosphere, the mood, picture, soul of the city in front of you But the heroes of the triple one after another leave India and go to a foreign land, which is then gently takes the shivers and breaks under his feet. Wine, Ormus, Paradise overcome the attraction of the east, and become strangers, cut off from the roots. For Rushdie, who himself does not live for a long time in India and could not go back, an exile topic is very important. There is mixed nostalgia, melancholy and reflection on the role of an outsider, it may be one of the basic elements of the universe, just coming out of the system can be seen in its entirety One of the main themes of the novel -. It is the essence of the cult (rock) stars . Rushdie sees them as legends of our time, the gods of the modern world, shrouded in mystery and myths. A lot of people worship the created, the doers of the Titans, praising them to the skies, but leaving no hope of seeing in person the star, the same as they are. As in life, the gods are not eternal, and wines and Ormus leave and leave mere mortals alone In the text scattered numerous secrets for the attentive reader:. Glimpses of other books heroes Rushdie really existed person appear under false names, fictional characters and their authors swapped. Because the publisher did not provide the text of the notes, these subtleties you find (or not find) yourself. In addition, the novel is the history of modern rock music, London, New York, the art of photography and many more things Rushdies surprising versatility, scale, intensity of his talent. He wrote a magical texts for the group  «VTO », the title song  «Ground beneath her feet » can be heard in the reality in the performance of U2:  «All my life, I worshipped her . Her golden voice, her beautys beat. How she made us feel, How she made me real, And the ground beneath her feet. and now I can not be sure of anything, Black is white, and cold is heat; For what I worshipped Stole my love away, It was the ground beneath her feet.  »

An exploration of the dark elements present in Much Ado About Nothing Essay Example

An exploration of the dark elements present in Much Ado About Nothing Essay Example An exploration of the dark elements present in Much Ado About Nothing Essay An exploration of the dark elements present in Much Ado About Nothing Essay Essay Topic: Literature Much Ado about Nothing Much Ado About Nothing is essentially a romantic comedy. One of the central themes is love and the plot centres on the characters expectations and the way in which they deal with love. Although Much Ado About Nothing is typical of many of Shakespeares romantic comedies there are dark elements, which run throughout the play. As soon as the play begins in the first scene, the reader is introduced to Don Pedro and Don John: two brothers. Don Pedro is an important nobleman from Aragon; he is socially superior to everyone else and is often referred to as Prince. Don John on the other hand is the illegitimate brother; he is often referred to as the Bastard. In Elizabethan times illegitimate children were perceived as evil, they were socially inferior as a result of the circumstances in which they were conceived. They were often seen as a representation and reminder of the sin through which they were created. Shakespeare immediately establishes a strong connection between the negative connotations and attitudes that were present in Elizabethan society at the time regarding illegitimate children and Don Johns character. He does this by ensuring that the reader notes the dark shadow that Don Johns presence casts during the otherwise happy and jovial first scene where everyone gathers to welcome Don Pedro and his men back from the war. At first during Act I Scene I there is no mention of Don John in the conversation, and there is no direct speech addressed to him. Only once Leonato has finished greeting Don Pedro and Beatrice and Benedick have exchanged wry remarks does he eventually turn to greet Don John. This implies that although Don John and Don Pedro are brothers and should be treated as equals, Don John is treated as an inferior simply because he is illegitimate. As a contrast to the jovial exchange between Leonato and Don Pedro, the exchange between Leonato and Don John is short and succinct. Don Johns reply to Leonatos greeting, Act I Scene I Lines 140-41 I thank you. I am not of many words, but I thank you. implies that he is a brooding man, that he has deep-rooted issues and troubles and is very melancholy. His disposition and nature all seem to be a result of his unfortunate background. As a result of his background Don John appears to be extremely resentful. His resentment is manifested through his actions and behaviour. Right from the beginning of the play from when we are introduced to Don John he is presented in a negative light. During Act I Scene III Don John is in the company of one of his followers and companions, Conrade. During this scene Shakespeare reveals Don Johns unpleasant nature. Conrade asks Don John why he is so miserable and dejected. Don John replies There is no measure in the occasion that breeds, therefore the sadness is without limit. Don John is telling Conrade that there is no limit to his misery. Don Johns reply indicates that he is self-indulgent, his anger and frustration at his situation has led him to become embittered. He is so self-absorbed that he refuses to let anyone talk him out of his anger. When Conrade presses him for an answer Don John replies telling him that even if there was a reason it would make no difference. Already Shakespeare is presenting Don John to the audience as an unreasonable and melancholy man who will not change for anyone. Shakespeare emphasises this aspect of Don Johns character through his next speech, where Don John professes his stubborn and insensitive character. I cannot hide what I am. I must be sad when I have cause, and smile at no mans jests; eat when I have stomach, and wait for no mans leisure; sleep when I am drowsy, and tend on no mans business; laugh when I am merry, and claw no man in is human Again Shakespeare emphasises Don Johns self-centred nature by the repetitive use of I. Conrade Don John is the antithesis of Don Pedro; he is the opposite of everything the play wants to be about. The dastardly plan to ruin Claudio and Heros wedding is as a result of his hatred for marriage, as well as his resentment towards Don Pedro and anyone who is close to him. It is the ideal of marriage that has caused him to be in his unfortunate position. The fact that he was born out of wedlock may have led him to hold a deep hatred for marriage. If there were no marriage, if marriage did not exist, he would not have to endure the ridicule and degradation that he suffers at this moment. As well as Don Johns plain dealing villain there are other elements of darkness throughout the play. Shakespeare uses the device of deception in different instances to show the reader that all is not as it seems, and often judgements made on observations are wrong. There are two main instances where the plot involves deception and deceit. Firstly there is the plot to bring Beatrice and Benedick together and second there is the more malicious plot, devised by Don John, to ruin Claudios marriage to Hero. The whole farce through which Benedick and Beatrice are eventually brought together and led to reveal their true feelings for one another is carried out using the device of deception. Although there is no malicious intent, the act of deception its self is negative as it is based on playing with peoples feelings.