How I did it: I had all the stuff, but I didn't have anyone with whom to camp. I attend a residential high school, and I couldn't find someone that wanted to leave for a weekend. Eventually, I talked to someone I never spoke to, and asked if he wanted to go with me. Now we are best friends, we go camping or backpacking every weekend, and we have inspired a huge group of teenagers to go camping more often. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I began applying as soon as the applications were available, and I submitted financial aid papers very early in the year. My essays were personal, and had a lot of effort behind them. The teachers I chose as teacher recs knew me and my ambitions. After everything was in, I called to make sure all parts of my application were received. Then, I just waited. For a long time. Read how I did it…
How I did it: There were old seeds in our biology lab, and they were going to be thrown out, so I took them. One package was a package of tomato seeds. I planted them very shallowly in my backyard, not expecting them to sprout. I didn’t even read about how deep to plant them or how much to water them. I watered them for about a week, but then I went to school in another city, so I stopped. I came back a few weeks later, and they had been growing … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I wrote a letter to my boyfriend in morse code, and he had to interpret it. Then, we tapped characters on each other and made the other guess what was tapped. We found that we seemed to forget the same letters, like "v" and "j," even though "j" is the first letter in my name. :P Now we tap what we want to say instead of talking in public sometimes, and it's fun. Morse code is something that you can practice all the… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I have watched the episodes as they came out since I was in sixth grade. I watched the most recent season on DVD at my home with a friend who is equally in love with Scrubs. Cyber highfive! Read how I did it…
