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Great pics! You look so pretty lesparkley!

Oh the other thing I liked about this perm vs. regular perm, is that they can put your hair to a (de)ionic (?!) equipment of some sort after which takes away any of the icky chemical smells. With my regular perm, the smell lasted longer than the actual perm. :P
 
OMG, you look so pretty!:tup: I am definitely going to look into this. My hair is only a couple of inches past my shoulders, and highlighted, do you think it will work? I don't know any asian salons in the bay area (specifically the stanford area) does anyone have a salon to recommend? Lesparkly, are you a SC trojan?? I went there for my undergrad degree :p
 
OMG, you look so pretty!:tup: I am definitely going to look into this. My hair is only a couple of inches past my shoulders, and highlighted, do you think it will work? I don't know any asian salons in the bay area (specifically the stanford area) does anyone have a salon to recommend? Lesparkly, are you a SC trojan?? I went there for my undergrad degree :p

i'm a trojan, indeed. proud member of the viterbi school of engineering. i'm actually finishing up my last year this august. so sad to go!! =[

my hair was highlighted and none of those hairs are breaking at the root or anything so unless your hair is extremely damaged, you should be fine. as far as length goes, it really depends on the style you're trying to achieve. it definitely can be done with short hair. my hair at the longest part was right above the bra closure on my back and the length which is fairly long. if you're unsure, it's always best to just let it grow out. better to have too much hair and have them be able to trim it down than have too little hair and not get the look you want.
 
suretobuy, do you go to Stanford??? That's my dream school!!

Nah, my husband went to law school at stanford but I was sadly rejected........so I'm going to a competing school in the bay area. We have fun cheering against each other at football games :yahoo:

lesparkly, you're at viterbi? You must be very smart, there are some tough classes there! I bet you have job offers already, good luck fellow trojan! ;)
 
Nah, my husband went to law school at stanford but I was sadly rejected........so I'm going to a competing school in the bay area. We have fun cheering against each other at football games :yahoo:

lesparkly, you're at viterbi? You must be very smart, there are some tough classes there! I bet you have job offers already, good luck fellow trojan! ;)

you wouldn't happen to go to cal, would you? if so, i hope your loyalties still lie with your undergrad university. =P viterbi is definitely hellish when the school year picks up with my full 18 units a semester. but hey, i'm getting one of the best undergraduate educations in engineering that i could possibly achieve with the best employment resources i've ever seen in any university. all this and i get to stay in my favorite part of the country (southern california born and bred here)! all i've got to say is FIGHT ON, TROJANS!!

anyway, back to the topic, new pictures will more than likely be up tomorrow morning after i've showered so i can show you guys if and/or how much the curls loosened up. =]
 
your perm looks fantastic! makes me wish i had my long hair. i was considering getting one while i'm in korea, but decided to chop off my hair instead as it's summer and insanely hot and humid.
 
going off topic for a second, hope you don't mind lesparkley-

My dream school is Stanford and Wharton for business school, but I have to pick other schools as well. Socaltrojan and I were talking about this. I think I am definitely going to apply to USC as well because I like the location a lot more than the Stanford area. It's more southern yay! There is also a great business program there. & if I decide to go into medical (which would make both the parents ECSTATIC because they say I should continue and be the 3rd generation of doctors in our fam) the med program is pretty good as well. :shrugs:
 
going off topic for a second, hope you don't mind lesparkley-

My dream school is Stanford and Wharton for business school, but I have to pick other schools as well. Socaltrojan and I were talking about this. I think I am definitely going to apply to USC as well because I like the location a lot more than the Stanford area. It's more southern yay! There is also a great business program there. & if I decide to go into medical (which would make both the parents ECSTATIC because they say I should continue and be the 3rd generation of doctors in our fam) the med program is pretty good as well. :shrugs:

honestly, schools like stanford are amazing but you wouldn't miss out on much at usc. stanford, harvard, all other ivy leagues or schools of those calibur are extremely competitive. i know MANY people with 4.6 GPAs, amazing SAT scores, varisty sports, laboratory research, the whole "package" that get rejected because the competition is just that insane. they can't accept them all, right?

bear in mind that despite the fact that usc isn't ranked as high as stanford (still pretty high at #27 in the nation), it has one of the BEST alumni networks you could possibly ask for. i can't stress enough how important having a solid network is to finding a job! even in engineering, knowing the right people and having the right personality is crucial to landing a job. this is one of the main reasons why i turned down universities that are "ranked" higher; getting the job is, to me, more important than having bragging rights. also, by the time you're applying, usc will be pretty competitive (i believe the average SAT score for this year's applicants was a 2100 and the average GPA was a 4.0).

it's funny though, you remind me of me; when i was your age, stanford and upenn were my dream schools. when my senior year came, i ended up applying to neither of them because i really came to realize how important my happiness was when it came to me succeeding (in contrast to say my parents' happiness). not saying you shouldn't aim for them, but just remember to keep your options open because there are so many opportunities at schools that aren't always your first choice. by the way, i actually have several close friends from upenn and i can honestly say they did not come out any smarter than i did. =]

by the way, if you end up doing an sc college visit early (like say, next year), pm me and i'll be sure to show you around! =]

sorry that was long!
 
also, one of my friends that was a model student like those listed above (4.6 GPA, active in student body, etc.) used usc as his safety and was REJECTED this past year (in addition to getting rejected by all his first choice schools). make sure to apply over a wiiiide gradient of schools.

oh, and when applying to private universities, it helps to go to a really competitive high school. i went to a super competitive private all girls school in high school and i think that helped me a lot since my school has a reputation for making sure that you're well prepared for college.

not trying to scare/overwhlem you. just making sure you're well-informed since i'd hate to see you in the same situation that my friend that just graduated hs was in. =]
 
Aw thanks for all the advice and stuff lesparkley :) I definitely understand what you're saying about the bragging rights. I admit, that's part of the reason why those schools are my dream schools, because I know if I say I'm going to Stanford or Wharton people will admire me a lot. :p My dad actually got accepted to Stanford but he turned it down because it was too competitive at the time and he did not like the atmosphere. I guess it's worse now. An average 4.0 gpa?? Holy crap I don't know if I can do that. :sweatdrop: I am sweating bullets thinking about high school and trying to be perfect, etc. I know you don't have to be perfect to be accepted to a good school anyway, but it's not like it doesn't help you know?

I'll be looking at more options and being more open to other schools. I need to give them all a chance :) I know a lot of people who are at Wharton, harvard, etc. and sometimes I think we all just get caught up in the flashy name of the school. I'll be doing lots of college research. I will definitely be going to USC to visit at least in my soph. or junior year. I have a cousin at UCSD so we'll be going there as well, so I'll be in the area scouting schools anyway. Will PM you! Thanks :heart:

Wow that's scary, hearing about your friend. what school did he get into then??? How do you even get a 4.6? I'm going to a pretty good art school and they aren't just known for the arts, but the academics. Lots of graduates are going to some really nice schools. I know of people who just graduated last month from our school that are going to Stanford (typical eh?), Cornell, Columbia, Pepperdine, MIT, cal tech, UW, UCSD, berkeley..there's a lot of variety actually.
 
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Aw thanks for all the advice and stuff lesparkley :) I definitely understand what you're saying about the bragging rights. I admit, that's part of the reason why those schools are my dream schools, because I know if I say I'm going to Stanford or Wharton people will admire me a lot. :p My dad actually got accepted to Stanford but he turned it down because it was too competitive at the time and he did not like the atmosphere. I guess it's worse now. An average 4.0 gpa?? Holy crap I don't know if I can do that. :sweatdrop: I am sweating bullets thinking about high school and trying to be perfect, etc. I know you don't have to be perfect to be accepted to a good school anyway, but it's not like it doesn't help you know?

I'll be looking at more options and being more open to other schools. I need to give them all a chance :) I know a lot of people who are at Wharton, harvard, etc. and sometimes I think we all just get caught up in the flashy name of the school. I'll be doing lots of college research. I will definitely be going to USC to visit at least in my soph. or junior year. I have a cousin at UCSD so we'll be going there as well, so I'll be in the area scouting schools anyway. Will PM you! Thanks :heart:

anytime m'dear.

just for your reference, i had a 3.72 gpa out of high school (unweighted) and a 1450 on my sat back when it was out of 1600 (that would equate to 2175 by today's standards). i certainly didn't have the highest gpa by any means but, again, my school's reputation for being one of the toughest helped me a LOT when applying to private schools as did a solid sat score. i know it gets that much more competitive every year but you certainly don't need to be "perfect." just work hard in high school and spend a LOT of time on those college apps. =]
 
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