it's crunch time.

on saturday i am taking the GRE.

one of my grad school applications has rolling admissions, so i basically need to submit that application ASAP.  or ASAPATGRE (as soon as possible after the GRE).  i'm feeling great about how my resume looks and my references have submitted their letters of recommendation.  personal statement, it's just you and me now.

then i need to work on the personal statements for the other two programs i'm applying for; their deadlines aren't until january.

then i need to fill out the FAFSA so i can get some dollars for grad school.

it feels like a lot right now.  i forget about how stressful applying to school is; apparently i have selective memory and have chosen to forget about what it was like when i was in 12th grade and applying to college.  i realize that this is a first world problem (i have to write essays and take a test!) not a real problem (i have to feed my family or try not to die today!), but nonetheless, i'm complaining about it.  when i applied to college i had a pretty decent idea of whether i would get in to each school or not.  now?  NO CLUE.  i don't know whether i'm a great candidate or whether they're going to immediately throw my application in the trash, laughing with their admissions friends at my gall in applying at all.

i'm assuming it's not the latter, but i can't be sure.