diacritics

I am so glad to have found The Grad Cafe this early because everyone here is so supportive! Thank you to all of the responders. I have a habit of thinking way too far into the future, which ends up making me anxious and, on the worst days, nihilistic. My ten-year plan is to finish up undergrad having presented at the British Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies conference in Georgia (any other undergrad conferences I should consider?), graduating summa cum laude, and having a killer writing sample; then go do a Fulbright in Viet Nam; and apply to grad schools while I'm there. My top choice is Stanford's Modern Thought and Literature program. I'm just so afraid that I actually have no chance. I have complete faith in my writing (of course I overestimate myself at times too), but I'm not the best with testing and writing something like a statement of purpose. I wish I had known about complit programs earlier because I would have tried to get a headstart on those languages. But I'm more than happy with English Literature. I had planned on specializing in postcolonial literature, especially in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, but I will make sure to cover a broad range of topics. I also am interested in transgender studies, biopolitics, and Black feminism. I'm currently reading Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks and it is everything. Does anyone have a list/article tabbed on the best postcolonial programs; I only have Chronicle of Higher Ed and US News as my references. I guess I'm just worried that I'll finish up undergrad not having done all I could have done to maximize my chances at grad apps.

So I'm currently in my second year at a very small, virtually unknown liberal arts college. I've been perusing all of these threads on English/CompLit/Rhetoric and Composition, and it's making me (understandably) overwhelmed. I feel like there was so much I could have done had I known what it'd be like applying and preparing for grad school. Does anyone have advice for undergrad students? I specifically would love to know what you wish you would have done in undergrad.