Yay, I've found someone I can commiserate with haha! That's great that you have a degree in a foreign language, it'll definitely make you stand out against other applicants. I dual minored in English Lit and Spanish, so I hope that helps a little. I looked into a few of the schools you're applying to, but decided against them since I wanted to stay more in the tri-state area. Plus, like you said, it's extremely time consuming and expensive! A majority of my applications are due February 1st, besides one that's due February 15th. So I have a little bit more time get everything in. If you don't mind me king, what do your grades/GPA look like? I feel like I'm on the lower end with everything and that makes me really nervous :/ I'm really counting on my resume and letters of rec to make me stand out.