Feb 23, 2010 01:00
It’s been a while since I’ve updated, and a lot has happened in my life. For the past four months, graduate school has been on my mind. November and December consisted of endless graduate school applications, essay writing, and reference letter hunting. It was the most frustrating and exhausting process, but totally worth it in the end. I am leaving speech and language pathology behind to pursue social work, where I can make a bigger impact with more options all while doing something that I enjoy-helping others. I applied to seven schools: NYU, UPenn, WashU, Barry University, Columbia, FAU, and FIU. After applying it was all a draining and anxious waiting game. I first found out that I had an interview with Penn on January 6th, 2010. The day came fast and the interview went so well! About a month later I got the phone call that changed my life. I was accepted to the University of Pennsylvania for the fall 2010 semester with a $10,000 scholarship! I could not believe it, but it was just the beginning. Only two days later I began to hear from the other schools. A phone call from Washington University ($20,000 scholarship), an email from NYU ($10,500 scholarship), a phone call from FAU and Barry University ($18,000 scholarship). FIU screwed up all of my information so I pulled out my application. They were making me do too much extra work to cover up their own mistakes and it wasn’t worth it since it was my absolute last choice. The only school I am waiting to hear back from is Columbia, which won’t be until after March 1st but I am pretty sure I have already made my choice. Go Quakers!
For now, I have a major case of senioritis and I can’t wait to graduate. I am tired of learning information that I do not care about, and I can finally stop trying to make myself enjoy it. I worked my tail off all through undergrad to achieve good grades and be as involved as I could be. I am really proud of all of my accomplishments, my GPA, and the relationships I have made along the way. I am happy to finally relax and focus on myself and finishing school. It is nice to have some of senior year without something to do every second of every day… So this is what it feels like to be a normal college student! All in all, I am really excited for this new chapter and adventure in my life and I have great hopes for my future. Dream big, work hard, and you can achieve anything.
Alex