HRC Called...
Dear Diary,
Last night I was thrilled and terrified when I recieved an email from the Human Rights Campaign that I was selected to have a final phone interview for their Youth College Program. If I am selected, I will be flown to DC in August for political campaign training by HRC's leading activists and then will be flown somewhere in the US to work on an important and heated campaign.
It sounds like the most amazing opportunity ever. I am so excited! The problem is, if I am selected and I accept, I will have to take this coming fall semester off and leave everyone and everything in Iowa City. The program runs from August until after the campaign season in November. During that time, I cannot hold another job or attend any classes. I have to be entirely devoted to the campaign.
I have so many big plans and exciting opportunities that I have been working towards for next year. So many people to meet and so much organizing to do. If I leave, I might compromise everything I've been working so hard on. But if I turn down this opportunity, I could be giving up a once in a lifetime opportunity. I'm so torn right now, I just don't know what to do.
I went ahead had my phone interview today. I think it went pretty well. I could have done better, but I was so nervous about the whole idea, it was hard to really focus on answering the questions as soundly as I should have. The chance of me getting this position is probably pretty small. I know that they only select 30 students from all across the nation each year. I probably should not be so worked up about all of this anyway, but I cannot help but think "what if..."
I know that I would love this position and HRC is ideally where I would like to work someday. Why am so confused? Why am I the least bit hesitant? I guess dreams are easier held as dreams than reality.
All My Love,
Mark*Anthony
Last night I was thrilled and terrified when I recieved an email from the Human Rights Campaign that I was selected to have a final phone interview for their Youth College Program. If I am selected, I will be flown to DC in August for political campaign training by HRC's leading activists and then will be flown somewhere in the US to work on an important and heated campaign.
It sounds like the most amazing opportunity ever. I am so excited! The problem is, if I am selected and I accept, I will have to take this coming fall semester off and leave everyone and everything in Iowa City. The program runs from August until after the campaign season in November. During that time, I cannot hold another job or attend any classes. I have to be entirely devoted to the campaign.
I have so many big plans and exciting opportunities that I have been working towards for next year. So many people to meet and so much organizing to do. If I leave, I might compromise everything I've been working so hard on. But if I turn down this opportunity, I could be giving up a once in a lifetime opportunity. I'm so torn right now, I just don't know what to do.
I went ahead had my phone interview today. I think it went pretty well. I could have done better, but I was so nervous about the whole idea, it was hard to really focus on answering the questions as soundly as I should have. The chance of me getting this position is probably pretty small. I know that they only select 30 students from all across the nation each year. I probably should not be so worked up about all of this anyway, but I cannot help but think "what if..."
I know that I would love this position and HRC is ideally where I would like to work someday. Why am so confused? Why am I the least bit hesitant? I guess dreams are easier held as dreams than reality.
All My Love,
Mark*Anthony