shhhhhh
last night i was going to post an entry about what i did at school that day, but i was too tired and was going to do it later. this morning i finished reading the program orientation packet. turns out there are explicit rules against posting anything about the program, students, or teachers on the internet! so, good thing i didn't.
this is going to be extremely difficult for me. true, i don't post all that often, but seriously? i can't post anything?! this program is basically going to eat my life for the next two years; am i honestly barred from posting about my life for the next TWO WHOLE YEARS? really?
i thought about just posting locked entries, but i decided against it. because really, i have been given a full scholarship. this program is basically a gift to me. i don't want to disrespect that gift by not following the rules.
so...no posts about school. i'd be happy to tell you all about it in a phone call or something, but no lj entries. or facebook status updates (i totally had one up already. i freaked out after i read the rules and deleted it post-haste). how the hell am i going to manage that kind of self-restraint?!
but i can say that i decided not to worry so much about my scholarship. i figured that people are probably going to find something to judge me about anyway, so it might as well be for something awesome. i decided to bring it up if it came up in conversation, and let things fall where they may. at this point, i've told four classmates. i got a very positive reaction from three of them. the fourth girl not so much. but i can't control how people react to me or my situation. i feel much better about the whole thing.
plus, i've gotten a chance to show my work, and everyone responded pretty well, so i feel like the pressure is off to prove myself. i do know i belong here. and i'm ready to work.
even though i'm not allowed to say anything about the students, i will say that everybody in my program seems like they are very, very talented and i am looking forward to working with all of them over the next two years (and hopefully beyond).
this is going to be extremely difficult for me. true, i don't post all that often, but seriously? i can't post anything?! this program is basically going to eat my life for the next two years; am i honestly barred from posting about my life for the next TWO WHOLE YEARS? really?
i thought about just posting locked entries, but i decided against it. because really, i have been given a full scholarship. this program is basically a gift to me. i don't want to disrespect that gift by not following the rules.
so...no posts about school. i'd be happy to tell you all about it in a phone call or something, but no lj entries. or facebook status updates (i totally had one up already. i freaked out after i read the rules and deleted it post-haste). how the hell am i going to manage that kind of self-restraint?!
but i can say that i decided not to worry so much about my scholarship. i figured that people are probably going to find something to judge me about anyway, so it might as well be for something awesome. i decided to bring it up if it came up in conversation, and let things fall where they may. at this point, i've told four classmates. i got a very positive reaction from three of them. the fourth girl not so much. but i can't control how people react to me or my situation. i feel much better about the whole thing.
plus, i've gotten a chance to show my work, and everyone responded pretty well, so i feel like the pressure is off to prove myself. i do know i belong here. and i'm ready to work.
even though i'm not allowed to say anything about the students, i will say that everybody in my program seems like they are very, very talented and i am looking forward to working with all of them over the next two years (and hopefully beyond).