Weekend Mail
This weekend, I got a large package of mail after I came back from my two day trip to Illinois for my church. It was a real bundle. Some colleges sent me stuff:
University of Central Florida, University of Minnesota, University of Chicago, Gustavus Adolphus College, Swarthmore College, Carleton College, New York University, Beloit College, Clarke College, Drake University, Washington and Lee University, Luther College, Lehigh University, Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, and Saint Louis University at Madrid, Spain.
I also got a letter from the Army National Guard. I'm pretty sure I will go into the army at some point in my life for the money I will receive. Probably because I am going to attend a university I want to attend (east/west coast) and not one my parents want me to attend (BYU, ISU, Drake, etc). I think the Army National Guard would be the best way to go because of the minimal time in training compared to the money received. I haven't researched it very much however, so I am keeping the options open.
Beyond that, I got three more important letters. The first one is from the Mid-Iowa Council of Boy Scouts of America. This one congratulates me for reaching the Eagle rank in boy scouts. It took me quite a lot of work to accomplish it, so I am happy to get a letter. This is actually the first confirmation that I earned the award, so now I am certain that I obtained it. For those of you who don't know, in Boy Scouts, there are 6 ranks in scouting. It starts with "Tenderfoot" going up to "Eagle." Only about one percent of the people who start boy scouts obtain the Eagle scout award.
The other two come from Drake University and AHS. The AHS letter tells me I was selected to be able to apply for the National Honor Society. I will definitely try and get into it, and I think everyone who got that letter should also apply for the National Honor Society. Then, the letter from Drake was about the Drake Physics exam. It said I got 4th place in the competition. This doesn't make sense to me because last year I got 17th, and I thought I did way worse this year. O well. I bet Josh got first or something like that.
University of Central Florida, University of Minnesota, University of Chicago, Gustavus Adolphus College, Swarthmore College, Carleton College, New York University, Beloit College, Clarke College, Drake University, Washington and Lee University, Luther College, Lehigh University, Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, and Saint Louis University at Madrid, Spain.
I also got a letter from the Army National Guard. I'm pretty sure I will go into the army at some point in my life for the money I will receive. Probably because I am going to attend a university I want to attend (east/west coast) and not one my parents want me to attend (BYU, ISU, Drake, etc). I think the Army National Guard would be the best way to go because of the minimal time in training compared to the money received. I haven't researched it very much however, so I am keeping the options open.
Beyond that, I got three more important letters. The first one is from the Mid-Iowa Council of Boy Scouts of America. This one congratulates me for reaching the Eagle rank in boy scouts. It took me quite a lot of work to accomplish it, so I am happy to get a letter. This is actually the first confirmation that I earned the award, so now I am certain that I obtained it. For those of you who don't know, in Boy Scouts, there are 6 ranks in scouting. It starts with "Tenderfoot" going up to "Eagle." Only about one percent of the people who start boy scouts obtain the Eagle scout award.
The other two come from Drake University and AHS. The AHS letter tells me I was selected to be able to apply for the National Honor Society. I will definitely try and get into it, and I think everyone who got that letter should also apply for the National Honor Society. Then, the letter from Drake was about the Drake Physics exam. It said I got 4th place in the competition. This doesn't make sense to me because last year I got 17th, and I thought I did way worse this year. O well. I bet Josh got first or something like that.