C's 2nd Open House was just incredible. And to think that I almost went back to sleep yesterday morning.
Of course, it was a very long day as was the 1st Open House at C; but all of the info that had been given during the 2day-long 1st was condensed and presented to admits yesterday. The extras were trimmed off. The result was that all of us arrived excited, and left so electrified and jazzed about what's ahead at C that we could barely stop grinning at each other. Oh yeah, we also left with a little buzz after the reception. Most of the people I saw yesterday weren't at the 1st, so it was great to get to know these new faces. Most decided to head to Eden for a few drinkie-poos after the reception. 12 hours just didn’t feel like enough.
Maswan, the debonair Vice Dean and professor gave what I thought was sound advice to take into bschool. (He apologized for not being dressed as he had just jumped off a 'plane, but really, even in his jeans, he was easily the best-dressed person in that room. Well, except for Michael in his sharp-as-a-tack suit.) I think he got everyone's attention when he cooed, "Your natural instinct will be to gravitate to others who have the same interests and background as you...those who look like you even. Here, that's considered boring; you must do the opposite to maximize your learning here. Spend most of your time with people who have nothing or little in common with you. Those are the people who will teach you more than we can and they will be in your circle of friends for your 50 years as an alum."
Most interesting, personally, was Feldberg's statement that the AdComm determines the makeup of the incoming class before the 1st application is handled. Now THAT I didn't know! Hey, maybe I'm the only one who was in the dark about that.
All in all, it was a day really well spent.
Posted by deeuniverse at May 18, 2004 09:27 PM