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February 23, 2006
Dear Ms. Grayson....
After careful review of your application, we would like to invite you to an interview.
Yes! I received not one—but TWO—interview invitations in one day! I was invited to interview with both Stanford and Harvard. I’m days behind in sharing my good news with all of you, because I’ve been so overwhelmed with making travel arrangements that I haven’t gotten around to writing. But here it is.
My Stanford interview is yet to be scheduled. It’s with an alum, who lives nearby, so that’s nice. I’ve already emailed her to request an interview time, but I’ve yet to hear from her. She might be getting a call from me in the next few days…
As for Harvard, I have to go all the way to Boston to interview, so I decided to make the absolute most of the trip, and visit both the Kennedy School and the Business School (remember that I’m a dual degree candidate). So I’ll be in Boston from Sunday March 5 through Wednesday March 8, and my interview is on Tuesday. The wonderful people at the Kennedy School have already found me a student host for the day I’m spending visiting their school, so I already feel very welcome and excited about the trip. One drawback is that I have to incur all the expenses of the trip. I’m definitely not used to that. I’m looking into staying with a friend’s parents during my time there, and hopefully getting my school to cover my flight. After all, what kind of amazing publicity would it be for Pomona College to get to say that one of their graduating seniors made it right into Harvard Business School?!
Stop getting bored. The good news isn’t over. Just two days ago, I was notified that I am a semifinalist for the Zuckerman Fellowship at Harvard which provides full tuition and a substantial stipend for dual degree candidates! Of course I’m elated, and I hope to get it, but I’m also being realistic and not working myself into a frenzy.
Whether I make it past the interview round for Stanford, Harvard, or the oh-so-exciting fellowship, I will have had a great experience applying. With my Rotary fellowship next year coming up, I feel little stress (well “little stress” for me) regarding my graduate school candidacy. I have a whole year to reapply if it doesn’t work out.
Right now, I’m on a flight to Chicago, because the International Youth Volunteerism Summit on Social Entrepreneurship at Northwestern University is tomorrow! (Was that a long title or what?) The website is pretty amazing, so you should check it out. I’m psyched about spending several days dialoging and hanging out with other undergrads who are interested in the elusive field of “social entrepreneurship.” I wonder if I’ll meet anyone else who is looking into Public Policy or Business School. This conference is supposed to be very high-tech, so I think we’ll be using our laptops lots during the weekend, so I’ll try and sneak an entry in.
What else is on my plate? The boyfriend and I are still trying to pull our Brazil Spring Break trip together. I made the treacherous drive into LA to submit my visa application today, and I’m glad that’s over. However, KT (that’s the acronym for the boyfriend—not that he’s some famous person who needs his identity hidden) is having lots of trouble with getting his passport back, so I, always the worrywart, am anxious about him getting it in time for him to get his visa. He keeps telling me it will be ok, so I’ll just try to let some of his cool-headedness rub off on me.
We’re still looking for summer housing in NYC. Is there anyone out there who wants to sublet to a cute young couple….? Our best bet looks like International House which is in Morningside Heights and offers some affordable and appealing offers. The only catch is that for KT and I to apply together for one of the apartments, we both have to show proof of being a student with a full-time job, which he has yet to be able to prove. Some wonderful people are looking out for jobs for him, but most of the contractual work he’s looking at starts immediately, so it’s kind of a last-minute deal kind of thing. I guess it will work out like things always do.
Thesis is going well. I’ve really gotten into reading for it, which has been enlightening and enjoyable. However, the more I read, the more sources I find to read, so I’m going to have to start writing very very soon. Speaking of, I think I’m off to do some reading.
I’ll be writing more consistently in these next months (I’ll use blogging as a break from thesis writing). Lots should be happening, so keep up!
Posted by kaneisha at February 23, 2006 11:27 PM