Natasha's Weblog

Emotional? Yes, but Unemployed No Longer!

I accepted my offer this morning. It was a lot more difficult than I’d thought it would be. You have to tell someone you’ve been talking with for the last few weeks that you’re not taking the offer, and they are disappointed and they fought for you and you feel bad. I tried to be very diplomatic, but it is hard to explain your rationale when there is very little that separates the two in your mind. But I can only choose one.
It’s weird. I mean you spend the first half of your first year chasing after an offer and then you’re unprepared for what to do next. I didn’t really know how to handle calls from several people in the two offices I’d gotten offers from. I was getting bombarded with calls on my cell phone and would come home to four to six messages every other night. It is so crazy how you switch positions so quickly!

I am thrilled and so excited. I feel very lucky to have exactly what I wanted for the summer and I feel like I will get a great experience and come back strong in the fall. The people are really nice and have been very supportive from the beginning of the process. They want me to succeed and that is a great feeling. I’ve received a barrage of congratulatory emails upon accepting my offer. I feel like I’ve made the right choice. Maybe now I can figure out what is going on in my classes…