It has been a crazy week, but we’re gearing up for Admit Weekend. It is a bit earlier this year as they have tried to bring in the students from the first round, since they don’t have until the middle of April to decide.
I spent yesterday at the office of my new employer downtown. This time to meet with the partner who will be evaluating (i.e. responsible) me for the summer. We talked about expectations for the summer and what kinds of things I’d like to work on this summer. I requested an out-of-town study so that I can assess whether I will be able to deal with the intense travel which I’ve never done before. It’s funny though as I have been in the office every Friday for the past six weeks and I’m scheduled to be back next week.
We had the Student Activities Fair last night during LPF, and it was kind of cool to catch up with people I hadn’t seen since before recruiting. I am still getting used to my newfound popularity or at least awareness. People know me, and all of a sudden I am stopped on a regular basis to talk with someone about one of the 40 initiatives I’m working on today. It started after I got my offer and was stamped mainstream, and then intensified after LEAD training began. There are forty of us that are connected and this fostered camaraderie even among relative strangers. Knowing these people ripples out to their friends and then, all of a sudden, you know everybody. I guess there are worse things than having to avoid the Winter Garden or risk forfeiting an hour of your time.
I attended the Women’s roundtable breakfast this morning and then participated in the LEAD information session. It was sort of eerie considering that it doesn’t seem all that long ago that I was sitting there wondering why the LEAD people were so impossibly enthusiastic, and whether I would like the students here. It amazes me how fast you are transformed from a neo to an old pro. You almost don’t realize that it is happening.
Tomorrow I have two study groups scheduled to finish up final projects and papers. The downside to having three classes is that I also have three groups, some more functional than others. We’re getting down to the wire in this term and people are getting a little bit weird.