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fredericksI've been waiting for this for a while. Woke up this morning, went downstairs, and opened the front door. Looking through the locked storm door I saw a letter from Pace. A *thick* letter, manila-sized. I could barely contain my excitement and nearly tripped on my way back down the stairs after going to fetch my keys. First I was thinking it was another application (Binghamton pulled that shit on me and I've yet to forgive it) but I ripped it open, fumbled through the paper and pamphlets and read "Congratulations!".
Wheeeeeeee!
"Stoked" doesn't even encapsulate it. I was pretty much set on working for the next year while I stumbled around trying to figure out what to do, getting bitched out by everyone and anyone along the way. It didn't help matters that when I called up Graduate Admissions on Monday of this week (waiting on the phone for 50 minutes and getting hung up on three times) the Admissions Counselor told me that only the "outstanding candidates" will get letters of acceptance now, with most people not getting word until after June. I said "oh shit", and went to drown my sorrows in some pathetic manner. So apparently I not only got in, but I was good enough to get advanced notice. I'd say that reflects more on both the poorness of Pace's applicant pool or the leniency of their admission policies than on my paper-documented abilities.
So I'm semi-officially a member of Pace's Lienhard School of Nursing, in the accelerated BSN/MS program. Still have to mail in my deposit and all of that. And have to figure out how I'm going to foot the bill...shyeah, that's the biggest hurdle. But this is the first step. Didn't think I'd get in anywhere, to be honest.
Folks aren't as excited as I am. I guess I expected more "wow!"'s from them, but, to be fair, I never told them about my fears. I knew they wouldn't care. Least I've avoided having them pop my bubble just yet. Finals are here and I'm bogged down with midterms. It's nice to know not everyone thinks I'm a eejit.
Wheeeeeeee!
"Stoked" doesn't even encapsulate it. I was pretty much set on working for the next year while I stumbled around trying to figure out what to do, getting bitched out by everyone and anyone along the way. It didn't help matters that when I called up Graduate Admissions on Monday of this week (waiting on the phone for 50 minutes and getting hung up on three times) the Admissions Counselor told me that only the "outstanding candidates" will get letters of acceptance now, with most people not getting word until after June. I said "oh shit", and went to drown my sorrows in some pathetic manner. So apparently I not only got in, but I was good enough to get advanced notice. I'd say that reflects more on both the poorness of Pace's applicant pool or the leniency of their admission policies than on my paper-documented abilities.
So I'm semi-officially a member of Pace's Lienhard School of Nursing, in the accelerated BSN/MS program. Still have to mail in my deposit and all of that. And have to figure out how I'm going to foot the bill...shyeah, that's the biggest hurdle. But this is the first step. Didn't think I'd get in anywhere, to be honest.
Folks aren't as excited as I am. I guess I expected more "wow!"'s from them, but, to be fair, I never told them about my fears. I knew they wouldn't care. Least I've avoided having them pop my bubble just yet. Finals are here and I'm bogged down with midterms. It's nice to know not everyone thinks I'm a eejit.
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Date: 2005-05-13 06:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-13 06:55 pm (UTC)I am so not surprised. ;)
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Date: 2005-05-14 12:21 am (UTC)That's awesome! Congratulations! Don't underestimate yourself. You're so freakin' smart, it makes me ill. In a good way!
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