in this college process
i’ve had 9 interviews so far, going on 10 this saturday
and i’ve gotten so much out of each one- not only about the great things each school has to offer- but just each alumni offered so much insight into life
like my brown interviewer works for the u.s. state dept on the council of foreign relations and he told me that he really thinks trade schools (schools where you strictly study business or something) are such a shame because you lose out on so much (my hamilton interviewer also reaffirmed that belief). and i discovered that there is a career where you spend your whole life traveling and seeing the world and working for a cause.
and my macaulay interview led me to find this guy who pursued asian american studies as a minor and he told me the great things about going to hunter- i told him coming from stuy, it’s honestly looked down upon and he said he went to a hs where the same thing happened but he’s so glad he went to hunter because people there genuinely understand class/racial/ethnic differences that he’s seen a lot of kids at columbia and nyu take for granted
and today’s interview with middlebury- as amazing as her experience sounded, she told me the reality about paying off debt and how hard it is and she said she’d help me find scholarships
and my princeton alum gave me insight about the conflicts of practicing law and compromising your moral beliefs- something i’ve actually been really bothered by ever since i realized that law isn’t just.
idk, the college process isn’t just a whole bunch of stress if you don’t make it that way
it’s interesting how each experience, no matter what it is, is one of growth
