Unpacking surprise4/12/2023 Talking about the “living situation” aspect specifically, I’d expected to come to college becoming best friends with my roommates. But oh well, this is Surprise #3.įiguring out a career path is just one bucket of surprises to experience at college. It still bothers me to think about all the time, money, and effort I put into grad apps. By the middle of April, I’ve decided against all the grad programs and instead to accept a one-year editorial fellowship in Washington, DC - which I applied to back in February, “just because”. By the middle of March, I’ve heard back from more schools and proceeded to pull my hair out trying to figure out which program to go to. By the middle of February, I’d gotten into two. By the middle of January, I’d applied to six schools. Starting the summer before senior year, I went into serious “apply to journalism grad school mode” - studying for the GREs, getting my feet wet through part-time media internships, registering for relevant classes (essay writing, info economics) in the fall. In a matter of months, I’d gone from preparing to apply to GSD to … well, plotting how to break into journalism. Lacking the will to improve is the surest sign that you’re just not that into what you’re doing. As the year progressed, however, I questioned my passion and rightfully so. Architecture courses started, picked up some A’s, planned to go to GSD (Harvard Graduate School of Design), dreamt of the glitz and glam of being the next Zaha Hadid. This part was not a surprise, and I expected it to be all better when I take classes in my major. “C” became the new “B” - it’s not great…but it’s good that I tried really hard. First semester, I kept hurdling over the passing grade for calculus ever so slightly. Once I got here, it was hard as many older bloggers made sure to point out. And for a number of reasons (including MIT’s amazing financial aid offer), I arrived here. I didn’t really enjoy math and science in K-12, but for a number of reasons (including the architecture department’s minimalist but colorful website), I decided to apply. It’s been exactly one month since commencement, and I don’t think “being an alum” will hit me until it’s the first week of September and I’m not at MIT registering for classes and trying to squeeze in some fun before chaos resumes again. In case you missed it, thousands of us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring rain.Ĭan you imagine? This Vine from my fellow archi grad Justin proves how excited we were to graduate despite the rain (admittedly, this was within our first 15 minutes of being outside it got old fast).Īnyways, I love to tell the story of how I never imagined coming to MIT, because even today I still can’t believe it. Architecture seniors at graduation and awesome USB wristbands from the department
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