Hopes and Fears

Hyacinthus's picture

Hi, everyone. So I just spent the entire day at Seattle University participating in this leadership day in order to remain in the competition for one of the 9 full ride scholarships the school offers. Suprisingly it was one of the most fun experiences I've had in a very long while. I met tons of new people from numerous states, got to listen to numerous presentations, and got to further tour the campus. I got to see more of the dorms, tour the science building, and go into the chapel. But what this all did for me in the end...was made me fall further in love with SU. AND THAT'S A BAD THING!!! That's because I really don't think I'm going to be one of those still in the running for this award. I don't really think I'm the best candidate for it. I mean sure I have decent enough grades and SAT scores, and it's true I do quite a bit of volunteer work. But I don't think my essays were very good, and who knows how my letters of recommendation were (though since I love all the people who wrote them, I know they all did a great job). I really hope that I'll get a break in life and get this scholarship, but I fear it's not to be. I think my friend Nina will though... Because she's just amazing like that. Yeah so I just wanted to get all these fears out of my mind, and it's not like anyone reads this anyways!

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lookin to the future...'s picture

Seattle U is my favorite!!!

another person falling in love with SU... i love that school! the crazy messed up athletic department kept me away from going to school there but I absolutely love it.... if it wasn't for that, i would be going there in a heartbeat.... and i assume you are talking about the sullivan leadership award? i actually have a really good friend from my school who was up there for the same thing today... good luck!!

and what a great place to go to school for "us kind of" kids... you will find a lot of "family" (haha) up there on capitol hill!

jeff's picture

Hmm...

Whether you live there or not, though: dorm!

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hellonwheels's picture

well, good luck david.

knowing you, you probably have a decent shot at it. Did shasta convince you to apply? And is it really the end of the world if you don't get a 'full' ride?

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Hyacinthus's picture

HA

HA no shasta didn't convince me to apply to the sullivan award, mainly because she never mentioned it to me. I actually heard about it because they sent the paperwork to me and said I should apply. But as for applying to SU I would have to say that she is the reason I decided to apply because it was she that introduced me to the school, and she that caused the series of events to make me fall in love with it.

"Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs,
Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes."
- The Iliad (bk. XX, l. 315), (Bryant's translation)