my ambivalent attitude

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

I was on my monotonous routine of checking gmail when the title of a new mail made my heart skip a beat. The string of words seemed so intimidating and domineering: "UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDERGRADUATE ...". I had guessed as much - an enrolment decision of my application had been finalised. My palms began to sweat as I logged in to my account in Wolverine Access. I inhaled as I mustered all my courage to click on the link "Admission Decision".

"Congratulations! ..." The first word in the passage sent a quiver of excitement through my body. As I read on, I exhaled with a breath of relief, unconscious that I actually held my breath throughout the loading of the page.

So, I have been admitted into Umich, after all the anxiety I felt when Gary insisted that I ought to be receiving my admission package a few days or weeks ago. This is undoubtedly a morale-booster for my A*star application, especially when my lacklustre SAT 1 score will definitely undermine my chances of succeeding in even attaining an interview with them! However, this may not be a bad thing after all. At least I'm not exerting any pressure on myself, which for the most part will probably make me perform better in my interviews, if I'm getting one at all that is.

scribbled at 11:04 AM