Accepted, what now?

Though many of my friends were not even aware of the VA Tech Massacre until I mentioned it this morning, I was well aware of it yesterday. It's really shaken me up compared to any other violent, senseless act that has been committed during my lifetime. Is that because I'm older now and am more able to get outside of my own world (is that even a true statement?)? Maybe it's because it is at a university and I am heading off to college in a few months. Either way, I'm having trouble getting it out of my head and understanding just what happened (though I'm not sure why what happened pertains to me). It's just scary how vulnerable we are. There's pretty much no way you can prepare against something like that. You just can't have a cop assigned to every student who shows signs of depression, it seems impossible to be able to prevent all of such catastrophes like that.


On a bit lighter note, I got a call at 8:20 tonight from Jim Bekkering at HOPE College telling me that I am accepted and that my financial aid packet should be coming soon. Then, at 9:15pm, I got a call from the head of financial aid at Asbury College and was told I was also accepted there. A lot to absorb in just one night. Mom's getting me some pills with a relaxing effect so that I can sleep tonight, haha (that's what I get for having a nurse for a mom). Asbury said that when I got my financial aid package, I could still "keep talking" about financial aid -I guess they really want me, haha.

Both Hope and Asbury have been so awesome: calling me after their office hours to talk about my options, returning my calls and e-mails the next day or even the same day, just being awesome to talk to in general. Brad from Asbury called me Friday night on his way home from work to let me know that they were reviewing my application and were doing everything possible to get me a good financial aid package. Jim Bekkering said that, since I was so late in applying, I could fax my transcript and recommendation letters to him so he could get me an answer sooner (then mail them in at my convenience, of course).

In contrast, Furman has been just totally uncooperative: never returning my e-mail (sent over a week ago), not calling me back after I left a message on Monday, never being in the office during office hours. Maybe I don't want to go to Furman if they treat me like I don't matter.