I got to have a conversation with a wonderful 10th grader a couple of months back. She was applying to LSMSA. She called me to ask about my experience and the interview/audition process. She didn't know me, except that I was a lawyer and an alum from her hometown.
I spoke to her for a hour. She's articulate, smart, and mature. She never asked me to, but I sent a letter to Dr. Sharon anyway, recommending that they accept her. I was so impressed.
She just e-mailed me...and she was accepted! She'll be going to LSMSA in the fall.
So say a prayer that Catherine has a wonderful, enlightening LSMSA experience. Remember when so many of us left home? She does that in the fall! I'm so excited.
Etcetera.
Good for Catherine!!
ReplyDeleteI still say that LSMSA was the single most extraordinary experience I've had in my life. I likely wouldn't be completing my current degree without my experiences there.
Still, I don't think I'd ever write a letter to Sharon on behalf of a prospective student--it'd probably do more harm than good. Every time I've met any admin who remembers me, I get a strong feeling that they're focusing all of their well-practiced arse-kissing powers on an attempt to keep smiling in my presence, in the hope that I'll do something for them at some point. It's why I can't go to functions where they're present--even as an adult who cringes at how immature I was at LSMSA, and who teaches kids not much older than that, I still think they all have sticks up their collective behinds. Kinda makes me queasy, and doesn't bode well for any recommendations I'd make.
And yet, I'm overjoyed for Catherine--and anyone else who's given the opportunity to attend the school. Do I have mixed feelings, or what? :-)
Aaah, the good old days! (Not that the new days aren't just as memorable. But in a different way.)
ReplyDeleteThat was super nice of you to write that letter! ;)