I have some very, very good news!! I have been invited to compete at Carthage for the full tuition scholarship! Wow, this is so exciting. I can hardly believe it, really. You may be wondering how I found out, well... yesterday, I was taking a nap in the afternoon and I told myself, "When I wake up, I'll know exactly what I'm going to do with all this college business." The thing is that lately I've been stressing out about what I'm going to do with the Carthage financial aid because it's a big decision and it really is a lot of money that I don't really have.

Well, as soon as I woke up from my nap, I took a look at my Blackberry and I saw that I had received an email from my transfer advisor from Carthage. I wondered for a second about what it could be about and then when I opened the email and read it, I almost let out a scream! He was congratulating me on being one of the finalists to go compete at Carthage for the full tuition scholarship! I am so excited that I've been asked to go compete. I really am.

So, last night, I started looking for plane tickets and planning how I'm going to get to Carthage because, well... the competition is in about three weeks and I have to plan how I'm going to get to Wisconsin and where I'm going to stay and everything. I wonder how many people will go to compete for this scholarship. I hope only a few so that I have an even better chance of getting it. I would feel really confident if about ten students had been asked to go compete. I guess I'll find out once I get there on May 19th.

So, ok. Last night as I was planning everything, I was beginning to get stressed out, again! I mean, it's a lot of money. The plane, the hotel, and I found out that I might have to rent a car, too. So, all that is a lot of money to spend for two days in Wisconsin to go and see if they'll give me this scholarship. But, you know what? It might really be worth it. I mean, if I don't risk anything and I don't go, I'll definitely not get anything out of it, you know? But, if I take a risk and go, I might end up with a full tuition scholarship to Carthage! That would be a dream!!!

So, this email has made me think, "Do I really want to go to Carthage? What will I major in once I'm there? Am I really willing to spend this much money for merely a chance to get a full tuition scholarship?" All these questions have come to my mind in a matter of 24 hours! I've been going insane trying to figure out if it'll really be worth it and I always come back to the same decision: GO! Why? Well, if I don't go, I really won't know how far I'll get, you know? And, it might really be worth it if I go. I mean, a full tuition scholarship to Carthage!! That's insane.

I mean, what would really suck is if I go and then I don't get it. I think that would be the worst thing that could happen. But, then again, I'm really confident that I can get this scholarship, you know? I have a lot of faith in myself and I think that I can really wow whomever is making the decision. I mean, I really do honestly think that I have a chance at this! So, now all I have to do is make the arrangements to go to Carthage and spend the least amount of money possible. Thank God that I have some money saved up and that I can actually go to Carthage for this competition because if not, I would have no idea how I would get there or if I could even go compete.

So, I think that's it's pretty much decided that I will go compete for the full tuition scholarship at Carthage. I mean, this is pretty much what I've wanted all along, to get that full tuition scholarship. Being invited to compete is just one step closer to getting the scholarship. So, yes!

I'll definitely keep you guys posted as to what I end up doing and whatnot and I'll definitely let you guys know if I do get the scholarship and everything that goes on at Carthage for the two days that I'm there. This is so exciting!!

Ok, I'm going to leave you guys with that. I hope everyone is well and I will write back later to let you guys know what happens.

Bye!

--Zul

Labels: Carthage

I have some very, very good news!! I have been invited to compete at Carthage for the full tuition scholarship! Wow, this is so exciting. I can hardly believe it, really. You may be wondering how I found out, well... yesterday, I was taking a nap in the afternoon and I told myself, "When I wake up, I'll know exactly what I'm going to do with all this college business." The thing is that lately I've been stressing out about what I'm going to do with the Carthage financial aid because it's a big decision and it really is a lot of money that I don't really have.

Well, as soon as I woke up from my nap, I took a look at my Blackberry and I saw that I had received an email from my transfer advisor from Carthage. I wondered for a second about what it could be about and then when I opened the email and read it, I almost let out a scream! He was congratulating me on being one of the finalists to go compete at Carthage for the full tuition scholarship! I am so excited that I've been asked to go compete. I really am.

So, last night, I started looking for plane tickets and planning how I'm going to get to Carthage because, well... the competition is in about three weeks and I have to plan how I'm going to get to Wisconsin and where I'm going to stay and everything. I wonder how many people will go to compete for this scholarship. I hope only a few so that I have an even better chance of getting it. I would feel really confident if about ten students had been asked to go compete. I guess I'll find out once I get there on May 19th.

So, ok. Last night as I was planning everything, I was beginning to get stressed out, again! I mean, it's a lot of money. The plane, the hotel, and I found out that I might have to rent a car, too. So, all that is a lot of money to spend for two days in Wisconsin to go and see if they'll give me this scholarship. But, you know what? It might really be worth it. I mean, if I don't risk anything and I don't go, I'll definitely not get anything out of it, you know? But, if I take a risk and go, I might end up with a full tuition scholarship to Carthage! That would be a dream!!!

So, this email has made me think, "Do I really want to go to Carthage? What will I major in once I'm there? Am I really willing to spend this much money for merely a chance to get a full tuition scholarship?" All these questions have come to my mind in a matter of 24 hours! I've been going insane trying to figure out if it'll really be worth it and I always come back to the same decision: GO! Why? Well, if I don't go, I really won't know how far I'll get, you know? And, it might really be worth it if I go. I mean, a full tuition scholarship to Carthage!! That's insane.

I mean, what would really suck is if I go and then I don't get it. I think that would be the worst thing that could happen. But, then again, I'm really confident that I can get this scholarship, you know? I have a lot of faith in myself and I think that I can really wow whomever is making the decision. I mean, I really do honestly think that I have a chance at this! So, now all I have to do is make the arrangements to go to Carthage and spend the least amount of money possible. Thank God that I have some money saved up and that I can actually go to Carthage for this competition because if not, I would have no idea how I would get there or if I could even go compete.

So, I think that's it's pretty much decided that I will go compete for the full tuition scholarship at Carthage. I mean, this is pretty much what I've wanted all along, to get that full tuition scholarship. Being invited to compete is just one step closer to getting the scholarship. So, yes!

I'll definitely keep you guys posted as to what I end up doing and whatnot and I'll definitely let you guys know if I do get the scholarship and everything that goes on at Carthage for the two days that I'm there. This is so exciting!!

Ok, I'm going to leave you guys with that. I hope everyone is well and I will write back later to let you guys know what happens.

Bye!

--Zul

Labels: Carthage