So, I got my first outright rejection today. I certainly wasn't surprised that Boalt didn't want me, their reputation for actually caring about things like GPA in particular and academic promise in general being well-known. But I'd been clinging to the hope that my college had accidentally misreported my grades and, while they were at it, mistakenly mentioned that I'd been both a Rhodes Scholar and a Vietnam vet. This, it seems, did not happen.
I'm alright though. I know their decision has more to do with how distracting I'd be for the ladies than it does my complete lack of work experience or community service. Besides, Texas has taken me, and even though I'm still holding out for either Chicago or NYU, I calm myself by saying things like "Mike, you don't want to live where there is snow. Snow is frightening." Which is true...except that it's FUCKING SNOWING in Austin right now.
Keep hope alive.
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