January, 2008
The Story on Scholarships: A Guest Blog from Heather
Jan. 25, 2008—Hi there. I’m Heather, Director of Scholarships here at Vanderbilt, and I’ll be your guest blogger today. Your regularly scheduled bloggers asked me to step in and share a little bit about what’s going on in my world right now in the hopes that it might shed some light on our scholarship selection process. So,...
Incompletes, ED2 & the Timekeeping Shrubbery
Jan. 24, 2008—This morning we are sending out notifications to all students that as of this morning, are still missing pieces of their application. Don’t panic, simply work with your Vandy OUA counselor to get the materials in to us (who is that? Check out http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/applyCounselor.php). All of those crates of mail we showed you before have...
The Januaryist
Jan. 11, 2008—My hand hurts. Like hardcore cramping. I have the makings of a perma-claw, and I’m closing this reading day as I began it, with The Decemberists on WXRT, no lie.After a relaxing dinner with the family, I have just now finished off the prepped stacks of files meaning I completed 30 first reads and 4...
The midday music express . . .
Jan. 11, 2008—I am what is known in technical admissions speak as a “slow reader” [I am making those hooked double finger gestures to no one in particular, I forget you can’t see me]. I have always been so, which really was a pain as an English Literature major in college, trust me. I read each section...
Lin Brehmer’s in my living room . . .
Jan. 11, 2008—As I mentioned in my last post, today’s a reading day for me at home in Nashville. That means sweatpants, cups of coffee, and all Chicagoland all day. I am a creature of great distraction, meaning I treat these days with an increased level of organization, because hey, at any moment, I could flip on...
time travel and high school. Huh?
Jan. 9, 2008—In my most vivid dreams, I am an amateur astronomer with a philosopher’s mindset. I love astronomy. No telescope, but sometimes the imagination provides more detailed lens than the naked eye for viewing the undiscovered countries of the universe. Just finished reading a book on time travel and time singularities. Is time travel possible? Theoretically....
“Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.”
Jan. 9, 2008—A student visiting campus yesterday asked me how you manage to read the quantity of files you do and (more or less) still have a life? Quality reading takes time, for sure. But, I really enjoy opening a new file and starting the process of getting to know a student (as much as is possible...