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It’s been a VERY good week for 2nd interviews.

So, everyone, first- my amazing news. I’ve been selected as one of the 5 finalists for the Young Trustee program! It’s down to me and 4 other seniors at Hopkins to determine who will be named the sole trustee. Apparently my artsy interview went well- and now I have one BIG interview on March 9th, with the whole Board of Trustees. To prepare us for what to expect, we have a dinner scheduled next week with Jerry Schnydman, the Secretary to the Board of Trustees. Because we are now on the “Trustee” level of classiness, this dinner will be held at the Hopkins Club, a place where I didn’t think I’d be eating a sit down dinner until I made my first million. Awesome!

Also, I found out that my interview with Analytic Partners also went well, and they’ve invited me up to New York for a 2nd interview. That will be scheduled some time in March, so maybe I WILL actually have a job when I get out of here. Thank you, Career Center!

In addition to interviews, lots of other “No, really, you’re about to graduate” things are already upon me. First, lets talk about my Arts Certificate project. I’ve applied to receive the Arts Certificate in Theater, but before I get my fun certificate at graduation, I have to complete a comprehensive final project. Fortunately, I don’t have to conquer this alone, as 3 other seniors- Liz Eldridge, Mitch Frank, and Julie Sihilling- are also working towards their Arts Certificate in Theatre and we’ve banded together for our Showcase performances. I’m actually directing a show written by Mitch Frank that I’m SUPER excited about. It’s called “Midway Family Singing”, and in addition to directing the acting, I’m also serving as the musical director for the 5 “old-timey” Shape-Note songs present in the play. Haven’t ever heard of Shape Note singing? Well neither had I as of 2 weeks ago. It’s a form of group choral singing that gets its name from the fact that different notes of the scale are printed in different shapes to make reading them (and remembering their solfege syllables) easier. To get an idea of what kind of music I’m trying to bring to life, check out this recording of some genuine Shape Note singing, in a song entitled “Rocky Road” (the first  53 seconds aren’t actually words, they’re singing the pitches, just so you don’t think “By golly I can’t understand a word they’re singin!”)

Finally, my Woodrow Wilson Fellowship meetings are picking up in frequency as the seniors all meet to discuss our poster presentations. I consider myself extremely lucky that my lab necessitated a posted in December, so I am completely done with all of that stress. I’ve been selected by Ami Cox, the coordinator for the Wilson Program, to be one of the 3 Woodrow Wilsons to present a synopsis of my project at the final poster session, so that’s exciting. I’ll be the Natural Sciences presenter, and 2 other Wilsons who focused on Social Sciences and Humanities will present alongside me. The poster session is on April 11th, so I’ll definitely post more about it when that happens (and I have pictures!)

Enjoy your extra day of February, everyone!

Comments

[JHU_Kate]

CONGRATULATIONS about your interview successes! Also, have fun with your Arts Certificate project. You've probably heard this time and again, but you're a pretty darn amazing individual - keep up the good work. :)

[JHU_Stefanie]

Um, Universal Application Systems (or whatever they're called) is CRAZY for rejecting you. M-Brown, you rock. :)