Alumna interviews for college to High School students

One of my close friends on the local college club handles admissions /recruitment and recently I conducted two alumna interviews. I usually just do other things acting as information,, going to a session to talk about my alma mater or what not. This time I had the pleasure of meeting a local Brockton HS student and conduct a phone interview with a Milton Academy student. Both were stellar in their own unique ways. NBJ was wonderful and held her own. She does not have a situation with alot of mentors but her desire to succeed, achieve and do something with her life was amazing. Her love of my alma mater and interests will stand her in great stead. I think she will go far her enthuasiasm having been in UPWARD BOUND. This program I did mistake with another program OUTWARD BOUND. UPWARD BOUND is a college prep program limited to 5 local high schools (she got in under special recommedation) throughout the whole school year and summers during your time in high school. I admire her perserverance to challenge herself (mock trial to improve her speaking ability) and willingness to learn.

The other young lady I talked to AK lives close to where I live and comes from a completely different situation 360 from NBJ. She is from a college educated Jewish family that honors education. She handled her personal struggles very well and candidly shared with me. ( I applaud her). She is great with creative writing and is lucky to have done it at Simon Rock and plans to go to Oxford this summer to do more advanced creative writing courses. She won the high school short story contest with her piece on the Mexican and Americans dealing with border patrol.

Both are commemdable young women. I applaud those who have to do the college admissions, not something that is easy I must say. I recall a great friend of mine LD who would tell me how he would spend a ton of time reading applications. I would be reading essays for a scholarship. In the beginning I would be very generous and I got harder as the essays I read (wore on). I would go back sometimes to regrade them though.

It was fun to be active and helpful in the process. I wish both young women well.