Chicago '09ers: let's get to know each other!

half-japanese
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:23:25 +0000

what is your:

1. dream career- political journalist for CQ Politics or the Cook Political Report (super politics nerd)

2. intended major/academic interests- economis (Chicago’s the best in the business) and political science; I’m pretty standard

3. favorite book- Noble House by James Clavell

4. nerdiness on a scale of 1-10- well, generally, I’d peg myself at around 8, but for politics specifically, definitely 10

5. guilty pleasure- HAHAHAHAHA!!! I still play Pokemon on Gameboy

6. favorite music genre- modern piano (Ryuichi Sakamoto/Joe Hisaishi)

7. greatest accomplishment- internship in Congress; got one finally after a dozen offices, including all of them in my home state, told me no high school students. When I finally got through to one office, I put forth a pretty solid effort to secure myself a spot and had an amazing time in Washington over the summer.

8. greatest failure- probably my Columbia ED app; turns out they really, really dislike receiving supplementary materials, and I sent in two supplementary letters and an overblown resume…life goes on I guess

9. how high is chicago ranked on your list?- 3rd behind Columbia and Stanford, but I’m not too bullish on my chances at either so here I come U of C!

See a lot of you this fall (presuming I’m accepted…)!