<p>Last night was my school's awards assembly. I knew I'd be getting stuff for my third academic letter and my letter of National Merit Commendation. My parents called me over before I took my seat and asked "what this was." I looked, and saw that I'd gotten the Dartmouth Book Award. I don't know if it really means anything; the teachers, counselors and administration pick four seniors every year for the Harvard, Columbia, Dartmouth and Smith Book Awards based on grades, leadership, involvements, etc. Each student gets a book that's kind of symbolic of the school. The girl who got the Smith award received a collection of biographies of women written by a Smith alum. The Harvard and Columbia guys got copies of those schools' History of the 20th Century.</p>
<p>I got a huge volume of Robert Frost poetry. It was so awesome.</p>
<p>Anyway, it's kind of a fun and pleasant irony. Hopefully it'll be an omen of some sort. It was a pleasant surprise.</p>