So what now? Advice from a College Senior

isayhello
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:43:48 +0000

@lacrossemom
“ISAYHELLO-maybe I missed it, but what do you plan to do when you graduate? Are you applying to graduate school or planning to start work?”

I was initially planning to start work because I wanted to bring some solid work history into my grad school experience. I’ve been working with nonprofits focused on youth, the arts, and education. Now I want to be flexible for going into philanthropy work, so I’m looking into a fifth year masters at my university to give me time to strengthen my academic record and become competitive for another degree from a strong school.

Thank you for forwarding my post! I hope it helps. I can only say that I personally didn’t get a diversity weekend notice for the two Ivies I applied to, but some people got free travel as admitted students when I visited my college the spring after admissions stuff. I think your strategy sounds smart- the only reason I didn’t do that is because I happened to really like the safety/scholarship LAC and would’ve been happy there. Good luck to your son and daughter. I hope we all make it. ><