<p>Again, I thought it was already pretty personal that I got an email. I had just planned on stopping procrastinating and being a little productive (despite senioritis) when Mr. Bock called me. </p>
<p>It was from his home and he had a bad cold. Wow. This attention is intense. Regarding Amherst, he said, “At least it’s Amherst and not an Ivy, because these two schools are more similar than they are different.” He explained more about the Swat Scholar deal–which sounds really attractive–and said that if Amherst waived my deposit, he’d see if Swat could do so too.</p>