broadcast outcast

In an ocean of endless possibilities, the disappointments seem to wash ashore.  At least, that’s how things appear in my little world in recent times. Today, I got my financial aid info back from Northwestern.  Needless to say, I was a little let down.  I knew I was out of the running already for the [...]

I wouldn’t classify this as news or anything to the outside world, but apparently, Northwestern did get my paperwork–at least that’s what the lady in financial aid told me over the phone.  I’m glad I paid an extra $2.70 to track my package through the USPS…because a week later, my envelope is still listed as [...]

Actually, NU told applicants they’d get a decision by midnight, 3/1…which I was one of those people who thought that meant Saturday going into Sunday, 3/1, not 11:59 Sunday.  I emailed them that afternoon, in a very polite freak-out about where my admissions decision was and why it wasn’t blaring on my screen at 00:00 [...]