So I had a scholarship interview today...it was the first time I'd interviewed for anything in seven years...in 2001 I sat down with a high school administrator to be interviewed for a position as an instructional aide. I answered all the questions as best I could until he asked me how someone as "demure" as myself would handle discipline in a high school classroom. I couldn't help but laugh and went on to tease him for calling me "demure". Luckily somehow I got the job.
So today I managed not to tease anyone...but I did almost cry. I had to write an essay for the application and one of the women reviewing my application flipped to the last page of it that read...
"At this point in my life I am not a typical student and I am far from being an extraordinary student. I am going to spend the rest of my college career being weighed down by my previous mistakes. However it is my history of failure that has created my humble motivation, my willingness to strive towards an aspiration I have had for almost twenty years. I will continue to work towards the day I can walk into a classroom and begin to implement all of my imagined lessons plans. I have solidified a love of learning and the drive to achieve. Now I stand, as fervent as a student could possibly be, hoping that someone will believe in me just one more time. I will not waste another chance."
She looked at me and said, "I believe in you".
If that's not one of the most amazing things I will ever hear in my life I don't know what is.
Hopefully I'll hear if I advance to the next round of interviews sometime soon...
