original entry (haha), 4/25/08, 3:30pm:

I GOT INTO RISD as a transfer!!!

I just found out about an hour ago! I emailed the admissions officer last night asking if she could email me my admissions decision, since the letters are being sent out today. Ahhhh!

When I found out, I cried for quite a while, haha. It feels so surreal after getting rejected last year. All my hard work over the summer, and this year, working on a new portfolio was so worth it. This is like a dream come true, as corny as that sounds!!

Now, I just have to wait for the actual letter to see if I got any financial aid. If I didn't get a big scholarship, most likely I'll stay at MassArt for a year before transferring, to save money. At least, that's what I told myself before I found out. Saying that is SO much harder now that I'm actually in!! I have a lot to think about, so I'll update this when I get my actual letter...

Ahhhh!!!!!!!

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update, 5/1/08:

I've moved past the post-acceptance euphoria, and now I'm just plain really excited .

I got the acceptance packet last Satuday! Unfortunately, I didn't get any financial aid :/. I THOUGHT that if I got in without any aid, I wouldn't go next year at least because it's so expensive. However, going to RISD has been my biggest goal for years. This has been such a difficult decision, but I think the debt is worth all of the opportunities I'll have at RISD. I'm going into debt already, so why not be at RISD while doing it? ha..ha.

I'm going to accepted students' day on May 13th. I'm so excited!! I'M GOING TO RISD!!!