Interview Prep

Sooooooo I've submitted all my apps! And by all I mean two. I realized I only chose NYU and Columbia for their NYC location. But really, if NYC is what I want, I'm much better off going with a job transfer so I'll have time + money to explore the city!

So that leaves me with Kellogg and Harvard (ha). Maybe I should say leaves me with only Kellogg!

The MMM program sounds infinitely interesting. All these new things to try, people to meet. I don't look forward to the price tag though, which I haven't even bothered looking up, actually.

Whats the price of having an "interesting job"? Do people with "interesting jobs" actually end up liking their job? Or is it true that once anything becomes a job, it loses its magic? Like how I think my true calling is to be a buyer (I already shop all day, might as well!) BUT I don't think I can survive on buyer salary. And do I really need to enjoy/love my job?? I don't know. I think that's the dilemma many of us millennial are facing. Or did our parents face this dilemma too? Do I accept my decently paying, relatively easy, and sometimes perks-filled jobs as it is - a job - and enjoy life outside of work, or do I drop it all to pursue work that I enjoy?

Of course, the decision may be easier if I actually knew what I enjoy.

Shopping, eating, baking, instagramming, traveling. I also like board games. and math. Or I used to anyway. I honestly haven't done math in so long, I'm not sure if my old brain has devolved and no longer can handle complex calculations.

But I digress.

Interview prepping!

I have an alumni interview on Thursday for Kellogg. I think the fact that I'm so uncertain about going back to school is going to make this challenging for me. It'll be hard to come across as excited. I'm already perpetually calm as it is. Why can't I be more excited? The only time people have commented on me being excited, there has been food, clothing, or travel related topics at hand. I can always talk extensively about movies. Not quite in a classy old movies way though - I have no knowledge of that - but I can talk about current movies. Things that are showing now. Things coming up. Sometimes it makes me feel classy.

So I think the conclusion of my essay prep is - fake it until you fake it. and don't give a shit. Stop worrying about what other people think. It is what it is. On the up side, if this doesn't work out, I ALWAYS HAVE NEW YORK. Right?


P.S. I put in my transfer request!!!