“Dear Erin,
Congratulations! It is my pleasure to report that you have been accepted as a freshman student at Geneva College for the fall, 2001 term.”
YAY!
(I don’t know why, but it seemed like the closest smiley I could find for “content”)
That’s the only college I intended on going to anyway, and it’s the only one I applied to. It’s close-by, it’s a Christian college, it’s in the country, and they have everything that I want. I’m so happy!
happy dance
Great news! Congrats to you! Enjoy your slack off senior year! 
I really wanted to post to this thread to seperate you from your other thread. I don’t want your College carreer to be sublimnally jinxed.
“I’ve been accepted to a college! Woo hoo!”
“What a terrible nightmare!”
pat
Just make sure there’s no Teen Mania Coalition at Geneva.
Yay Welfy! (I don’t think I’ve ever congradulated a Welf before but here goes:) Congrads!!
You go, girl! But wait until next fall.
So, you gonna live on campus? Commute? Spill! We want details!
Congrats to one of my (many) Doper Daughters!
It’s times like this that I’m happy I’m just a virtual dad and don’t have to pay any real money!
Felicidades Señorita Welfy. What are you studying there?
Sweet! That’s a fantastic feeling, isn’t it? Good work, Welfy!
Good for you Welfy!
Rose
Congratulations!
Now you get to experience that maturing process of life I like to call “The Big Toga party with Kegs”.
Tripler
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Great job, Welf!
So…now that the hard part is over, what degree are you going to get? Parapsychology? Mechanical engineering? Lesbian musical studies? Oh wait…those were at my college, d’oh!
Well, hold your horses! I still have to send in my confirmation letter!
I’ll most likely major in some form of education and minor in Spanish. I’d love to be a Spanish teacher. Or is this a bad idea?
I’m going to live there since it’s about 35 minutes away from my house. I’ll probably come home on the weekends.
What else do you guys want to know?
You’d be better off to major in Spanish or Spanish lit and just get the teaching credential. You don’t need a degree in education unless you want to be an administrator, and everyone I know who has taken them says that every course in the school of education is a total waste of time from a practical standpoint.
You might make yourself more attractive by getting some significant competency in English or another high school subject, so you can work at schools that can’t support a full-time Spanish teacher.
Unfortunately, Geneva doesn’t have a major in Spanish anymore; it only offers it as a minor. I would like to also get a degree in teaching English…I figure that Miss Kelly will retire someday (she’s in her mid-50s) and I’d love to be my school’s next College Prep/English teacher!
Congratulations, it always feels good when you get accepted to a college/university.
Education and spanish are fine majors or minors (or however you do it in the US, major in ed with minor in sp). Just to warn you though, to give yourself some room for any unexpected change when you’re in 3rd or 4th year (e.g. sudden switch to business or sciences). Final thought, learn your 1rst year math, it’ll open A LOT of opportunities in terms of course selection.
Maybe when you get your diploma, you should think about comming up to British Columbia, Canada, and do your B.A. and then a B. Ed. up here, UBC has an excellent 1 year B. Ed. program (it’s bloody cheap). My brother’s got one in integrated math & sciences and I have thought about getting a B. Ed. after my B.A. (though the prospects of teaching social sciences in secondary school isn’t too clicky for me). This of course if you don’t mind the cold weather and living in an igloo and ride dogsleds for your daily commute, right rjk? (j/k; it’s actually mostly rain in BC during winter so the igloos would melt, though it’s been pretty dry so far). If you like natural beauty, BC is the supernatural province for you!
Cheers,
jovius
He-he, I actually did a 3rd year drama course on Homosexuality and plays (I didn’t know it was about that until I went to class in the second week; the course was listed as “TOPICS IN DRAMA” and I needed a 3rd year credit in literature). It was pretty interesting. Our teacher was gay (of course), and a girl admitted that she was a lesbian (she was pretty cute; though I’m sure there were many others who are still in the closet).
Like any artsy course, most of the students were female (I think there were only 4 of us guys in a class of 30). We had reproduce a 30 - 45 min play as our final project - good thing I didn’t have to kiss the other guy in my group (though I wished I could’ve kiss that lesbian girl, just wasn’t part of the play). There was a girl-girl kiss in another play but they only mocked it and covered their mouths - too bad…
Cheers,
jov
Welfy-
WOO FRICKING HOO!! <madcap dancing>
I remember the happy day when my letter came in. I actually injured two people- my dad handed me the letter, and I screamed and jump-hugged him… unfortunately, slamming him into a table. I didn’t realize that I’d hurt him, and I turned and dive-hugged quietgirl and literally knocked her on the floor.
Anyway. Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations. Education and Spanish sound simply marvelous. Check to see how your state handles teaching requirements… you should be able to plan accordingly.
My one tip: remember those deadlines. Trust me on this one.
Oh, and make sure you bring post-it notes, over the counter meds, and at least one bizarre outfit.
I’m going to listen to happy music now on your behalf. It’s great to know that someplace wants you, isn’t it?
Congratulations Welfy!
As for the education thing, I’d personally recommend a Spanish major and an ed minor. The minor should include a year’s worth of student teaching which, in CA at least, is necessary towards gettting a full teaching credential.
Again, congrats.
WOO!!! Congratulations, Welfy!!
They really had that one? Where in hell did you go to school? I’m still reeling from the lack of women at mine. Damn engineering programs. Why they can’t attract more women is beyond me. . .
Tripler