Today's session with the boys was especially grueling. maybe it was the sun, and the weather, or maybe it's just the nature of the drills themselves. just imagine the crisp sound of wind chimes in a cool, refreshing afternoon breeze that never seems to end, except the chimes are replaced by the sound bodies hitting bodies and bodies hitting the floor.
i can see the exhaustion in everyone's eyes, yet no one complained. I'm truly thankful for that. and while i had the good fortune of a proper pitch all to myself at the High School side, i tried to see if my drop kicks have gone down the drain. surprisingly it was better than i expected. i even landed one that i would say is pretty difficult even for seasoned kickers. All in all i'm pretty satisfied with today's session.
and as i dragged my tired, beat body home i was greeted by a suspicious looking envelope:
so as usual i sheepishly opened it expecting a letter informing me of missing transcripts/documents, etc. and then i read this:
"Congratulations on your admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the Fall 2008 semester!"
A corner of the UIUC campusWoohoo! I got accepted at UIUC! After all I was pretty unsure whether i'd get the offer from one of my top prospective schools! I mean this IS the no.5 engineering sch the whole of US after stanford, mit, berkley and umich. This really came at such an incredible time. it has really given me some peace of mind at this crossroad of uncertainties, after that Cornell ordeal in December and with the A-level results coming out and everything else that's going on in my life. I guess all i needed was someone to say "I believe in YOU!"
I know it's wishful thinking but I do hope the other offers will start coming in soon, I really need a boost for my self esteem. I rarely admit it but I hardly ever believe in myself. And those little assurances do help a lot, because deep down inside I think I'm still that introverted little boy who wanted to be like everyone else but himself...
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