Hey there, Prospectives!
Getting those applications ready? Remember, if you want to apply early decision to UR, the fall deadline is November 15 (only a couple weeks away!) and the winter deadline is January 15. Also, if you wish to be considered by the Richmond Scholars Program, the deadline is December 15. I encourage you all to try to meet this deadline because you should never pass up an opportunity to be considered for a large sum of scholarship money if you can help it. I am personally a Richmond Scholar with an Oliver Hill designation, and I think it is great that I don’t really have to worry about paying for college because my tuition is taken care of through my scholarship. For more information about the UR admission timeline, visit http://admissions.richmond.edu/application/timeline.html
In other news…
I have had a wonderfully relaxing week! I think it is very necessary to de-stress when you can, and since I had two weeks full of stress, I used this entire one to rest and recuperate. Don’t worry—I haven’t shirked any of my academic or extra-curricular responsibilities. I had a very light workload this week, so I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Monday evening I went out with a couple friends to the Byrd Theater (which only costs $2!) to see The Time Traveler’s Wife, and I really liked it. Tuesday, my godmother was in Richmond, so I took her to a poetry reading on campus (since it was mandatory for me to attend anyway), and then we ate dinner at The Cellar, which is UR’s on-campus restaurant. We both had a great time for the few hours that we had together. Wednesday afternoon I took one of my friends downtown to get a haircut, and I spent a little time walking around the city, then my best friend and I went to her room to watch Save the Last Dance, which is always fun. Thursday consisted of volunteering for a couple hours at Bon Air Elementary with an ESL student as well as Ngoma practice, both of which I always eagerly anticipate.
Today will be great, too, because I get to register for classes for next semester (which is a competitive race in itself), and tonight Ngoma is having our bonding activity, which will be dinner and games at a few of the girls’ apartment. Tomorrow is the Spirit Lounge, and I am very much looking forward to it because last semester it was an amazing exhibition of talent in an open mic setting and Christian environment.
Looks like this week will be hard to beat. I really think it might be the most enjoyable week I’ve had all semester. I’m just trying to enjoy the down time while I can, because it most assuredly will not last forever.
I hope you all are making time for relaxation and fun as well in between all of your college preparation!
Later…
Amani
