Since my loverly wyfe (Andrea (the "wyfe" thing is an inside joke, you ninnies)) asked, and since I have a couple of schedules of my visits, here's what I know:
For one thing, it's Friday today and we're leaving on Sunday. I just realized that and now I'm going, "OMGWTFBBQ TOO SOON!"
First we will be going to Hope College, which is in Grand Rapids in Michigan. I don't know exactly what I'm doing there, because up until yesterday, Hope had the attitude towards me of, "Oh, well, you're a Junior and we have a lot of Seniors coming to visit, so they take a higher priority when it comes to overnights, and staying with a student." What happened yesterday was, "Oh! We've had some cancellations, so we're calling to confirm your overnight with us! :DDD!"
Well, I know I'm sitting in on some classes, but I don't remember which ones, and if I'm doing anything beyond that.
After that, we will be heading for Valporaiso University in Indiana, spending the night on Monday, and then at 10:10 AM on Tuesday I have my first class that I get to sit in on. Then I have a "Theater Appointment." After that I get a tour, and then at last at 1:00 PM I have an "Information Session" with an admissions counselor.
Next we will be heading for Illinois Wesleyan, which, I have to admit, is the college that appears to be after me the most. On Tuesday night when we arrive, we get to see the show the drama program is putting on! After the show I meet my host and hit the sack.
Wednesday I have a voice class (!! excitement!) at 10:oo AM. 11:15 AM I get to tour the college's radio station (double excitement!!), and then I have lunch with some crazy Theatre Majors. After that, meeting with admissions counselor, and...done. Visits are over.
I've noticed that, thus far, my visits are very theater oriented. The only thing I know of that I can count as helping my writing is the class I'm sitting in on at Valpo--Human Experience. But, that's a "Freshmen Core class," not a writing one.
I don't know if I'm doing any writing stuff at Hope or not...I'd probably know if they, you know, actually gave me a schedule like the other two colleges and seemed to be interested in my presence.
So, impressions wise? Just based on the phone calls and organizing plans and schedules?
Wesleyan's on the top of my chart. The Theatre lady went nuts organizing my visit, and I love just looking at it!
Valpo's somewhere in the middle, I mean they seem organized and they planned a nice visit for me, got me a place to sleep with no fuss.
But Hope's hardly even on the chart. So far, they've just kinda showed that they really don't care about me because I'm not graduating this year and I'm not quite in their immediate future. So, NYAH TO YOU, HOPE! I can write seething criticisms!
To quote Jasper the Theatre Critic from Psychonauts: "I just can't take my eyes off it! It's like watching a car crash... A car crash where the victims can't act, and the medics forget their lines!"
(Even if that above quote really doesn't happen to have much to do with my situation with Hope, Jasper is just extraordinarily funny.)
Well, I have to get to school before I am seriously maimed.
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That's an odd quote, but I have a better one.
"Well, we were short on time and he is good at smashing things!"
Haha, yeah that's kind of what it was like for me and Iowa State... they were contacting me in between my Sophmore and Junior year, and randomly keeping in touch. Most of the other ones I was interested in didn't do half as well as they did.
Where in IL is Weseleyan? I'll have to tell you all the people I know who live in de area.
good luck!
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