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The school year’s ending. ‘Spring Fling’ is tonight (Saturday) the biggest event (concert) of the year, and next week - final exams. It’s hard to believe that I’ll be a senior in about 2 weeks - when the chips are counted, and junior year is cashed out. I can remember sitting in my little covid-prison (childhood room), in 11th grade, thinking “If I don’t get out of here (and go to college), I’ll go crazy!” And here we are. My plan - my dreams - actually happened. “Embrace your potential, celebrate your uniqueness, and explore the infinite possibilities of your future! That bit of self-affirming encouragement was in an ad for Kosas concealer (makeup) - which, in a clever, psychological twist they call ‘revealer concealer.’ The stresses of finals weeks (2 weeks) can cause dark circles, breakouts, and other skin frustrations. A good concealer hides imperfections, so girls don’t look too human. What do guys do?? Don’t get me wrong, I love advertising, the world needs advertising - I’m glad someone thought of it. How else could we learn about new things? I know I get excited when I try something new out and it works. If heaven, for instance, turns out to be ‘as advertised’ - I think we’ll all be happy. poetically… Our ancestors navigated their world by stories of doomed lovers, troubled kings, love triangles and magical beings. In story we learned about loyalties, empathy, the gods and mistaken identities. In narratives, we labeled absolutes, the world made sense and we defined truths. Today, we’re wiser - we rely on advertisers. We consume whims endlessly, like appetizers. We’re blessed with consumerism and avarice, for the new and exciting thing, we’re ravenous. My school plans have changed. We must be flexible (I’m assured). My mom’s research (she’s my personal oracle) clearly showed that Med-schools are taking longer to accept students these days. So, we came up with a plan 'B' last August. The theory is that an MPH (Master of Public Health) program lasts 11 months and would give me something palpable to show (a master’s degree) for my time between Yale and med-school. What’s another year of school, when the alternatives were laying on a beach in Saint Tropez or enjoying a Mafalda, Latte Macchiato while shopping City Center in Geneva? Anyway, not thinking it would come to anything, I applied to several schools (last August), and yesterday I found out I’ve been accepted to Harvard’s summer 2025, MPH program. Color me apathetic, for now, I mean, isn't Harvard a step down? (I applied to Johns Hopkins and Emory University (in Atlanta) as we'll.) I’d have just 3 weeks between graduating here (next year) and starting there. Ugg, how exciting (but is it?). It’s important to believe, when we make plans, that if we apply ourselves, they'll go ‘as advertised.’ . . (Summer, beach) songs for this: Summer Dreaming by Harmony Grass Girls on the Beach by Carter Cathcart Please Let Me Wonder by Carter Cathcart
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