soo...umm...it's been awhile.....

BUMegan — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:08:00 GMT

So, I know it's been awhile....I feel really bad (for anyone who actually wants to/likes to read my blog), but trust me, I've been busy. As in, work alllllll day and then at night, reading and reviewing files. I know some of you out there think my job is glamorous, and parts of it can be fun. But THIS is the part that is the most stressful of the whole year. The admission counselors at Butler have worked really hard and put in some long hours to review the large amount of applications we've received so far. We've been so lucky that we've had so many great kids who have applied. THANKFULLY (!!!) we finished and are now in the process of putting together our admit packets for the student who've been admitted. We will be sending them out this week, and we are very excited for that!

To be honest, that's pretty much all I've been doing as of late. I did get to go home for a few days for Thanksgiving and spend time with family, which was wonderful. I also got to see friends from home, which was also amazing. We don't get to see each other a whole lot anymore, being that we are spread out all over, but there is another reunion planned for Christmas, which I'm really excited for-finally everyone back together, at least for a little bit of time. I can't wait:)

BUBrad and I did get to do something kinda fun, something we'd never done before-we made a video about the life of an application. We were able to put it on youtube right before Thanksgiving break, and it got a lot of traffic. I'm really glad we were able to clear up some of the misconceptions out there about what we do as admission counselors. I DEFINITELY did not realize how much people wanted to know about it, and how many hits it got. I felt really awkward making it, but I felt good that we were able to provide something to our students to help demystify the process. I think that can really help, especially for students that don't have older siblings or are unsure of what really goes on in an admission office. I just hope that if people have more questions like that, or want to see other things along those lines, they let myself or Brad know. We would be happy to help in any way we can-I always tell the students I meet with that that's part of my job-helping answer questions and getting their concerns out of the way.

I know it's a nerve-wracking time for anyone reading this who has applied to Butler and any other school. I wish you guys the best of luck in the coming weeks, and I hope that everything works out for you.

This past weekend was also a good break-besides the cold weather we've been experiencing, I went to a great Christmas party on Friday night with friends-the suggestion was for ugly christmas sweaters, but I wasn't feeling it, so I just wore green instead:) Saturday and Sunday were spent relaxing and hanging out. Sometimes it's nice just to relax in bed and have a lazy weekend....I DID get Steak and shake though, which was really good...I hadn't had it in awhile, and the vanilla shake was AMAZING ;)

This week promises to be pretty good-we will be delivering cookies to our local guidance offices on Wednesday, and the counseling team is getting together Thursday to celebrate the holidays and getting through the first part of app reading season. Friday is the Admission lunch/white elephant exchange. Then my parents will be here to pick Caitlin up and get her stuff together. I'm excited for that and for my friend Shawna's visit. I haven't seen her since October, and she'll be here all weekend. After the craziness of my life recently, this week is SUCH a good break from that!!

I hope everyone is doing well, especially the BU bloggers-we had a wave of the Norovirus come through campus (which mostly stayed out of the Admission office, thankfully!) and a lot of students got sick. Thankfully it passes quickly, which is good, being that this is finals week. BU students-good luck with your finals!!

If anyone needs anything, please let me know!

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soo...umm...it's been awhile.....