Anxiety and Hope

[debka_notion]

I'm pretty nervous about tomorrow's interview.

On the other hand, the dean of admissions just told me that he's rooting for me, the dean of the rab school has wished me good luck, and the second and third years' dean keeps checking in on me. Oh, and one of the rabbis on my committee is one of my teachers and the rabbi who really encouraged him to come to the seminary is the father-in-law of one of my favorite teachers from Hebrew High, who is, with his wife, one of two families in the conservative shul at home who have ever had me over for a shabbos or yontif meal. I write all this to try and calm myself down.

I really need a good question to ask my committee when they're done asking me questions. So far my list of potential questions is as follows: asking for a piece of advice, or asking what they'd want me to take away from this year at JTS, regardless of whether or not I get in.

Comments

[debka-notion.livejournal.com]

Around here, as long as you've taken GREs, or have some plan for doing so, your actual scores don't seem to matter much... As for Hebrew- the worst they are likely to do is either a. want you to come take Hebrew in the summer before school starts, or b. put you in my current program and make you reapply next year.

Sorry I don't do chill terribly well.

[ploni-bat-ploni.livejournal.com]

Well... as hatam_soferet would say, have more tea. More tea! :-)

Honestly, Debka... you seem to have all it takes, so why worry? I know that is easier to say from an outsider's perspective, but still.

Besides, the Seminary already knows you, and your commitment/dedication. It is a far lesser risk to admit someone they know and can trust rather than a random Northern European girl :-)

You will be fine!