My Yale interview was today, so I tried not to freak out and instead spent the entire class period going over my notes and practicing my responses just to get comfortable with it and to ease my nerves. I also found a really awesome interview blog that has some really fantastic tips and advice for the alumni interview process.
The interview itself went fairly well; it was less formal than I was expecting, and I walked out of it feeling like I'd made a pretty good impression.
Now all I have to do is interview for several of the other schools I'm applying to! (No doubt that's going to be more difficult; since Yale is my top choice, it was easy for me to explain to the interviewer why I applied to Yale SCEA and why I want to go there so badly. The other colleges... Not so much.)
On a completely unrelated note: this morning, I discovered the existence of something absolutely amazing and wonderful.
South Asian a cappella groups.
They have them everywhere! Stanford, Princeton, Penn, and Carnegie Mellon are just a few of the colleges whose South Asian a cappella groups are especially popular. Not only do they perform Bollywood music, though - they also frequently create mashups of Hindi and English (Hinglish?) songs, as well as perform in some other Indian languages (including Tamil!). And there are videos and recordings and albums everywhere.
Overall, it's a wildly popular trend and it's spreading. The Yale South Asian Society actually has its very own a cappella group, as well as lots of other Indian cultural events throughout the year!
As if I needed another reason to want to go to Yale.
But oh my gosh, I can't even describe how excited I am about this. I mean, seriously! Bollywood music and a cappella - two of my most favorite things combined. What could be better?
I seriously need some Hindi a cappella music in my life.
The interview itself went fairly well; it was less formal than I was expecting, and I walked out of it feeling like I'd made a pretty good impression.
Now all I have to do is interview for several of the other schools I'm applying to! (No doubt that's going to be more difficult; since Yale is my top choice, it was easy for me to explain to the interviewer why I applied to Yale SCEA and why I want to go there so badly. The other colleges... Not so much.)
On a completely unrelated note: this morning, I discovered the existence of something absolutely amazing and wonderful.
South Asian a cappella groups.
They have them everywhere! Stanford, Princeton, Penn, and Carnegie Mellon are just a few of the colleges whose South Asian a cappella groups are especially popular. Not only do they perform Bollywood music, though - they also frequently create mashups of Hindi and English (Hinglish?) songs, as well as perform in some other Indian languages (including Tamil!). And there are videos and recordings and albums everywhere.
Overall, it's a wildly popular trend and it's spreading. The Yale South Asian Society actually has its very own a cappella group, as well as lots of other Indian cultural events throughout the year!
As if I needed another reason to want to go to Yale.
But oh my gosh, I can't even describe how excited I am about this. I mean, seriously! Bollywood music and a cappella - two of my most favorite things combined. What could be better?
I seriously need some Hindi a cappella music in my life.
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