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I got in! I got in! I got in! I got in! I got in! I got in! I got in! I got in! I got in! I got in! I got in! I got in!

To Harvard Divinity, that is.

I didn't get any financial aid, so tuition is 24000 a year. Still significantly less than Penn. I think that I'll still be able to go, since I'm in no dire need of funding, and I'll have a stipend for my PhD (hopefully).

*sigh*

Harvard (Continued)

Family reactions:

Dad was annoyed that I'm not getting financial aid, and said he would talk to Mom. But it's my money, so I can go.

Mom said that I don't need to worry, since I do have the money, and she didn't expect me to get financial aid.

Grandma was overjoyed, is in tears, and offered me $10,000 to help with the expense of the program.


When I was little, I knew I was smart. It was just a fact. And I always thought that when I went to college I would go to Harvard, because it's the best school and if you're smart, you get in.

Then I got into high school and realized there were many good schools and I didn't need to go to Harvard to get a good education. Thus I applied early to Penn and got in, and went down this archaeological path. And I don't regret my choice at all. I never even applied to Harvard and only briefly considered it Junior year.

And now I am, in fact, going to Havard. Divinity. But still very much Harvard.

Now I need to find housing! [I'll definitely need to have a roommate. But hopefully I can have a good experience. Living on my own is much easier, but I think I can live with people, so long as there's good communication. It would probably be better to be in a house with multiple people than having just one roommate.]