Summer Internship news!

Well the wait is finally over! After three weeks of preparing for interviews and spending time on the phone and on written responses... the summer internship search is over! I feel very lucky to have had so many great interviews. I ended up interviewing at 7 of my 8 NODA schools, and then additionally at Brown University for their Summer@Brown Program. There were things I liked about all of the schools I interviewed with (well with a few exceptions), and it was a very hard decision to make, one I took a lot of time preparing for this weekend (and yes, I made a pros and cons sheet)! 

So today was the day that schools could start making offers. All of the first-years in our Student Affairs class this morning were so anxious, especially as noon got closer and closer... After leaving the class I left to walk around the horseshoe, clutching my phone and hoping for some calls. And right at noon the phone started ringing... All in all I got four offers... but I instinctively knew what I wanted. 

When I applied for the University of Maryland position I thought I had no chance. They have such a well-known student affairs program and staff, and the position description sounded amazing... I figured I had wasted one of my NODA slots applying there cause I thought I didn't have a chance... But drumroll.... I WILL BE SPENDING MY SUMMER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND!!! 

Maryland was the first school that called today and my heart totally jumped... I was so pumped. And they were so nice... It seemed like such a great fit... they knew they wanted to offer to me after our first interview together, which I guess proves that this things really do work out! I'm so pumped... I'll be driving up to Maryland for their OA retreat next weekend... already getting started :) 

Anyway, I'm so glad the process is over and I'm so overwhelmed by the offers and my final decision. I can't wait to get to College Park this summer and get started... I know I"m going to have a great experience!