This past Sunday, April
21st, I finally got to meet my Columbia cohorts! Unfortunately our
group was incomplete because one of our cohort members was out of town.
It was gorgeous at the
Arlington Park in El Cerrito; you could not have asked for a better day. After
much planning Ms. L decided to host a potluck in order for all of the cohorts
to mingle and get to know each other and for parents to ask questions. We had plenty
of food including bagels, pasta, and more pasta. I brought some of my Mom’s
yummy couscous salad.
All in all, we had a
productive and successful day. After some mingling and eating we got down to
business. Ms. L gathered cohorts and parents together in a circle and began
discussing our upcoming adventure. The topics ranged from what we will do the
moment we arrive in New York to dorm food. To quote Ms. L “We will hit the
ground running.” This actually sounds a little funny because we are flying to
New York; that is if you take the phrase literally.
We will begin our
mid-summer adventure by visiting several university campuses and dining with
admissions officers. Then classes begin! All three of the different courses (mine
being an Introduction to Business, Finance, and Economics) will be every week day
from 10-12 and 2-4.
An assignment Ms. L
gave us is to create a list of the top 10 places we want to go in Manhattan.
Only ten! I’m going to have to do some serious research and see what museums
and shows I want to see the most.
Sadly, I could only
attend the first hour of our potluck meeting. This experience was a great sign
of what is to come this summer.
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