Freshman year me would have never believed this lmao. I was stressing so bad and thought I was so behind when in reality I was doing really well for myself. Even though I'm probably not the smartest person, I think my consistency and work ethic is what got me this far.
I think I'll be one of the few second-years at Microsoft, since the people who got in are part of a Seattle program and they were basically guaranteed to get it because they're in that program. They are all third years. I heard from a friend that I'm the only person he knows who's outside of the Seattle program who got in, so I'm just a little worried that I'll be an outcast when I get there. Since I'm going to be in the Seattle area for 6.5 months, I really want to make sure that my social life exists, even if it's just one friend. I am so incredibly grateful for this opportunity and am still in shock that I got the offer. Sometimes I doubt myself and feel that I don't deserve this since there were definitely smarter people than me who applied and didn't get it, but yeah I'm not sure what to think. I don't know if it's luck, hard work, or intelligence. I think luck was definitely a factor because one of my interviewers is part of a team at Microsoft that's doing something similar to what I'm doing at Siemens - enterprise stuff I believe. I told her that I recognized some terms like PO (purchase order), PR (purchase request), etc and she seemed really interested after I said that. I have a really strong feeling that she'll be my manager (Miki Wang) :)
Life is just really good right now. I made some new friends this semester and have pretty strong bonds with my friends from freshman year. I go to Davenport B pretty often since a lot of my friends are dorming there together. I'm currently rooming with Nancy (in Burstein 219), and I've gotten a lot closer with her. I'm so glad I roomed with her because I feel like I definitely would not see her as often and gotten this close if I didn't room with her. I'm going to miss my friends a lot when I leave for Seattle. I feel like I've built a community I can call home here, and I'm feeling the same dread that I felt when I was moving to Boston for the first time before freshman year. It's a weird feeling, but I realize that I feel this way mainly because of the people that I've grown so close to and care so much about.
I know I'll be back, but it's going to be probably 10 months until I see them again. And a lot of my friends will probably be fall cycle, so they might not even be in Boston when I come back.
I'm really proud of how far I've come in almost every aspect of my life. High school me would have never believed that I had achieved this much. I made a complete 180 in my life. From almost no friends to having several friend groups and communities where I am comfortable being myself. A lot of my friends look up to me and I'm really glad that I can be that person they can ask for guidance or help. Since my last post, I've also been pretty consistent with the gym and don't look as much of a twig anymore.
To whoever's writing my story, thank you.
