I have 3 cats and 2 dogs. I walk my dogs frequently. I work at the grocery store down the street. I am thinking of going back to college. I want to go to an Ivy League school. I grew up in a small town.  We walked everywhere when we lived there. I like computer science. I took an online coding class. I code in python. I take courses on Coursera. I am applying to Yale. I will put on my application that I want to major in applied math since very few people go into that major at Yale. I plan to switch to Computer Science if I get in. There is a regular customer at the grocery store I work at who went to Yale, I should see if he will write me a letter to Yale.
I live alone and do not have any pets. I am unemployed, but looking for a new job. I like reading, and feel as if I am too old to go back to college. I like going for walks. I listen to books on tape. I took a coding class.
My counselor gave me some more tips for my application, looks like I will be working on this non stop over the weekend. Oh wow, that sounds like a lot. What tips did your counselor give you? Just little things to make my application stand out. I need to think really hard about any volunteer work I have done. I am also interested in using my degree to somehow work toward greater racial equity, so I need to find a way to get that in there naturally as well. Need to show I am amazing without seeming like I am trying to look amazing. HARD! Haha, you certainly have your work cut out for you! Did you speak with your customer from Yale about getting a recommendation letter? I did! They said they would so fingers crossed!! I am kinda sad that I have to work so hard this weekend when some people just pay there way in.   That does seem unfair, but we all have to make the best of what we have. Correction: their. Haha I better get on it if I want my application to be accepted! How is the job hunt? Anything you are particularly interested in? It's going ok, though I really wish I could just spend all my time studying coding. This job hunt feels like a waste of time, haha, but I have bills to pay. Yeah, there will always be bills. Maybe you can think of coding as a hobby for now, but once you get really good at it, you can get a coding job! I don't want to think of it as a hobby, because then I won't do it, haha! But you are right about just letting it be something I do in my spare time while I work. I'm just so impatient, haha. What skills do you currently have? Maybe you can find a job that will allow you to listen to your books while working. Data entry or something? I'm a fast typist and a decent writer. Maybe I could look into writing jobs. I'm not sure what my options are with that, though.