2024 started with a fiasco.
A feeling of drudge;
Ends with high uncertainty,
Yet, electric!
I had just finished my application to Stanford (big dreams, we know) and called 2023↗ tiring. The two months that followed were waiting epochs. If you have been in this situation, you know the feeling of anticipating a stomping no and a glimmering yes. A yes, so iffy, but can change destiny. My frantic waiting finally ended in February of 2024, when I was denied admission.
I had long resolved to pursue graduate school, and because of this resolve, I ignored several paths after graduation, such as starting a startup, seeking a job, playing away the 20s, becoming a writer, a politician, or a pianist, and several other paths my mind had conjured. Ignoring building a startup was the most heart-wrenching. A lot of my friends, whom I had helped with their startups, were testing my resolve. I helped majorly with writing, managing, and pitching, and they wanted me to fully board their vehicle. But the worthy thought of attending grad school at Stanford blinded my senses.
Receiving the no made me feel numb. I didn’t feel.
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