from a high to a low
February 24, 2004
Dear Jeff Green III,
Thank you for applying to Teach For America. We greatly appreciate the time and
energy you have devoted to this effort. We regret to inform you that based on our
review of your application materials we are unable to invite you to interview.
We received almost 9,000 applications to Teach For America this deadline and
although we are unable to provide individualized feedback explaining admissions
decisions to each applicant, we can assure you that decisions are made as
judiciously and thoroughly as possible and that each application is read carefully.
While we would like to accommodate all interested applicants, it is not possible for
us
to interview all of the individuals that apply to our program.
We encourage you to pursue your demonstrated interest in expanding opportunities for
children and effecting social change. For those interested in pursuing other ways
to make a difference, we have posted a list of resources to consider on our website
at www.teachforamerica.org/documents/opportunities_for_change.pdf. Although this
list is by no means comprehensive, we do hope that it will serve as a useful
reference guide to help you explore other
ways to contribute to this effort.
We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
Sincerely,
Teach For America Admissions
my first rejection from a postgrad opportunity...and its not even the end of winter quarter. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
results
Test Date: 01/24/2004
JEFF D GREEN III
SAN DIEGO, CA 92126
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Examination: 120 CSET Science Subtest III: Biology/Life Scienc
Status: Pass
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Single Subject Assessments for Teaching and CSET examinations were developed
specifically for use in teacher credentialing. To preclude the use of Single
Subject Assessments for Teaching and CSET scores for purposes other than
credentialing (e.g., employment, assignment), scores of passing candidates are not
reported.
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Note: Internet scores are unofficial and are not a substitute for an official score
report. Your official score report, which has been mailed to you, contains more
detailed diagnostic information about your performance.
so i passed the test! i didnt think i would pass it, but i did. i am now qualified to learn how to become a biology teacher. aint life grand? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Test Date: 01/24/2004
JEFF D GREEN III
SAN DIEGO, CA 92126
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Examination: 120 CSET Science Subtest III: Biology/Life Scienc
Status: Pass
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Single Subject Assessments for Teaching and CSET examinations were developed
specifically for use in teacher credentialing. To preclude the use of Single
Subject Assessments for Teaching and CSET scores for purposes other than
credentialing (e.g., employment, assignment), scores of passing candidates are not
reported.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: Internet scores are unofficial and are not a substitute for an official score
report. Your official score report, which has been mailed to you, contains more
detailed diagnostic information about your performance.
so i passed the test! i didnt think i would pass it, but i did. i am now qualified to learn how to become a biology teacher. aint life grand? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
officially declared
that i'm graduating! i registered today after my sign language class, and it is official, i'm outta here in june (if my degree check goes through).
in other news...certain persons make me =) even after a month of =)'s im still enjoying
=)ing...will elaborate later cuz it's time to sleep. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
that i'm graduating! i registered today after my sign language class, and it is official, i'm outta here in june (if my degree check goes through).
in other news...certain persons make me =) even after a month of =)'s im still enjoying
=)ing...will elaborate later cuz it's time to sleep. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Friday, February 13, 2004
Friday the 13th
so today is the taboo day...the day in which scary things are supposed to happen...a day that was made famous by the movie of the same name. nothing major to report so far of anything scary that happened. i guess the only things that i know that are scary thats happening today are my 2 quizzes (tagalog and sign), but they should be ok. i guess im a lil bit frustrated with tagalog...im getting it, but im getting it slowly. i feel like im falling behind while others are moving super fast. i really wanna learn it and do well in the class. im taking this class pass/no pass...but this class is different cuz i wanna do well. the reason why i took it pass/no pass is cuz i dont want this class to bring down my already low GPA. but i wanna learn this stuff, and i wanna know how to carry on a somewhat decent conversation. i also wanna make ginang nacu proud, just cuz she's pretty cool. i knew her only in passing before i took this class, but i feel she's like an "auntie" to me, even though she doesnt want us to call or refer to her as that. i just dont wanna let her (or my filipino half) down.
speaking of classes....i registered for classes for the very last time this (yesterday) morning. its weird to think that i will never register for another ucsd class again. I'M GRADUATING! now if only i knew what i was gonna do with myself after June 12, 2004...as well as other matters of the family that shall be mentioned at a later time, but not now.
so today (yesterday), Ellen-Mae and i went to fashion valley to buy something cool for someone cool =) and yeah...i dunno what i was gonna say...oh yeah i remember now...i think its cool how we keep in touch and chill more than we did before when she was with her ex. we've known each other since high school days, but never really hung out or talked that much cuz of the ex-factor. but now we hang out more, and she's a pretty good friend, and we've gotten to know things about each other that we wouldnt have expected. she even (re)joined APSA, increasing the representation of mira mesa high in APSA. i mentioned it to her, and she agreed. im glad we are able to talk more and help each other out with other aspects of our lives. she even helped me pick out that cool thing for that cool person...yep i got a girl's opinion, and hopefully "MeanButt" works to my advantage...she knows what im talking about ;)
ok...that whole last paragraph was random, but yeah i dont care...im tired of studying for tagalog...im going to bed. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
so today is the taboo day...the day in which scary things are supposed to happen...a day that was made famous by the movie of the same name. nothing major to report so far of anything scary that happened. i guess the only things that i know that are scary thats happening today are my 2 quizzes (tagalog and sign), but they should be ok. i guess im a lil bit frustrated with tagalog...im getting it, but im getting it slowly. i feel like im falling behind while others are moving super fast. i really wanna learn it and do well in the class. im taking this class pass/no pass...but this class is different cuz i wanna do well. the reason why i took it pass/no pass is cuz i dont want this class to bring down my already low GPA. but i wanna learn this stuff, and i wanna know how to carry on a somewhat decent conversation. i also wanna make ginang nacu proud, just cuz she's pretty cool. i knew her only in passing before i took this class, but i feel she's like an "auntie" to me, even though she doesnt want us to call or refer to her as that. i just dont wanna let her (or my filipino half) down.
speaking of classes....i registered for classes for the very last time this (yesterday) morning. its weird to think that i will never register for another ucsd class again. I'M GRADUATING! now if only i knew what i was gonna do with myself after June 12, 2004...as well as other matters of the family that shall be mentioned at a later time, but not now.
so today (yesterday), Ellen-Mae and i went to fashion valley to buy something cool for someone cool =) and yeah...i dunno what i was gonna say...oh yeah i remember now...i think its cool how we keep in touch and chill more than we did before when she was with her ex. we've known each other since high school days, but never really hung out or talked that much cuz of the ex-factor. but now we hang out more, and she's a pretty good friend, and we've gotten to know things about each other that we wouldnt have expected. she even (re)joined APSA, increasing the representation of mira mesa high in APSA. i mentioned it to her, and she agreed. im glad we are able to talk more and help each other out with other aspects of our lives. she even helped me pick out that cool thing for that cool person...yep i got a girl's opinion, and hopefully "MeanButt" works to my advantage...she knows what im talking about ;)
ok...that whole last paragraph was random, but yeah i dont care...im tired of studying for tagalog...im going to bed. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Saturday, February 07, 2004
nothing really to talk about
but i just felt like blogging. i should be working on my hdp 150 midterm, but im not...hey, at least i started on the thing. more apsa talent show tryouts tomorrow, i can do some hw during the down time (hopefully). it feels good not doing anything APSA related for the past few days. i had mentioned before that last week, i did something almost everyday that was APSA related. so im kinda glad that i didnt go to APAAC today, even though i know its one of the better conferences that APSA goes to each year. i just wanted to do my own thing today...which i did...i went to the Pilipino library and museum downtown today. it was for my tagalog, but it was cool to go there and check out the pilipino artifacts and read a lil bit about the national heroes and key figures in pilipino history. i think tonight imma go watch You Got Served and kinda chill a bit, since i have to get up at the buttcrack of dawn for tryouts. ah well, its all good...i love talent show, it's what originally sucked me into APSA and how me and my ex got together...or at least started the process of getting together. this will be my last talent show as an undergrad, so im gonna soak it all in and enjoy it. it will be a great show...i think you should come out and see it.
UCSD APSA 9th Annual Talent Show
APIs in Motion (AIM)
Sun, Feb 29th, 2004
7p @ PC Ballroom
Tickets: $6 pre-sale, $10 at the door
yes a shameless plug...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
but i just felt like blogging. i should be working on my hdp 150 midterm, but im not...hey, at least i started on the thing. more apsa talent show tryouts tomorrow, i can do some hw during the down time (hopefully). it feels good not doing anything APSA related for the past few days. i had mentioned before that last week, i did something almost everyday that was APSA related. so im kinda glad that i didnt go to APAAC today, even though i know its one of the better conferences that APSA goes to each year. i just wanted to do my own thing today...which i did...i went to the Pilipino library and museum downtown today. it was for my tagalog, but it was cool to go there and check out the pilipino artifacts and read a lil bit about the national heroes and key figures in pilipino history. i think tonight imma go watch You Got Served and kinda chill a bit, since i have to get up at the buttcrack of dawn for tryouts. ah well, its all good...i love talent show, it's what originally sucked me into APSA and how me and my ex got together...or at least started the process of getting together. this will be my last talent show as an undergrad, so im gonna soak it all in and enjoy it. it will be a great show...i think you should come out and see it.
UCSD APSA 9th Annual Talent Show
APIs in Motion (AIM)
Sun, Feb 29th, 2004
7p @ PC Ballroom
Tickets: $6 pre-sale, $10 at the door
yes a shameless plug...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
the nipple seen round the world
did u see it? this was the topic of the day. yeah it "was an accident" but we all know it wasnt...even janet says that it was a last minute adjustment to the performance...to that i say...HOT DAMN! *the editorial of this post does not necessarily reflect the opinion of this blogger...ok maybe it does* but i'm not the only one who said that...even females said that too, so repeat after me...HOT DAMN! ok, i'm gonna go now before i get slapped. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p
did u see it? this was the topic of the day. yeah it "was an accident" but we all know it wasnt...even janet says that it was a last minute adjustment to the performance...to that i say...HOT DAMN! *the editorial of this post does not necessarily reflect the opinion of this blogger...ok maybe it does* but i'm not the only one who said that...even females said that too, so repeat after me...HOT DAMN! ok, i'm gonna go now before i get slapped. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p
no homework
i have no homework to do tonight...but for some reason i feel like i should be productive....like there's a void, and i should be doing something to fill it. i do have some stuff to do for later in the week, like a midterm for sign language, and several quizzes for that class, but there's not really any studying needed for it. i also have a take home midterm for hdp 150 that is being assigned on fri and due on mon. it's not gonna be that hard, but i will not be going to the APAAC Conference @ UCI this saturday that APSA will be going to because of it, and also since i have to be at round 2 of APSA talent show tryouts all day on sunday. speaking of APSA stuffs...i returned from my hiatus from board last week, and i feel like i took on too much my first week back...cuz almost everyday last week i did something APSA related, leading up to saturday w/ tryouts and the APSA retreat. i felt somewhat overwhelmed and tired by the time i got to retreat, which is why i only stayed there for an hour. im definitely gonna watch myself in terms of being too heavily involved in APSA. contrary to popular belief, i do have a life outside of APSA...and i am trying to graduate. but no matter what, i will always be there for APSA. alright...i think im gonna go do a lil bit of reading so i can feel somewhat productive. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
i have no homework to do tonight...but for some reason i feel like i should be productive....like there's a void, and i should be doing something to fill it. i do have some stuff to do for later in the week, like a midterm for sign language, and several quizzes for that class, but there's not really any studying needed for it. i also have a take home midterm for hdp 150 that is being assigned on fri and due on mon. it's not gonna be that hard, but i will not be going to the APAAC Conference @ UCI this saturday that APSA will be going to because of it, and also since i have to be at round 2 of APSA talent show tryouts all day on sunday. speaking of APSA stuffs...i returned from my hiatus from board last week, and i feel like i took on too much my first week back...cuz almost everyday last week i did something APSA related, leading up to saturday w/ tryouts and the APSA retreat. i felt somewhat overwhelmed and tired by the time i got to retreat, which is why i only stayed there for an hour. im definitely gonna watch myself in terms of being too heavily involved in APSA. contrary to popular belief, i do have a life outside of APSA...and i am trying to graduate. but no matter what, i will always be there for APSA. alright...i think im gonna go do a lil bit of reading so i can feel somewhat productive. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)