Current mood:	ecstatic
Current music:	"Lovers in the Back Seat" - Scissor Sisters

NYU Tisch Scholars! + Boston University.
This is absolutely amazing...
I got selected to be in the Tisch University Scholars Program!

And since you probably don't know what that is:
Only 15-18 people are picked per class for this - that's 15-18 students out of EVERYONE in the Tisch Class of 2010, with only about 3-5 being film majors.
It's a "leadership training program" with an emphasis on issues in the arts, culture, and social change. While in the program, we have to maintain a 3.5 GPA, do community service, and hold leadership roles in student activities. We do things like go to special events, participate in workshops, listen to guest speakers, take a freshmen trip to Appalshop (in Appalachia, Kentucky), and go on an international trip either sophomore or junior year (past trips have included Vietnam, Brazil, Ghana, and more). All expenses paid for.
This tops everything - every program, every school - that I applied to.

So, in addition to "Saturday at the Square" April 8th, I get to go to a Tisch Scholars meeting and dorm in NYU with a current scholar for Friday night (April 7th), and then go to another reception on Saturday.

AND I got accepted to Boston University for film with $37,000 IN GRANTS. For a total financial aid package of $44,000 which covers all costs.

:) I'm very happy.