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So, did you find out the identity of Prof. TBA? Oh, what FUN to read these comments and see these pics. I'm seeing my own college experience all over again (substitute music issues for liberal arts/theatre issues, tho). Thanks! She did Tom...

Kelsey, college 'is' sometimes like that. They won't give you more than you can handle though--'skin thickens'. It does feel like it though, huh.

Been there.

Albert - thanks for pointing that out. I missed the relevant blog entry. She looks like she will be great. Kelsey, you are very lucky. Nice pictures, thanks for sharing! Oh, and good luck with the Firebird Suite. :) I can totally sympathize — we're doing the it for our first concert in a few weeks as well. There's a reason that one part is called the Infernal Dance . . . Yeah, I was waiting (and waiting) for the bus this morning. I didn't take it most of the summer but now that I'm walking my daughter to school again (3rd grade), I'm catching the bus again. If I miss the early one I'm stuck waiting for one that can be up to 20 minutes late. It's a pain. But it's nice, I can listen to music and when I get to my destination (the Harvard Square T-station) there are usually buskers. Kelsey, I knew you'd have to work hard, but this is HARD. I'm sorry you fell on the bus, but I'm glad that neither you nor your violin were injured (I presumed). Thanks for the great photos. They give me a better understanding of where you are.

I have faith in you. I know you'll do everything really well.

It gets easier. Promise. But then it gets harder again. Truth.

Some profs at larger universities like UBC like to scare students a bit during the first a few weeks of the term. Sometimes the class is so large that this works to reduce the size within a week. Making a course hard also makes it easier to separate the best from the ordinary students. Also, very few serious teachers like to dumb-down their courses. One thing to remember is if a course is really hard, it usually is hard for almost everyone in the class. It can bring out a lot of different strengths in you if you give it your best shot and usually you get rewarded for that. Being an ESL student studying general arts, oddly enough, I always looked for the toughest teachers and the toughest courses to take because they are the best to test my potentials.

You'll do great.

Hey, I think your history prof is a friend of mine - Charles McGuire? I met him when he was conducting the Dudley House Chorus at Harvard when I lived in the area. He's awesome -- and yes, he sings very well. Patti, nope, that's not my prof. My prof is Alexander Fisher. Sorry! Heh. Well, if you meet Prof. McGuire, say hello! :)