[JaneYoung]

Pavan,
Today I walked to the post office here @ U.T. Austin. I was gone 40 minutes. This was my 40 minute window -
As I left my building, I heard the bell tolling in the Tower - today is UT Remembers - a day that remembers all of our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends who have died this year. I lost count after the toll of 50. The ceremony was in a small garden that has a turtle pond and the turtles were out basking in the sun on their logs and rocks. Closer to the Tower, I was greeted by smiling parents and teenagers who were being thoroughly entertained by a UT student who was giving a campus tour. He is probably from New Student Services. Students have a variety of organizations and services they can get involved in. After leaving the post office, while still on the West Mall, I passed a student organization that has formed solely to protest the wearing of pants. Several have dropped theirs around their ankles (plaid boxers prevailed) or were waving their jeans on poles like flags. It's spring in Austin and the sun is shining. All of these events were occurring in close proximity to eachother yet none interfered. Universities are like that. As I was thinking about this on the way back, I almost got creamed by a unicyclist. I would venture to guess he was making his way to the ME department.

I love UT. I love A&M. Texas Tech is amazing and tough.

Every school is steeped in tradition. Learn about those, learn the stories of the schools, find out about their ghosts. Every school has those. Learn the stories. Study the programs. Do your research, your homework - then figure out which of these schools will give you the stories that you will want to write about.

- and read the CD threads about college decisions, they are awesome.
Jane