Up Myself

I have finished all my exams and have digested the fact I have got my graduate position. In hindsight I think there were several reasons I got what I wanted.

1. I answered pretty well
2. I asked plenty of questions back to them
3. I had a slight sense of humor
4. Perhaps I'm male so I stand out a bit.
5. Interview in the morning
6. I got really dressed up and had my hair dyed and cut.
7. I am not too ugly (statistics prove that good looking people get jobs easier!)
8. I am doing Masters
9. Masters was in a totally irrelevant field - shows my adapatability
10. My age - maybe inexperienced but can build upon it
11. My referees were majorly supportive
12. I had the blessings of all my friends/family
13. The interviewers were very nice (but why didn't my other friends make it?)
14. Shortage in the Mental Health field
15. They felt my home was close to work (not really)
16. I was chatting to girls from other universities that I did not know before the interview (social skills?)
17. I had a short casual conversation with the interview organizer and she remembered my name?
18. Interviewees after me were relatively poor (which makes me stand out)
19. 2 of the interviewers had mental health management history
20. Don't know how to explain this but I would have to be a bit up myself and say I charmed them? My small jokes and my easy going attitude ( which was faked, I was scared shitless) made them feel comfortable with me. Some people think I am charismatic while others think I am a total geek. Perhaps I struck the Jackpot that day - all 3 thought I was charimatic. Hehehehe.

Anyhow, The finals were neither too hard nor easy. I have accumulated enough marks in my essays and stuff so I only needed like 20% of the final exam marks to pass anyway. It feels great to know that you are already employed while you sit the exams.

Please excuse me while I bask in my glory. Opening that letter was the best day in my academic life. Now I have my future planned.