A Girl's Journey To Julliard Part Five

I read the letter and it says: To whom it may concern, we're happy to announce the acceptance of Miss Jillian Smith, who will be attending our school this fall. We look forward to meeting you and hoping that as we get a chance to meet you that you will feel welcome throughout the year. If you have any questions, please never hesitate to ask as we look forward to being helpful to all of our students who attend Julliard. Some of the rules we require all students to follow, are being polite, listening to all instructors, not starting any fights, making sure that when it is the right time for lights out in our dorms or housing that the students have the lights out, otherwise it will result in one warning and if it happens more than once after the warning is given then it is a detention or trip to one of our offices that will then decide whether the person who broke any of our rules, which you will read more of in your handbook that we sent in the packet, is able to stay at our school or not. We want all students to be respectful and make sure that everyone has a good time. In order for any student to graduate from Julliard they must complete a 4 year study with us and then, they must find a place to live and find a decent job after graduation. Our students who have gone from here, they have found great jobs and then they followed the career they have been wanting ever since they came here. Some of our students have even made it to Broadway. The first week all students will meet in the auditorium to meet with an alumni that has been here before and each new student will get the opportunity to ask questions and the alumni will be in different parts of campus from the morning every new student arrives, till at least lunch because then they need to leave to get back to the dreams they have successfully made for themselves and the jobs they got on their own. We ask that you bring what you need with you and if you have forgotten anything from home, then we will provide it for you. We ask that all cell phones be turned off when it's lights out, so that each student can get the rest they need and if it is a emergency that you need to use a phone, we ask that you let us know before all lights in the dorm or housing are out because we need time to prepare with making sure our phones work, and didn't go out because of a storm. We ask that all new students are kind and helpful to others if they don't understand something. We look forward to having you this fall, and hope your experience here at Julliard is wonderful. Sincerely, Julliard President Jordan Johnson. P.S. If you need to reach the school before you come in the fall, please call 419-892-4569 and we will be happy to answer any questions that you may have. I was so happy that I could scream. I didn't though, but I was just so very happy that it felt like a weight has just been lifted off of my shoulders and that it was one less thing I had to worry about. I see mom walk into the kitchen and she wonders what I'm smiling about, and I hand her the letter. She reads it silently for a moment and then gives me a hug. I know she is proud of me and she tells me congratulations. The phone rings and it is the hospital.