I have some awesome news... I got accepted into UCSD's pharmacy program!
And I wanted to share the story of how that amazing thing happened because I don't want anyone making the mistake of giving me the credit for getting in... all of the glory goes to God and His sovereignty working in my life.
Many of you know I only applied to UCSF and UCSD. I'm not sure why I applied to UCSF at all... UCSD was the only school I would go to since Caleb still has a year or so left for his MBA at PLNU. I must admit, part of it was my own pride, to see if I could get into the top ranked school in the nation. If I had to apply again the following year, I wanted to know if it was a waste of money to apply to UCSF again.
So, a few months after applying, I got invitations to interview with both schools. While I was surprised to get those letters, my pride said it was because of all my hard work and accomplishments that got me there. My work, my grades, my extracurriculars.
God quickly humbled me after my horrible performance at the UCSD interview. I left that interview in tears because I knew I had blown my chances. It was then that I realized it was completely in God's control and there was nothing that I could do or accomplish to get myself in. God used this time to teach me about His provisions and timing... and how to trust His plan.
A few weeks ago, I received a wait list letter from UCSD. I was thrilled to find out I wasn't out of the running. In the off chance that their class of 60 was unfilled by their acceptances, they would go to the wait list to make offers. I was content with those standings and continued to wait and see what God would do.
Then, this past Saturday, I received a letter of acceptance from UCSF... and I was devastated. They were only giving me 7 days to decide whether or not to leave Caleb behind in San Diego, or to decline and wait for UCSD. Common sense told me to take the UCSF offer and leave my San Diego friends and church behind. I was so confused and didn't understand why God would do this. Why would He give me an option that seemed so... not right for my life?
The next few days were really difficult for me. I was mentally preparing myself to go to UCSF and had pretty much given up any hope of staying in San Diego. Luckily, I'm married to Caleb, who isn't afraid to ask for anything. He helped me draft a letter to UCSD explaining our situation and sent me to talk to them armed with the letter, our marriage certificate (proving we were married), his PLNU transcript (proving he was really a student here), a mortgage payment (proving we live in San Diego), and UCSF offer letter. I went to UCSD on Tuesday, hoping to get these items into the hands of someone important. When I walked into the receptionist's office, the dean of admissions happened to be in there.
Basically, they heard me out.. realized that UCSF had not agreed to their common deadline of responses on April 10th. So, they tried to have UCSF extend my deadline date until April 10th... that way, I would have time to call UCSD that week to see how many spots were left (and gauge my chances from the waitlist). I went home that day feeling less pressure of having to make a hasty decision.
The following day, UCSD emailed me, asking me to call them. I called, and they said that UCSF had used the wrong template for their letters by mistake... and that the dean had reviewed my file and decided that I should have a spot in their Class of 2012.... before he knew for sure how many spots were left! And, so, they made me an offer on Wednesday! I'm going to UCSD School of Pharmacy!!!!
I realize now how God orchestrated my entire application process and used it to grow me... from me applying to UCSF in the first place, to my miserable interview at UCSD... to receiving an offer from UCSF which prompted our appeal to UCSD... having me run into the dean of admissions...
Amazing... truly amazing... praise the Lord!
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