Aspiring US JETs 2012

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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby merkypie » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:22 pm

Interview results:
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Seeing others rejected:
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Anticipating Interview:
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby jookie » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:06 am

brainsteww wrote:At first I was nervous about my interview, but now I feel like this:

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I'm finally feeling like that after watching some videos on Youtube about the interview and talking to my professor (who is a former JET) about it. :)
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby Cliodhna » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:22 am

I hope we all do alright, guys. :/ I feel like I'm juggling a thousand things right now just to get to the interview itself and I wish I had more time for freaking out over possible questions. :?
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby Lychee » Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:19 am

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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby bananathursdays » Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:28 am

Interviewing in Washington, DC, Normal Departure
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby megandd » Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:23 am

For me, the wait just means several things I have to get done in two week's time. I have to get my one and only suit taken in because it doesn't fit after losing 60 pounds. Sometimes I wonder if it might just be easier to buy a new one. :? I'm also doing a ton of JET reading and studying. I want to be on top of every question that is asked, and never have that "deer in the headlights" face. There's a ton to do and a ton that can go wrong, but I'm oddly relaxed about it. That is, I'm oddly relaxed about it all except for the fifty some odd times a day when I squeal with joy in my head when I think about the fact that I have an interview!
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby catsup » Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:33 am

megandd wrote:For me, the wait just means several things I have to get done in two week's time. I have to get my one and only suit taken in because it doesn't fit after losing 60 pounds. Sometimes I wonder if it might just be easier to buy a new one. :? I'm also doing a ton of JET reading and studying. I want to be on top of every question that is asked, and never have that "deer in the headlights" face. There's a ton to do and a ton that can go wrong, but I'm oddly relaxed about it. That is, I'm oddly relaxed about it all except for the fifty some odd times a day when I squeal with joy in my head when I think about the fact that I have an interview!


Getting a new suite that is true to your size would probably look better than getting one altered after a significant drop in weight. Considerate an investment. :)
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby brainsteww » Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:43 am

megandd wrote:For me, the wait just means several things I have to get done in two week's time. I have to get my one and only suit taken in because it doesn't fit after losing 60 pounds. Sometimes I wonder if it might just be easier to buy a new one. :? I'm also doing a ton of JET reading and studying. I want to be on top of every question that is asked, and never have that "deer in the headlights" face. There's a ton to do and a ton that can go wrong, but I'm oddly relaxed about it. That is, I'm oddly relaxed about it all except for the fifty some odd times a day when I squeal with joy in my head when I think about the fact that I have an interview!

Congrats on your weight loss!!
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby merkypie » Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:43 am

Department stores also have suits on sale all the time. I got a $150 suit for $30 after an insane mark down.
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby catsup » Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:56 am

merkypie wrote:Department stores also have suits on sale all the time. I got a $150 suit for $30 after an insane mark down.


Whoa! That's a pretty sweet deal!
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby bananathursdays » Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:19 am

Just thought I'd let the other Washington DC interviewees know that the interview e-mail has gone out : )
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby hello_kiri » Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:39 am

Just freaked a bit because I got a call from LA asking if I got my email about the interview. They didn't get my response! I'm glad they made follow-up calls about it, I would have had no idea they didn't know I wanted the interview, because they're sending schedules on the 10th. Jesus! :shock:
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby Rising_Sunshine » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:28 am

it says to pick a panel.....umm how? I mean if its arbitrary as I think it is then why give me the option at all?
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby merkypie » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:46 am

Rising_Sunshine wrote:it says to pick a panel.....umm how? I mean if its arbitrary as I think it is then why give me the option at all?


So they can try to accommodate you if they can?
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Re: Aspiring US JETs 2012

Postby Rising_Sunshine » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:13 am

merkypie wrote:
Rising_Sunshine wrote:it says to pick a panel.....umm how? I mean if its arbitrary as I think it is then why give me the option at all?


So they can try to accommodate you if they can?



I guess I am just confused what the difference is if some of them are at the same time with the sole difference being the different people. I am probably making too big a deal about it
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