Today I meet with a prospective student that was actually in one of the classes I presented to at HF-L just about a month ago. He was actually so taken by my presentation that he had e-mailed me THAT DAY before school even let out. Originally he was asking about the intern program, but unfortunately since he is a senior he is ineligible. So instead I offered for him to come and sit in on the freshmen class, which he enthusiastically accepted!
First I met with him for a bit to learn more about his interests and gauge whether Imaging Science would be a good fit for him - which it definitely seems like it would be, and I think he would be an asset to the program. We has great to get to know and it was fun just to chat with him. Best part is, he was very enthusiastic about RIT - in fact, it sounded like he may have already applied. So today was perhaps just a formality? Either way, I'm glad he stopped in because I enjoyed meeting with him. After a while I dropped him off to the freshmen class, where I've heard he contributed and really got into the project. Hopefully we'll see him here as a freshman in the fall!
And, apparently my charm was really on that day at HF-L - I've been told there is at least one other student from those classes applying to Imaging Science, woo hoo! He was even one of the more quiet kids, who I actually made come up and do silly things for the camera, much to his embarrassment Sometimes that makes kids really hate me, but it just goes to show that sometimes even the slightest interaction can have a huge positive impact.
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