WISCONSIN SHOCKS THE WORLD!!!

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has won the MGSP2K6 in dramatic and thrilling fashion. For those of you who haven't been following the battle, Wisconsin, the school which had been ranked #1 for six months, before I even began applying to schools, was on the verge of losing to Maryland, which came in seeded 5th. As other schools fell by the wayside, Maryland worked its way up to #2 on the list, right behind the Badgers. This very week, both of my scholarship applications to Wisconsin were rejected, while at the same time Maryland put an offer on the table of a tuition remission, hefty stipend, and Teaching Assistantship renewable for four years. Maryland took the top spot from Wisconsin for the first time in half a year, with only a few days left in the battle.

But on this very day, as I was mere hours away from accepting Maryland's offer, Wisconsin emailed me with an offer of a TA-ship almost identical to Maryland's. This is especially amazing, since Wisconsin almost never offers TA positions to incoming students. Just as Maryland was getting ready to shock the world, Wisconsin comes back and wins on a last-second miracle shot.

And the crowd goes wild.

Thank you to the University of Maryland for your confidence in me and your eagerness to accept me into your program. I have the utmost respect for your program and your university, and I am sure we will meet again at some point in the future. Plus, I cannot get enough of the turtle mascot. Love it. Might even buy a "Fear the Turtle" t-shirt.

To the University of Wisconsin, thank you for a life-changing offer to the perfect school for me. And keep losing to schools from down south who wear orange.

YAY!