Interview.

Wow, it's been a long time since I posted last. Things have been a bit hectic. I successfully delivered my portfolio to Capilano on the 27th of April, and sure enough, May 3rd, I got my call for an interview at about 4pm. I was so thrilled to hear back on the Tuesday, because by 4pm I was strung out to bits, fearing that I just wouldn't get a call. 


I just got back, about fifteen or twenty minutes ago from Vancouver with my grandparents. I'll start my explanation with saying that we drove down yesterday, (Tuesday), and stayed at the Holiday Inn right around the corner from Capilano. It's a really nice hotel, however no matter how nice a hotel it is, it can't prevent my grandfather's snoring... I got a pretty bad sleep, which then felt even worse because Monday night, I fell asleep around 2:30, and woke up around 8. So this morning, I felt exhausted, and stiff. I wasn't feeling all that nervous though. I got to the university at 9:45, (my start time was 10) and Tamara (one of the nice ladies who helps coordinate the program) talked about seven of us through how today was going to work. It turned out that I had my life drawing first, then my interview, and lastly my writing test.


My life drawing turned out to be the thing I was most happy with. It was a simple arrangement, a single ornate blue vase, with flowers, a small blue jar complete with lid, and four various fruits. I had just under an hour to draw this, with willow charcoal (thank god!). I was worried that I would be given brick charcoal, which just happens to be the bane of my existence when it comes to still life. I felt like this part went really well, and I also really liked the instructor who was watching us. He reminded me of a nicer version of my current art teacher. Just before time was up, I handed mine in. Within five minutes, I realized that I hadn't completed the top of the jar. I was a bit upset about that, but overall I feel like it was a really strong drawing. 


After that, at 11, I had my interview. I walked into the room, and was greeted by two guys, Shawn and Matt. They are 3rd year and 2nd year teachers respectively. I feel that it went well, but that they were a little bit awkward, and that they didn't try to elaborate on any of the questions they were supposed to ask. They weren't interested in me, and what I had to say. I think this was more because they may not have been supposed to interview... But I'm not sure. Still, nothing went wrong, and they were satisfied with my answers. Afterwards, it turned out that another girl got Frank and Sheila, which frustrated me because they were two of the instructors at the information sessions. If I had had my interview with them, I think it would've been much more successful. 


The last part was the written tests. The first one was the creative thinking test, which I honestly think didn't go very well. I was nervous, and my mind just blanked. The first question was to come up with a 'creative, original, graphic' solution to three words without using words or numbers. The words were imprisoned, imaginary, and imperfect. For imprisoned I drew a pattern akin to a barcode, however not bars like a prison cell. For the second, imaginary, I drew a bunch of simple, cloudy swirls. And for the last one, I drew a curved surface with  a small knick in it. I really wasn't sure of how I could portray these things any better. I'm sure in the coming days, I'll figure out a million better solutions, but for now, that's all that I could think of. The second question was really confusing. You were supposed to come up with a creative solution and examples to situations where 1+1=3 (or more). I really had no idea. I was completely stuck. I desperately drew triplets, rain, and a tree. (Mom+dad=3 babies, cloud+water= rain/thunderstorm, seed+ground= tree) As I said, desperate attempts. The last question was also frustrating. there were six half-circles, and you were told to complete them by drawing something with each that made either a central theme or a set, and to label them. I did one of the lamest things possible: I did the sunrise, sun, sunset, and moon. I really don't know why. I had some other ideas that were less lame, but would've taken up too much time as we only had 20 minutes. After that test, I felt like crying. I was really worried. Then I realized that that test was a fairly small chunk of marks. After that, there was a grammar/essay section that was timed at 40 minutes. I was relieved at that, because I whizzed through the grammar no problem, and then wrote around six hundred words in half an hour. I felt happy with that part. Then, I was done! 


I felt like the whole thing just whipped past my face, I don't feel like it really happened. I was so tired, I tried to nap in the car many times... Now that I'm home, reflecting on it, I'm not sure how it'll go. Although some parts went really well, other things I don't think I can accurately judge. All I can do is wait for Monday, and hope that my phone rings. It's a scary thought. I warn the people that will be around me that I will be an utter mess, all day. Also, I'd like to apologize if some of this doesn't make any sense... I'm really not all here right now. I can't wait to sleep and go to bed tonight. Tomorrow will bring me one day closer to knowing.