连续好几天我没能睡好，生物钟好像自己自觉地调整到了凌晨四点半醒来，每次睡眼朦胧的打开手机看邮箱，次次失望着继续睡去～～～每天晚上睡熟以后都梦同样的梦，梦到被WUSTL录取了，梦境清晰的竟然可以看到邮件里的一字一句。梦到人家给了我四万美金的奖学金，梦到骄傲的告诉妈妈我们不用花钱也可以去上学了。但是每次的梦越真实，就越告诉自己，完蛋了，梦是反的。。昨天几乎已经丧失了一切希望，这个"the beginning of next week"实在让我等了太久，从周一一直到周五，我感觉像是过了五个世纪的时间～～下周三的确是感恩节要开始了，人家老外要放大假，这个假期一放，基本就是彻底没戏了。我告诉自己，如果下周三之前没有消息，那就是彻底三无了，死了都不知道是怎么死的。。。于是当一切希望都幻灭以后，昨天终于提笔给USC写信，询问是不是的确没有收到材料，打算周一去重新寄一份的。。。

今天早晨，因为感冒的缘故，七点半才醒过来，打开手机，网络连接的异常的慢。当已经开始连接邮箱时，我又迷迷糊糊的睡了过去。再一睁眼，已经过去了7分钟，看到Inbox后面有一个(1)，心想，哇，USC回信这么快啊～～点右键，屏幕向右移过去。。。看到了发件人是“Brown School Office of Admissions”。。心跳。。。赶快点进去。。靠，网络也太慢了吧？！？！？！？信是这么说的：

Dear **** :

Thank you for your continued interest in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. We have completed the review process of your application and I am happy to inform you that your admissions decision has been posted on-line. You may log-on to our application system, using your same pin and password, to view your admissions decision:

http://*********************

In addition, any financial award received is for 2 years of study and will be distributed accordingly. Original documents, along with additional information, will be placed in the mail.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office by email at ****** or by phone at *****.

Best regards....

脑子成了一堆浆糊，感觉这封信里没有明确说明到底是录取了还是拒了。。貌似是必须点到他给的网址里才能看到。。。昨天晚上睡前吃的感冒药还在起作用，头疼的厉害。赶快叫来徐徐帮我读一下这封信，我没有看懂。。。她尖叫着说赶快让我起床打开电脑看进去。。。我立马像机器人一样机械的穿衣，下床，开电脑。登录进去看：

Dear ****:

Congratulations! You have been admitted to the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis Spring 2009 class. Your admission offer comes with a financial award of $******.

Our diverse community of faculty, students, and graduates is dedicated to advancing your knowledge and skills so you can continue to tackle some of our society's most critical and challenging issues. I hope you will join us.

We believe you will find our flexible course offerings and opportunities for unique domestic and international practicum experiences rewarding. You will have ample opportunity to work with faculty, yet maintain a great deal of independence in mapping your own academic and professional growth. Students may select one of several concentrations or customize their area of study by selecting to individualize their program. You also have the option of designing your practicum experience and choosing from more than 400 placement sites.

The School admits students with potential for sound scholarship, responsible social work practice and creative leadership in the field. Our students are eager learners dedicated to social change and justice. After graduation, our graduates make noteworthy contributions in non-profit, government, corporate and academic arenas. The scope of their contributions is vast and multi-faceted.

In order to complete the necessary planning, it is essential for us to obtain a firm estimate of the actual number of students who will join the school. To secure your seat in the Spring 2009 class, click on the link below to accept our offer of admission.

Click here to let us know if you plan to attend.

More detailed information about funding and other relevant materials will be forwarded by the Office of Admissions and Recruitment within the next few weeks.

Although you are accepted for admission to our School, we will be able to secure you an application for a U.S. visa only after you have presented financial evidence of being able to pay for your tuition and living expenses. For this we need original financial affidavits from your sponsor(s). The sponsoring letter should specify the actual amount of the support provided. The accompanying original bank statement must be signed by a bank official.

Courses begin on January 12, 2009. Orientation will take place the preceding week and you are urged to arrive no later than January 5, 2009 to select housing.

The 2008-2009 full-time tuition for an academic year is $***** and living expenses are estimated at $***** yearly, plus the cost of $***** for our student health fee, and $***** for student activity fee, which makes $***** the total amount necessary for each of the two years.

We are excited to offer you admission to our program and look forward to having you join us. Should you have questions, please contact ××××××

Sincerely....

当头蒙住。。。期待它来的时候它没来，没期待的时候它重重的砸下来。。反复读了很多遍，然后拿起电话就给妈妈打过去。问妈妈到底要不要去，给的是半奖不是全奖，妈妈说当然要去。。如果不是在做梦的话，我感觉我昨晚睡梦中听到了梦想成真的声音，听到了理想变为现实的声音。当然现在的开心只是为当下拿到OFFER开心，我甚至还没有决定是不是要去了这个学校，也没有决定是不是还要等待别的学校的消息。但是，至少，至少，至少，至少自己过去一年半所有的努力没有白费。不管怎样，已经有保底的了，有了总比没有好。

总之先来高兴一下，～～～～希望所有人都能拿到心仪的OFFER，并梦想成真！

p.s.：文章中的向日葵的图片存了好久好久，不舍得删去，心想如果幸运的可以被录取，那写博客就用这个图片。这个向日葵为什么不向日呢？有一个飞友说，是因为摄影师给她拍照时，跟她说：“看这儿～”，于是她就转过身来了。。。。