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Letter to my Academic Advisor

August 21st, 2003 by MrLuxuryFashionGuru

To: Jill Camberlain
Subject: A letter from your advisee


Dear Ms Chamberlain,

This is Jason Yeo, from Singapore.  I have just this instant received your thoughtful card in the mail – thank you for taking the initiative to write.  I am delighted to have you as my academic advisor, and I look forward to meeting you at Wadsworth House on Tuesday, September 9th from 12noon to 1.30pm.

Having spent the last two and a half years serving compulsory military service, I am both excited to be finally starting college (I was accepted to the College back in Dec 2000) and at the same time I am apprehensive about getting back up to speed academically.  At last count, it has been about 33 months since I last did any calculus or wrote any graded essays, and thus I do not foresee myself performing well in the math, physics and chemistry placement tests.  (Do you have any information about the standard of these placement tests?)

In terms of academic interests, I would like to pursue an interdisciplinary concentration such as Environmental Science & Public Policy or Social Studies. I also hope to qualify for citations in French (in which I have the equivalent of about 3 years of study) and Manadarin Chinese (12 years experience).  Lastly, I am planning on satisfying the pre-med requirements (I turned down a place at the local medical school to attend Harvard).

Presently, my career interests lie in the areas of public health, resource & environmental management, public policy and social justice.

Despite how it may sound, I am really quite confused by the myriad of choices and resources available at Harvard, and I am truly thankful to have an academic advisor.  I apologise for the length and self-absorption of this email – I am simply thrilled by the prospect of an enriching and fulfilling time at Harvard.

Thank you for your attention.

Yours sincerely,
Jason S. Yeo

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