Summer Plans, Spring time, and prepping for next year

I've finally gotten around to cementing my summer plans; I'll be working for a company in Denver in a wide variety of capacities; there's a little marketing, a little customer services work, a little product management.  Company seems like it's got a great work environment and the people couldn't be better.  Perfect fit for me.  It's funny how life completely changes once you land your dream internship; classes seem less stressful and there isn't that constant worry that you wont find the perfect job.

Denver should be a lot of fun; my wife and I are looking at condos now; you forget how hard it is to find short-term housing.  If anyone has any ideas where to live (furnished) from mid-may to early August, drop me a line at owenbloggers@gmail.com. 

Spring is here and it's absolutely gorgeous around town; mid 60s to 70s, sunshine, just beautiful.  Nashville springtime weather has to be one of the best things about Owen; it's just perfect. 

Prospective students are contacting us frequently with all the typical questions; what will it be like?  What is it like in XXXX concentration?  Where should I live?  When should I arrive in Nashville?  What should I be reading to prepare for class.

Everybody's got their list of questions, but I figured I'd start with the basics.  If you're an admitted student for the class of 2009, here's what I'd be doing today:

1. Take it easy.  Relax.  Travel some.  The first MOD's going to be a meatgrinder.  Rest up.
2. Look into the federal loans and get that paperwork started.  FAFSA registration and enrollment can be confusing.   Get an early start.
3. Start networking.  I didn't do this; wish I had.  Start contacting our AOA's here at OwenBloggers and emailing back and forth; we'll get an email distribution going if there are enough people.  Just email OwenBloggers@gmail.com and we'll start a list.  Getting to know you classmates early takes some of the edge off the first few days of orientation.
4. TAKE THE MATH PREP COURSE!!! Even if you don't need the brush-up on math skills--- do it just to get back into the studying groove.
5. Start looking at apartments in Nashville.  If you have some in mind and want our opinions, email and OwenBlogger and ask what the property is like.

So, you've got 5 things to do in the next month... that's not too bad.  You've got plenty of time to prepare/study this summer; take this time to breathe a deep breath and recharge.