…RSVP to three events on the same night.
RSVP TO THREE EVENTS ON THE SAME NIGHT.
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It’s almost a badge of honor, isn’t it? The quintessential experience of being so utterly surrounded by opportunity, so driven by ambition, and perhaps, just a little bit, by the fear of missing out, that you found yourself triple-booked. One moment you were promising to attend a fascinating guest lecture on global economics, the next you’d committed to a career networking mixer, and simultaneously, your club’s crucial late-night meeting. All on the same Tuesday.
This isn’t just a random act of poor planning; it’s a deeply ingrained aspect of the culture. The sheer volume of stimulating events, the caliber of speakers, the potential for groundbreaking connections – it’s exhilarating. But it also creates a unique pressure cooker where "overcommitment" isn't a flaw, it's almost an unwritten prerequisite for full immersion. Did you even truly maximize your time if your calendar wasn’t a dizzying mosaic of conflicting obligations?
You’d sprint across campus, grab a slice of pizza at one event, make a quick appearance and an awkward exit at another, all while mentally calculating if you could still make it to the third without seeming rude. Or worse, you’d be forced to pick, agonizing over the two incredible opportunities you had to forgo. It was a chaotic ballet, a masterclass in prioritizing, or perhaps, in the art of polite, last-minute cancellations.
For those currently navigating the bustling campus life, this is your reality. For alumni, it’s a vivid, slightly stressful, but undeniably iconic memory. This relentless pursuit of every opportunity, even when logistically impossible, is part of what defines the journey. It's the shared understanding that we were all, at some point, trying to be in three places at once.
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