2 years + 56,000 dollars = ?
January 30th, 2010 | by emontero |After two years of blood, sweat, tears, and a scholarship worth US$56,000, here’s the end result:
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Sans the blood and the tears, it was quite an amazing ride. Traveling to Rochester, NY, spending 2 years at RIT and meeting all the awesome people I met along the way, is one of the most salient experiences of my short life. And to think I was morose and utterly worried because I didn’t know whether I was going to get a scholarship almost three years ago. It’s incredible what persistence and an optimistic mindset can do.
With the arrival of the certificate, this chapter of my life is officially over. It’s now time to move on and look for bigger, more difficult challenges. Up, up and away!

9 Responses to “2 years + 56,000 dollars = ?”
By Mike on Jan 30, 2010 | Reply
Congratulaions Elvis!!
By emontero on Jan 30, 2010 | Reply
Thanks, Mike! =)
By Jorge Vargas on Jan 30, 2010 | Reply
congrats master!
By xmonk on Feb 3, 2010 | Reply
w00t congratulations! Doctorate in the horizon?
By emontero on Feb 3, 2010 | Reply
@Jorge,
Thanks, mae!
@xmonk,
Thanks, dude!
I don’t think a PhD would be the right use of my time and energy right now. I’m not ruling the possibility of doing one altogether, but that’s something I’d pursue later on in life.
By Raydelto on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply
Muchísimas felicidades Elvis! Todo tu esfuerzo tuvo su fruto. Sigue así de dedicado y disciplinado!
By yusef on Feb 14, 2010 | Reply
Congrats!!! don’t you think it’s time to get a better job???
By emontero on Feb 14, 2010 | Reply
Thanks, Yusef! I concur. It’s about time I started justifying the money and time investment. I’m working on it. =)
By Aldo Luciano on Mar 7, 2010 | Reply
Congrats!!!