This is about my fourth draft of this retrospective , and every time I write it, it turns into a sappy ode to John Meehan's ballet class and my housemates. But since I'm known these days for the 420 characters of wit I display with my Facebook statuses, I figured I should stick to short forms. So here goes – a timeline of key events in my Vassar career.
Moved into Joss 305! OMG, college is the best. My fellow group is so cool! We're all going to be BEST FRIENDS.
August 25, 2007
I got into FlyPeople! They have the BEST parties and their favorite choreography is "Walk eight counts and touch yourself!"
September 2007
I haven't eaten anything besides grilled cheese and French fries in a month.
October 2007
I'm no longer speaking to half my fellow group and if I eat another grilled cheese sandwich, I'm going to slowly turn the color of Kraft American. Time to go home?
May 2008
I got into VRDT! I will soon discover the joys of Irish step dance, Steve Rooks's leotard, and Ray Cook's leather pants. This year is going to be so awesome!
September 2008
James H. Merrell gave me an A- on a research paper. I can die happy.
December 2008
Bardavon is the MOST AWESOME. I love it when people I'm understudying sprain their ankles and I get to go on for them at the big show! If it were two years later, this would be SO "Black Swan."
February 2009
Unpaid internships are so fun! I really like existing entirely on peanut butter and Wheat Chex.
July 2009
I don't want to write a thesis, so I'm changing my major from history to English!
October 2009
I don't want to do anything academic ever again, so I'm going to move to New York and become an actress after I graduate!
November 2009
Give me your VCard, I'm going to the DC!
May 2010
Champagne toast before the company piece backstage at the last senior Bardavon!
February 2011
I'm cutting off contact with everyone who is writing a thesis because it's SUCKING OUT THEIR SOULS.
March 2011
TOO MANY EMOTIONS. CRYING AT BARRE DURING LAST BALLET CLASS.
May 2011
I'm graduating in two weeks! Can't wait to be unemployed and homeless.
May 2011
—Dana Cass is an English major with a correlate sequence in the History Department.
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