Just when I thought I was done with my applications, I received this email:

In reviewing your application for admission to the Johnson School, I thought you might also want to consider applying for the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellowship.

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To be considered for the fellowship, please complete the following essay question in 400 words or less and return it [...] within 10 days:

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Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.

I'm quite pleased to have received this email, even though I suspect it goes out to all applicants who didn't opt to apply for the Park Fellowship. I didn't select to apply on my application, but only because the option did not show up for me. I read on the Business Week forum (I know, I shouldn't be there, but it looks like something positive my have actually come from it this time) of an applicant who had a similar problem. Since "leadership" is a subject near and dear to my heart and I really want to apply for the fellowship, I sent the admissions office an email telling them of the glitch in their online application. So, I'm not sure if this is a result of that email, or if it is something that just generally goes out to applicants. Regardless, I've got one more essay to write this week. That's fine; my preschool books won't be here for a few days anyway.

--Chris

[edited 01/16/2007]: I removed the essay question as there is a possibility that it is not supposed to be common knowledge.