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Yes!
Honestly (I know it sounds pretty arrogant but) I had expected to be accepted into the sponsor program from the start. Almost every one of the current sponsors who I asked about it said “Oh, yeah. Basically everyone who applies gets in! Don’t worry about it.” Yet when it came down to actually applying…The questions seemed to be a lot more intense than I had previously thought. Then I got an e-mail on the 11th saying that I needed to sign up for an interview, well, I began to doubt my qualifications. Apparently this was one of the only years they had needed to hold interviews because so many girls wanted to be sponsors in the coming year. Needless to say, there weren’t enough spots for everyone. I would say roughly 20-30 girls applied, but only (I think) 8 of them were accepted in the end. Even some of my friends, who had DESPERATELY wanted to become sponsors, didn’t make it in.
Overall I’m quite happy that I’ve been accepted.
A high school friend of mind asked curiously after I told him that I was to be an Asian Sponsor next year, “But there are so many of you out there, is that program even necessary??”
I believe that the AASP is an important part of my college (and every other college that has one) experience. Despite the fact that I currently reside on the west coast of America and there are significantly more Asians concentrated there than in most other parts of the country, it’s still important to understand, acknowledge and deal with the various issues that come along with being an Asian in America. Besides all that, this program acts as any other kind of support program to help ease new students into their first year of college, only with an Asian flare.
AASU (Asian American Student Union) Sponsors provide guidance for incoming first-year Asian students.
