Oh the Stories We Could
Catalina Gardescu, Admissions Manager
The Admissions Office of every school is the place of dreams. Parents and students come in here and talk about their dreams: the ones they’ve left behind, the ones they look towards. For the past 18 and a half years I have been privileged to be the one to hear
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them talk about their dreams and witness the moment when their future is sketched, thought out, imagined and when decisions are made. It is a magic and a difficult moment. And more times than not I need all the help I can get. Over the years, my going through different jobs in the school, having been here for a long time, visiting other schools and interacting with other admissions officers, my own personal development (which I am not going to call aging) have all been very helpful.
By far though, my knowledge gained through knowing and interacting with our students, current and past, has been the most helpful. Without my constant interaction with the Alumni Association and the alumni community itself, I would not be fully prepared to represent the school in the best way possible. In four out of five meetings parents want to talk about our alumni. Do I have any stories, how did they fare out, what was life like for them when they left school? Has IB helped? Did they feel prepared?
