I'm a well read grad student who's bluntly honest about all things, although I try to be most honest about myself.
It went great. My dad and sister were around the house, and he was listening in - and said I sounded great. She's recommending me to be accepted and said it sounds like I'm ready to go back to school. Yay!
I knew exactly what I wanted, and I sounded smart, I knew the history of the things I was talking about, and I was just genuinely me. Crossing fingers. Thanks for you guys for putting up with this. I'll probably be nervous until I know if I get in or not - and I'll probably be talking about it, but I ended up crying with relief.
So I'll probably do a couple things as self-care. I was so nervous I could barely sleep last night, so I expect I'll do this tonight: read comics, I'll finish up Temeraire, or I'll watch Robots in Disguise. Possibly all three.
Sooooo relieved. A little worried, which I think is spillover, knowing it's not really over and I'm not quite in yet. But I made a very good first impression, and I know how important that is!