Well, I have officially started my graduate school applications. I should've started months ago - technically I did, contacting some professors that I was particularly interested in working with in October. But those programs turned out to be not what I was looking for, and between my new job and the AGSA and my thesis somehow my applications got pushed to one side.
Two weeks ago I messaged six universities through GradSchools.com, but when they hadn't emailed me back by Monday I decided it was a dead end and started sending off emails on my own. As of today, I have contacted Texas A&M, Stony Brook, Bryn Mawr, Durham, The Cyprus Institute, and the University of Virginia. Haven't heard back from any of them yet, but I'm going to go ahead and start applications at all of them, particularly Virginia and TAMU because their deadlines are earliest. That is, TAMU's official deadline is January 1st, but to be considered for funding you have to apply by December 1st...which I didn't know because when I was looking over their website two weeks ago I didn't scroll down to the bottom and read that fine print. Major fail on my part!
I was also interested in Brown, but when I looked more closely at their website it's clear that they're a classically based department and you need two classical languages and two modern languages before you can advance to candidacy; although I do (did) have a grasp on both Latin and German, re-learning those two and learning two new languages in two years is a little much for me. Plus I'm not super-duper interested in classically based departments; I prefer a scientific approach.
I've also emailed my professors here about advancing to candidacy, but they all seem to be busy too, so next Monday I need to send off more emails asking when we can meet and discuss my options in person. Stupid budget cuts, making my life difficult!! Universities should be the LAST thing to get cut...well okay, maybe social security and healthcare should be cut last, but they're all top three.
Tomorrow I have to go and look for a nice plate because I'm baking cookies to take to my cousins' place on Thanksgiving, and of course they need a decorative plate to sit on. And then, I need to bake the cookies. But that shouldn't be so bad, although I am worried about baking in this oven, which I've never actually done beyond meat, potatoes, and the occasional broiled seafood.
I am SO excited for Christmas - and the holidays. Oh well...time to cook dinner!
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