Apparently there is a controversy over an article printed in a SF newspaper.   I decided to post it because JUST YESTERDAY I was wondering when we’d be able to do something about people saying stupid stuff. Although people deserve to have their own opinion, it should be ok for me to random slap people when they vocalize stupidity. 

Well, I went to Minnesota last week and I actually had a great time. I have some pretty good research opportunities, which would be cool, should I decide to go there. I cancelled my trip for next week in favor of some phone conversation, as I’m broke. I’ll be heading out to another school in a couple of weeks though. I think my energy has just escaped me for the interview process. I’ve had so many interviews in such a short amount of time that I really don’t think I have anything else to say about myself! I got some great tips though and such on the last marathon interview excursion, and that is great.

I’m trying to figure out how on earth I should make my decision now! I am kind of narrowing it down to two seemingly excellent programs, neither one did I really expect to get into, but now that I have, it’s like dang, it would have been easier had I been rejected from one of them. lol Ok, that’s not funny. Several years ago though, I wanted to go to one of the schools soooo bad, and until recently I hadn’t even thought about the other. But all in all, it isn’t a bad predicament to be in at all. I am very thankful.

(GSX2= grad school times 2, for future reference)

Well, in the time that we haven’t spoken, I have been very busy with work. It’s like stuff just got extremely busy all of the sudden. I have been working today since 8am, and will likely be working for a while longer (break taken to have lunch, drive back home- which is less than 5 minutes away, go to the bathroom, throw some clothes in the wash, take some aspirin and some heartburn medicine, which I am sure is a ridiculous combination cancelling each other out, AND fix a sandwich). Such is life for now.

I figured while some forms were downloading that I’d blog for a second. Last week I met with the folks at the private university a southern state (lol) for interviews. It was a pleasant weekend, and I met a bunch of really nice people that were also applicants. This week, I’ll be headed over to breezy MN for what looks like an interview marathon! I just got the itinerary today and would you believe that I’m meeting with 12 faculty (separately that is) and 2 students??? I was about to email back and say, “do you know you’ve got me scheduled to meet with way too many people??” but I figured that since they were flying me out that I had better not complain. I’m super excited though, and will certainly have my mind right for the cold. Like I previously said, it’s not like I’m not accustomed to some cold, but I’m just out of practice, I guess you could say. Or spoiled, whatever you’d like to call it. Either way, it’s nice down here, and I’m loving it for now.

Apparently I’m headed to NC next week, which I just found out just this second for some conference and related activities to GSX2.

Which leads me to the next statement: I am completely just.. I don’t know. I’m just shocked, happy, and overwhelmed all at the same time (thus the popping of the heartburn meds). I have just heard from my top two schools and have been accepted to both of them. I honestly didn’t think I would get into those ones as they are extremely competitive, among the top 3 schools in the field (and the order of the 3 depends essentially which year you’re looking at the ratings. Ratings are kind of subjective anyway, but there are some things that you wouldn’t dispute, this being one of them). I haven’t heard from any of the folks regarding aid, although the MN marathon includes conversations with several potential sponsors (meaning that my broke ass could potentially go to graduate school for free, which I declared that I wanted to do when I applied). I am extremely happy because I didn’t know if I was even going to get in anywhere, but now I’m like man. What if I make the wrong decision? What if I pass up a perfectly good program with folks that will actually mentor for one with notoriety and but no money, resulting in my being miserable for however many years of my life, graduating with a ton of debt??? I don’t even know how to make the decision!!

Headache… chest.. must go back to work.

~Rain (I’m going to school! Yippee!! *doing cartwheels*)