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Post by phoenixblessed on Mar 10, 2008 23:11:02 GMT -5
I'm going to sign up now, because I'm pretty sure I'll be graduating and going to a Uni/College this fall.
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Post by Fraze on May 5, 2008 23:10:25 GMT -5
The bad news is that I'm pretty sure it's now impossible for me to get an A in Thermo. I'm hoping if I pull hard enough, I'll be able to get a B.
The good news is that I can get 5/20 on my Relativity final, and get an A. *Looooves the grading scale in Relativity*
Other finals are in between. If I got a 98% on my last econ test (which I'll find out about tomorrow), I won't need to take the final. I'm not sure in my Astronomy class. I got a high grade on the midterm, but I missed two of the 7 homeworks and only one is dropped. I feel pretty good in Differential Equations. I'll probably have to study for it a fair amount, but I'm confident I can get an A.
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Post by Komori on May 9, 2008 2:18:30 GMT -5
Oh snap, I've only got three more weeks until I have my dirty little claws on a bachelor's of fine arts! So cool!
Plus, none of my work is due in any of my classes until the last days, which is both awesome and terrifying. Without any deadlines coming up, this is a procrastinator's nightmare. I can see it now, I procrastinate too long and have a horrible week of heck in the final days of being a college student. XD Gotta' get started soon, yessirree.
Still sad, though. There were so many more things I'd love to do here, like go to the school's France campus or take some more sequential classes. :< I'm just sad to go, is all. Oh well, I guess there's always the possibility of grad school.
But I'm also looking to the future. An actual job isn't that far off, and it's a horrifying thought. *waits patiently for an art position to open up on Neo.*
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Post by ♥ Lulu on Mar 2, 2016 8:19:57 GMT -5
Could we maybe bring this back? I'm in the last stretch of my degree (finish in May, graduate in July!) and could do with support. And would like to support anyone else who needs it.
Today I have a deadline, which is the first one this year that I've left until the absolute last minute. I can't feel my brain sloshing around in my head like it were baby food, and I keep forgetting how to spell words and there's some many malapropisms I'm making. The rest of my deadlines aren't until April and May, though, so got some time to get some work done on them.
And uh, for background: I'm an English Literature & Creative Writing student.
I also applied for 3 masters programs, all in the States, all MFAs in Creative Writing but have 2/3 rejections already. I wasn't meant to hear back until late March/April, but heard back from the 2 in February, so I know they were extremely firm "no"s, and I wasn't really in the running. The last one I'm waiting to hear back on is Boston University.
I'm still trying to decide which direction to take my life in if I don't get into Boston, which seems likely.
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Post by Zoey on Mar 2, 2016 10:25:25 GMT -5
Could we maybe bring this back? I'm in the last stretch of my degree (finish in May, graduate in July!) and could do with support. And would like to support anyone else who needs it. Today I have a deadline, which is the first one this year that I've left until the absolute last minute. I can't feel my brain sloshing around in my head like it were baby food, and I keep forgetting how to spell words and there's some many malapropisms I'm making. The rest of my deadlines aren't until April and May, though, so got some time to get some work done on them. And uh, for background: I'm an English Literature & Creative Writing student. I also applied for 3 masters programs, all in the States, all MFAs in Creative Writing but have 2/3 rejections already. I wasn't meant to hear back until late March/April, but heard back from the 2 in February, so I know they were extremely firm "no"s, and I wasn't really in the running. The last one I'm waiting to hear back on is Boston University. I'm still trying to decide which direction to take my life in if I don't get into Boston, which seems likely. I think that's a great idea!  Plenty of us are still in University. The last stretch is always kind of tough, and in the midst of grad school applications, too... You could always part-time while finding some sort of editing internship/job, or even becoming an english teacher, and I'm sure after getting work experience, you'd be a shoo-in for grad school.  |
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Post by ♥ Lulu on Mar 3, 2016 16:09:54 GMT -5
I have some options if I don't get into Boston - I'm thinking of applying for an International Experience Canada visa, and shipping myself off to Vancouver at the end of the year, if I can get a hold of one, for example, and then trying for masters courses after that, which is fine. I'd rather go do something very different, while I'm nowhere near the max age for the IEC, instead of hoping nothing happens that stops me from moving between then and now. Internships are pretty tough for publishing etc., which is what I want to go into, especially with the rising popularity of the Publishing BA and Publishing M(F?)A (I think there is even a Magazine Publishing M(F)A these days. But I will be trying once I can afford to be interning rather than working, it's a very good point. Hopefully I'll make some contacts in the publishing world, somehow, too. Also, will be continuing to try and get my work published, since that's going to help greatly. What are you doing at uni, Zoey? Which year? |
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Post by Zoey on Mar 3, 2016 19:26:45 GMT -5
I have some options if I don't get into Boston - I'm thinking of applying for an International Experience Canada visa, and shipping myself off to Vancouver at the end of the year, if I can get a hold of one, for example, and then trying for masters courses after that, which is fine. I'd rather go do something very different, while I'm nowhere near the max age for the IEC, instead of hoping nothing happens that stops me from moving between then and now. Internships are pretty tough for publishing etc., which is what I want to go into, especially with the rising popularity of the Publishing BA and Publishing M(F?)A (I think there is even a Magazine Publishing M(F)A these days. But I will be trying once I can afford to be interning rather than working, it's a very good point. Hopefully I'll make some contacts in the publishing world, somehow, too. Also, will be continuing to try and get my work published, since that's going to help greatly. What are you doing at uni, Zoey ? Which year? Publishing is cutthroat, man, good luck! I always have mad respect for people that go into a highly competitive field and are determined to succeed in it. Me? I'm in the midst of an MS in Biostats. Started Fall 2015, should be finished by December 2016. Already have two Bachelor's in biology and Statistics, and definitely should be in the work force next year. At least, I hope so. Dearly hoping I don't hate my future job, either. XD I'm too burnt out for a PhD at this point. |
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Post by ♥ Lulu on Mar 3, 2016 19:45:12 GMT -5
I have some options if I don't get into Boston - I'm thinking of applying for an International Experience Canada visa, and shipping myself off to Vancouver at the end of the year, if I can get a hold of one, for example, and then trying for masters courses after that, which is fine. I'd rather go do something very different, while I'm nowhere near the max age for the IEC, instead of hoping nothing happens that stops me from moving between then and now. Internships are pretty tough for publishing etc., which is what I want to go into, especially with the rising popularity of the Publishing BA and Publishing M(F?)A (I think there is even a Magazine Publishing M(F)A these days. But I will be trying once I can afford to be interning rather than working, it's a very good point. Hopefully I'll make some contacts in the publishing world, somehow, too. Also, will be continuing to try and get my work published, since that's going to help greatly. What are you doing at uni, Zoey ? Which year? Publishing is cutthroat, man, good luck! I always have mad respect for people that go into a highly competitive field and are determined to succeed in it. Me? I'm in the midst of an MS in Biostats. Started Fall 2015, should be finished by December 2016. Already have two Bachelor's in biology and Statistics, and definitely should be in the work force next year. At least, I hope so. Dearly hoping I don't hate my future job, either. XD I'm too burnt out for a PhD at this point. Ah, we'll see. It's my dream, but most likely I'll go into academia because I love it, and I would suit being a frazzled lecturer xD Plus, setting curriculums? So yeah, that's plan B (or C? I can't remember now...I have backup plans of backups). But you're right, the publishing industry scares the bejesus out of me, and I think looking from the outside, it seems like it wouldn't be that hard, but from the inside....ehhhh, probably I'd feel differently. Oh sweet, how come you've decided to get a third degree? I love talking to people with multiple degrees - it seems like interesting decision making must have gone into it. Are you tried of academia now, then? |
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Post by Zoey on Mar 3, 2016 20:50:34 GMT -5
Publishing is cutthroat, man, good luck! I always have mad respect for people that go into a highly competitive field and are determined to succeed in it. Me? I'm in the midst of an MS in Biostats. Started Fall 2015, should be finished by December 2016. Already have two Bachelor's in biology and Statistics, and definitely should be in the work force next year. At least, I hope so. Dearly hoping I don't hate my future job, either. XD I'm too burnt out for a PhD at this point. Ah, we'll see. It's my dream, but most likely I'll go into academia because I love it, and I would suit being a frazzled lecturer xD Plus, setting curriculums? So yeah, that's plan B (or C? I can't remember now...I have backup plans of backups). But you're right, the publishing industry scares the bejesus out of me, and I think looking from the outside, it seems like it wouldn't be that hard, but from the inside....ehhhh, probably I'd feel differently. Oh sweet, how come you've decided to get a third degree? I love talking to people with multiple degrees - it seems like interesting decision making must have gone into it. Are you tried of academia now, then? AWWW YIS, GETTING TO FAIL STUDENTS SHOULD BE PRETTY FULFILLING. But going into academia would be nice! You'll have more flexible hours, too. ^.^ Only hurdle is getting a PhD and finding an open position somewhere. XD But definitely a great backup plan, even if it is another time and money investment. So I was originally pre-med, which is where my bio degree started. I actually only needed two and a half years of undergrad to graduate, since I had 45 credits from high school already. But then I decided I didn't want to do pre-med, but wanted to stay in health research and do math, so I squeezed a stats degree in my last year and a half of undergrad and applied for grad school. I didn't think I would get in at the same university, since my GPA was pretty low (it was around a 3.1 when I applied), but I had some family issues and stuff going on, and explained it as best as I could in my statement. XD But yeah, being stressed out over career direction, double-majoring, family, etc. after having gone through four years of IB in high school while juggling a bunch of extracurricular took its toll on me. My professors and adviser (who's the department chair) are totally supportive of me getting a PhD, but I just don't have anymore energy, man. I feel like ppl around me are pressuring me to get a PhD, too. XD Like they're saying for my field, I won't do anything too interesting with just a master's, won't make big salaries, won't have the energy to do a PhD when I'm older, etc. But what's the use of trying to force myself to do a PhD when I have no motivation to, right? XD |
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Plenty of us are still in University. The last stretch is always kind of tough, and in the midst of grad school applications, too... You could always part-time while finding some sort of editing internship/job, or even becoming an english teacher, and I'm sure after getting work experience, you'd be a shoo-in for grad school. 