Oh, I got my official GRE results Saturday, too!Congrats! And you've got e, meara.
Mom's unthankful. I gave her plague. Bad daughter, no biscuit!
Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?
Lilah ,'Destiny'
Spike's Bitches 27: I'm Embarrassed for Our Kind.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Cass - Nov 28, 2005 4:53:50 pm PST #7029 of 10003
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
meara - Nov 28, 2005 5:02:41 pm PST #7030 of 10003
Yup, Plei--UW public health program. It's very well respected. But...Portland is so cool! Except their program is...less respected. And I've never been to Seattle, maybe it's as cool as Portland? I mean, it does have, like, 1000% more cool people I know (since, um, I know no one in Portland).
Nicole, not sure that I will--am there two days, but have family (aunt/uncle/cousins) in Denver I have to see, since otherwise I never see them (we don't do Chirstmas together anymore since my grandparents died).
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2005 5:06:41 pm PST #7031 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it does have, like, 1000% more cool people I know (since, um, I know no one in Portland).
1000% of zero is zero, miss test taking lady.
Nicole - Nov 28, 2005 5:09:41 pm PST #7032 of 10003
I'm getting the pig!
Nicole, not sure that I will--am there two days, but have family (aunt/uncle/cousins) in Denver I have to see, since otherwise I never see them (we don't do Chirstmas together anymore since my grandparents died).
No worries. I know how that is. Enjoy Denver and pack sweaters. No snow but still quite chilly.
meara - Nov 28, 2005 5:15:41 pm PST #7033 of 10003
Oh sure, ita, be all...scientific about it!!
Yeah, Nicole, I saw about shutting down the highway...I'm just praying I don't spend the night in O'Hare!
Rick - Nov 28, 2005 5:18:41 pm PST #7034 of 10003
Speaking of grad school: what the heck are they wanting in a "personal statement"? I mean, sure, say "I really want a degree in X, cause it's what I want to do and this is how my past experience is great for that", but...I'm just not sure of the tone/formality/setup.
1. They want to know that you can write in English.
2. They want to see a sensible narrative about how you decided to do this--cuts down on the people who show up with unrealistic expectations. Make sure that your goals match theirs.
3. They want to know you are not a nut. A surprising number of applicants with high GRE's/grades reveal themselves to be inappropriate candidates in the less structured realm of the personal statement. Avoid saying creepy personal things.
So if you edit carefully, tell a reasonable story, and say nothing cringe worthy, the exact content and tone won't matter much.
I think that it's a great program at UW. Some of my training overlapped with the M.P.H training there.
Emily - Nov 28, 2005 5:23:26 pm PST #7035 of 10003
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I know no one in Portland
My best friend the ESL teacher and her husband the tattoo artist live there. Portland is cool (or, well, it was five years ago, anyway).
You know, it's a slightly unsettling thing to realize about myself, how much happier I am with low expectations. Not that I want to be complacent, but I like feeling that I have a good shot at excelling, rather than a possible shot at not failing. This is the sort of thing I don't plan to tell possible bosses. But "Mostly, just don't say anything creepy and personal" is the kind of thing that soothes me and makes me feel better about my prospects (and do better, I think. I'm not good under pressure).
amych - Nov 28, 2005 5:26:16 pm PST #7036 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
"Mostly, just don't say anything creepy and personal"
Perhaps, once I've mastered this in the real world, I'll give another shot at grad school.
meara - Nov 28, 2005 5:45:16 pm PST #7037 of 10003
Avoid saying creepy personal things.
Somehow, Rick saying this makes me really want to hear stories of whacko people and their creepy personal statements...(is that creepy of me?)
Part of it is my problem of drawing the line between actual interests and enthusiasms, and Making Shit Up Because It Sounds Good. I draw the line much closer to reality than you really should when writing an application (much like when writing a resume or interviewing for a job)--not that people should completely make things up, but...for example. I took four semesters of ASL at Gallaudet. Just cause I wanted to. Deaf culture is interesting, sign is cool, languages are a thing for me. I could, in theory, be all "I wanna do public health and work with Deaf people!". Which would be valid, and possibly true. Or might not be. I mean, I wouldn't be averse to it. It could be pretty neat. Is it a deep and abiding goal of mine? Not really. Do I say it to have something to say in a personal statement? Hmmmm....
meara - Nov 28, 2005 5:46:32 pm PST #7038 of 10003
(also, now I'm tempted to write a fake personal statement about my online friends and slash, or something)