Well, I didn’t make it to the Grad School Fair. My son got sick that day and stayed home.
If anyone went, I’d love to hear from you!
I’ve started the process of getting my application processes organized. Yes, I’m a dork- I’ve created a spreadsheet. Two actually. One I’m using to compare PhD programs, and the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘graduate school’
October 23, 2009
Best laid plans…
June 10, 2009
The hardest semester…
Hello! I’m back!
Last time I wrote I was trying to narrow down a thesis topic. Now, six months and four classes later, I’m finally posting again!
This has been by far the hardest semester I’ve had. In order to finish in time, I had to take four classes. In hindsight, I think that was a mistake….I [...]
February 20, 2009
No such thing as a typical week
Today I realized something that has probably been glaring me in the face for a long time.
I always plan for the typical week. My schedule, beautifully laid out in multicolored iCal goodness, never includes things like getting sick, emergency room visits, or neighbors stopping by. So we have to leave a little margin in our [...]
January 26, 2009
Thesis envy
This semester I have my thesis, or capstone project.
I’ve been looking forward to this since I enrolled in grad school almost 2 years ago. But now, I’m drawing a blank! I have no idea what I want to write about.
Well, I should clarify – I have no idea which, among many ideas, I want to [...]
January 12, 2009
The first day of my last semester
Today was the first day of classes for the spring semester – it will be my last, and hardest semester! My courseload is usually 3 courses per semester, including summer. But since one of my classes was canceled last summer, I’m having to take four this spring in order to finish in time.
The break between [...]
December 2, 2008
My Black Friday purchase
Last Friday morning I found myself standing outside of an Ohio Best Buy with my mother in law, waiting with a couple hundred other bargain hunters.
But, I have to admit, I wasn’t looking for gifts for family and friends. I was shopping for me! I got a new monitor for my computer.
I have a laptop, [...]
November 12, 2008
Procrastination – Do as I say, not as I do
One thing about being a mom – you start to realize all the things you are modeling for your kids that you wish you weren’t. Whether its picking up your socks, fussing at people in traffic, or putting your elbows on the table – we all have something that we do, but that we tell [...]
October 9, 2008
When battling customer service, arm yourself!
Last month I wrote about solving my financial aid problems – well, it was premature. I should have known better. Until that student loan is in you account, you don’t have it. And no matter how promising customer service representatives sound, its never a done deal until the check has cleared.
Well, I can say *now* [...]
