Don't fret too much if you applied to other schools. I applied early decision to my number one school (Reed in Portland, OR), and I got denied. Turns out that going to UPS (Tacoma, WA) was the best thing that happened to me, and it compelled me to go to grad school.well i got flat denied by my number one choice school (unc chapel hill).
lost for as to what i want to do now
Keep at it! Grad school is rough. I amassed way more in debt for two years of my master's than I did for four years at UPS (more expensive to go to than Oxford while I was there). Pay As You Earn is a godsend, but it is still sad doing taxes every year and seeing that I paid more interest than my actual loans.Gearing up for what should be my last semester of grad school, and let me tell you, I am ready to be done (and for a nap). Just got done filling out some student loan info and at the end, I had to go over an exit interview saying I understand everything about my loans. The last portion had a projected calculator for how much I would need to make out of school to live comfortably (put in estimations for rent/bills/etc) and pay off student debt. I kept everything the same as it is now for spending that I currently have, their estimation was I would need to make $138K (USD). I couldn't believe how unrealistic of a number they gave. I know it's an algorithm but it was still absurd. V_v.
Passed our first phase of thesis defense: the title defense. Now I'm getting worked up doing the chapters and bit of programming.
Currently in quite the conundrum. Long story short: i took a gap year at the age of 18 to figure out what i wanted to do before wasting two years studying journalism. Anyways, i'm trying to graduate at the end of 2018; however, i'm one class short of meeting my degree requirements. Summer semester isn't an option, as there is literally no decent 2nd year classes available, so my only option is to take 5 classes in a semester. I'm a little terrified that it may be too much for me, then again, i really do not want to study 1 class in 2019 when i could have graduated in 2018. Sighhhh
Welp... I've been off school three days with a cold and I'm meant to be going back in tomorrow. Only problem is that I have two projects for French and German to hand in on the same day and I haven't done any. I can't help that I've been feeling unwell, but hey! Here's a detention for not writing essays while you feel like s**t!
Yep, I despise homework, especially languages homework, with a passion.
Hey there, when I taught at the university, I was usually pretty forgiving if a student asked me for an extension on a project. I recommend contacting your teachers as soon as possible to ask for an extension, especially if you know you're not feeling too hot. Just don't get in the habit of asking for extensions because there's nothing I disliked more than when my students abused my generosity.
I'd be too shy to ever try that, and my school is pretty strict, but thanks for the support!
I get that. Some of my students really struggled to approach me, even though I'm a really friendly person. It's just hard to build up the courage. Nevertheless, I truly cared about helping them improve, and I understood and empathized with their nervousness to approach me.
Even if your school is strict, it doesn't hurt to at least try because what if it works? Then you'd be a happy camper!
Were you at least able to get the assignments done?
I'm about to start week 4 of my semester and I already have a 15 minutes presentation due for Tuesday in my communication class. I have to study Jules Verne's "The Eternal Adam" and explain whether Verne had, through his short novel, an optimistic, a pessimistic or stoic vue on humanity's destiny. I also have to use a philosopher's theories to support Verne's point. Is this real life ?
So I'm currently spending my Sunday evening typing words such as "fragile humanity", "catastrophism" and "intellectual", even though I came back from a work shift and my brain has been reduced to goo because clients are impolite and stupid.
Why does my teacher think politics, technology and human evolution are interesting topics to discuss in a class all about speech and language ?
So, I taught classes like this. The intersection of politics, technology, and human evolution are actually quite thrilling topics. I haven't actually read The Eternal Adam, but I recommend looking into topics of post-humanism. You could also look at post-modernism from the mid to late 20th century, especially with the good ol' French philosophers like Foucault and the such.
Do you/did you give a communication class ? The themes themselves don't bother me necessarily. I just think they can be quite redundant in a class that is all about presentations and speeches.
I hope I didn't offend you. I wouldn't particularily qualify Verne's "The Eternal Adam" as the kind of litterature the average college student would be interested in studying. It isn't mine, anyway. Especially considering I have to mix it up with Nietzsche's philosophy to prove that Verne's title exposes humanity in a pessimistic light...
I think I have only ever read one short text of Foucault's. I believe it focused on human alienation. It was not a bad topic! My second philosophy class was very well structured.
What's your proposal for? I bet you're super prepared since you already have a lot to work with!Preparing for our proposal defense next week. Finish some preliminary chapters and stuff, hopefully we're prepared enough for next week. On the other hand, things are quite fun at our multimedia class.
Days could be spent doing worst things. You could always try to spice things up. Since you're so well read, maybe you could try a trivia night! Or some local event to shake the monotony up.This is how I spend my days now: reading novels, reading plays, teaching, repeat. My life is so boring now.
Days could be spent doing worst things. You could always try to spice things up. Since you're so well read, maybe you could try a trivia night! Or some local event to shake the monotony up.