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oceantheorem ([personal profile] oceantheorem) wrote2005-09-15 06:14 pm

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Oh my god. This applying to graduate school thing is getting way out of hand. I'm suddenly applying to nine schools, and I need to look for some fellowships (which means it will be like applying to thirteen schools).

So far, the best news I've heard is that Graduate School Is Free.

I'm horribly, madly in love with UCSF.

Oh, and I emailed the lady who discovered telomerase (she works at UCSF) and she says she's looking for grad students and might be interested in me. And Noller is going to write me recommendations. For those of you who are non-scientists or who don't know who Noller is... just be excited. Be really, really excited.

In addition to being really excited... does anyone want to help me fill out nine different applications, while I study for the GRE, which is in three weeks? :-P ...Didn't think so.

[identity profile] oceantheorem.livejournal.com 2005-09-15 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm thinking of changing my Life Plan from Get Ph.D., Live Happily Ever After to, Do Not Drown in Graduate School Application Paperwork.

I printed the Cambridge application. It's 25 pages long. This is me having a nervous breakdown....

[identity profile] fieryminge.livejournal.com 2005-09-15 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
aww sweetie!

damn apps... how dare they want to know so much information about you before they let you into their school, lol. i'm just teasing...

call me if you feel like you're going to break down

[identity profile] oceantheorem.livejournal.com 2005-09-15 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! Keep me updated with how you're doing, too. Haven't heard much from ya lately...

I'm thinking of scratching Yale and Cambridge off the list and adding Harvard and Caltech. I don't think I meet the entrance requirements to Cambridge... and there aren't any interesting researchers at Yale.

*hugs*

[identity profile] fieryminge.livejournal.com 2005-09-15 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
i will.. i've been meaning to do a lj post lately. maybe i'll goof off at work and just write it there tomorrow. :P

hmm.. yay! eliminating 25 pages! you'd better recycle, hehe