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I went to the bank the other day to open a savings account and it appears as if someone else has been using my identity to do the same. They were caught in 2003, but no one bothered to let me in on it. Now my name is attached to "unresolved fraudulent activities" and no bank in the country will allow me to open an account of any kind until the mess is cleared. Don't think this is a lecture to get your annual credit report, because I did and it tells me nothing except that I owe that sweetheart sallie mae more money than I expect to make in a year.
On the other hand, Australia's beginning to look good for February. The hardest part, which was the money thing, has been secured. Now all they have to do is let me in. I'm pretty sure I haven't let anyone in on the details of the latest scheme, so here it is:
earth sciences at James Cook University doesn't offer the graduate certificate program for people who want to do research, but have no experience, like me. Instead, they let students with BS degrees do honors similar to Wellesley's, but instead of it being one class per semester, it's full time research for an entire year. They've told me they're going to accept my BA as equivalent to a BS, and at the end of the year (about this time next year) I can submit my application to begin a PhD. There's really no American equivalent, but I figure if I get sick of tropical beaches, corals, and an average yearly temperature of 82 degrees, I can always come back with some serious research under my belt to add to any graduate application I'd want to submit (perhaps to Scripps Institute of Oceanography...)
Work sucked this week. Spent 40+ hours smelling soil for diesel. Makes pissing off so much easier to think about.
On the other hand, Australia's beginning to look good for February. The hardest part, which was the money thing, has been secured. Now all they have to do is let me in. I'm pretty sure I haven't let anyone in on the details of the latest scheme, so here it is:
earth sciences at James Cook University doesn't offer the graduate certificate program for people who want to do research, but have no experience, like me. Instead, they let students with BS degrees do honors similar to Wellesley's, but instead of it being one class per semester, it's full time research for an entire year. They've told me they're going to accept my BA as equivalent to a BS, and at the end of the year (about this time next year) I can submit my application to begin a PhD. There's really no American equivalent, but I figure if I get sick of tropical beaches, corals, and an average yearly temperature of 82 degrees, I can always come back with some serious research under my belt to add to any graduate application I'd want to submit (perhaps to Scripps Institute of Oceanography...)
Work sucked this week. Spent 40+ hours smelling soil for diesel. Makes pissing off so much easier to think about.