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I'm so stressed. Feel free to scroll right past all my uninteresting school-related drivel to the next entry on your friends list.
Looks like it's strike number three in the search for an advisor for my project. My meeting with the academic advisor (who has been oh-so-not-helpful) on Monday was upsetting. The moment she saw that I'd written ENG 395 as one of my courses, she went, "Okay, well, I wouldn't recommend you do that" and went on to explain how most professors do not have the time or desire to work with students on independent projects. Thanks for discouraging me in something I have to do. Instead of waiting any longer for my second No to give me recommendations on who to ask, I proceeded to e-mail one of the four remaining professors on my list. She said she'd willingly help me, but she's not a tenured professor (I'm unclear as to whether the advisor must be one or not, thanks again to my academic advisor), and she's applying for other positions. That makes three of the seven past or current English professors that I've had who are looking for other positions, and four who are unavailable. That leaves me with three: one who was, at the time I took his course, a crazy grad student who didn't seem to know what he was doing and thus made me hate his class, a semi-retired professor, and one that I have currently who's never read anything I've written in his life. So. The prospects are not good.
On top of that hot mess, I have my advisor (who, don't you agree, I really shouldn't be taking advice from?) telling me that I need to be looking into the GRE and at UK's LIS program. GREAT. Stress me out more. I've already heard how competitive the program is and how I need to build relationships to get recommendations and blah blah blah. At least, even if all my professors move away, they can still mail me recommendations? Maybe? Sigh. My brain is tired.
I never thought I'd say this, but I'll admit I'm jealous of all the sorority girls.. I wish I were going somewhere warm for spring break [WOO *boob flash*]. I'd even display my never-nudity if necessary.
Keegan's become addicted to the show Jericho. CBS is pleasantly surprising me this year. It never fails that even the local CBS news is total crap, not to mention all their broadcast shows. But between Jericho and Big Bang Theory, it's not all cheese-encrusted David Caruso. Jericho does seem to be a bit of a rip-off of Lost, but whatever.
Speaking of tv, TOP CHEF IN TWO WEEKS!
Looks like it's strike number three in the search for an advisor for my project. My meeting with the academic advisor (who has been oh-so-not-helpful) on Monday was upsetting. The moment she saw that I'd written ENG 395 as one of my courses, she went, "Okay, well, I wouldn't recommend you do that" and went on to explain how most professors do not have the time or desire to work with students on independent projects. Thanks for discouraging me in something I have to do. Instead of waiting any longer for my second No to give me recommendations on who to ask, I proceeded to e-mail one of the four remaining professors on my list. She said she'd willingly help me, but she's not a tenured professor (I'm unclear as to whether the advisor must be one or not, thanks again to my academic advisor), and she's applying for other positions. That makes three of the seven past or current English professors that I've had who are looking for other positions, and four who are unavailable. That leaves me with three: one who was, at the time I took his course, a crazy grad student who didn't seem to know what he was doing and thus made me hate his class, a semi-retired professor, and one that I have currently who's never read anything I've written in his life. So. The prospects are not good.
On top of that hot mess, I have my advisor (who, don't you agree, I really shouldn't be taking advice from?) telling me that I need to be looking into the GRE and at UK's LIS program. GREAT. Stress me out more. I've already heard how competitive the program is and how I need to build relationships to get recommendations and blah blah blah. At least, even if all my professors move away, they can still mail me recommendations? Maybe? Sigh. My brain is tired.
I never thought I'd say this, but I'll admit I'm jealous of all the sorority girls.. I wish I were going somewhere warm for spring break [WOO *boob flash*]. I'd even display my never-nudity if necessary.
Keegan's become addicted to the show Jericho. CBS is pleasantly surprising me this year. It never fails that even the local CBS news is total crap, not to mention all their broadcast shows. But between Jericho and Big Bang Theory, it's not all cheese-encrusted David Caruso. Jericho does seem to be a bit of a rip-off of Lost, but whatever.
Speaking of tv, TOP CHEF IN TWO WEEKS!