an early birthday present
So I realize I haven't written a substantial update in this here journal in a long time. I've been twittering and facebook status-updating so some of you know this already but check it:
I've been accepted into the Master of Arts in Graphic Design program at NESAD. I'm gonna be a grad student!
Technically I'm "conditionally accepted," meaning I have to pass the pre-grad summer program this summer before I'm a real live grad student. But yeah. Grad school. In Boston.
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The whole process has been terrifying and stressful and anxiety-producing, from filling out financial aid forms to writing my Statement of Personal Goals (which took me almost two months), requesting letters of recommendation, being told the admissions department couldn't find my letters of recommendation, and months of uncertainty about what my future holds. Until last Thursday I didn't know what city I'd be living in in two months. Lots of sleepless nights and anxiety and retreating into computer games for hours on end. But I got a call from the program director on Thursday, and everything worked out better than I dared hope. They were impressed with my website and my experience, so I get to jump into a more accelerated path than I thought I'd have to take.
Now begins the scary process of figuring out where I'm going to live and how I'm going to pay for all this. Colin's going to be staying in Portland for now, and I'm hoping to commute back as many weekends as I can. We haven't really been apart for a significant length of time since we first hooked up (8 years ago this Wednesday!), and it's going to be rough. But it's not forever and Boston is only two hours away and it's going to make life so much better in the long run that it's going to be worth it. It has to be.
I'm not sure how the money situation is going to work out. Even if I thought I could work full time and go to school, I've already been unemployed for six months with no prospects so who knows if I'll find any sort of job in Boston. I'm waiting on an award letter from financial aid to see how rough this is going to be. There's a chance I'll be able to rent a room from a friend of the family, which could be really helpful if it works out. Fingers crossed but trying not to count my chickens before I've seen the eggs.
Obviously I won't be able to ref full time for Maine Roller Derby anymore, which makes me sad sad sad. There are other leagues around though so I'll probably volunteer for Boston or New Hampshire when I can. Derby is such a major part of my life now that I can't imagine giving it up completely. Besides, I'm just getting my WFTDA Referee Certification and it would be a shame not to put that to use.
I've been accepted into the Master of Arts in Graphic Design program at NESAD. I'm gonna be a grad student!
Technically I'm "conditionally accepted," meaning I have to pass the pre-grad summer program this summer before I'm a real live grad student. But yeah. Grad school. In Boston.
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The whole process has been terrifying and stressful and anxiety-producing, from filling out financial aid forms to writing my Statement of Personal Goals (which took me almost two months), requesting letters of recommendation, being told the admissions department couldn't find my letters of recommendation, and months of uncertainty about what my future holds. Until last Thursday I didn't know what city I'd be living in in two months. Lots of sleepless nights and anxiety and retreating into computer games for hours on end. But I got a call from the program director on Thursday, and everything worked out better than I dared hope. They were impressed with my website and my experience, so I get to jump into a more accelerated path than I thought I'd have to take.
Now begins the scary process of figuring out where I'm going to live and how I'm going to pay for all this. Colin's going to be staying in Portland for now, and I'm hoping to commute back as many weekends as I can. We haven't really been apart for a significant length of time since we first hooked up (8 years ago this Wednesday!), and it's going to be rough. But it's not forever and Boston is only two hours away and it's going to make life so much better in the long run that it's going to be worth it. It has to be.
I'm not sure how the money situation is going to work out. Even if I thought I could work full time and go to school, I've already been unemployed for six months with no prospects so who knows if I'll find any sort of job in Boston. I'm waiting on an award letter from financial aid to see how rough this is going to be. There's a chance I'll be able to rent a room from a friend of the family, which could be really helpful if it works out. Fingers crossed but trying not to count my chickens before I've seen the eggs.
Obviously I won't be able to ref full time for Maine Roller Derby anymore, which makes me sad sad sad. There are other leagues around though so I'll probably volunteer for Boston or New Hampshire when I can. Derby is such a major part of my life now that I can't imagine giving it up completely. Besides, I'm just getting my WFTDA Referee Certification and it would be a shame not to put that to use.