I was in a good mood today.

[guanin]

I've been anxious ever since I got that e-mail from Goldmsiths, thinking that maybe they'd already accepted me and the letter was in the mail. Since we live in the sticks, the mail people doesn't deliver to the house, so we have to go to the Post Office to pick it up. I really wanted to do it yesterday, but I had the option between getting stuck in

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[likeahobbit]

WTF? How do they think you wrote your personal statement and research proposal? By using Bablefish?

'Show us proof you know English.'

Um. Wouldn't being able to write and COMMUNICATE WITH THEM in English be proof that you know English? Stupid, stupid, stupid people.

[guanin]

I know! Universities are so picky about the whole Language Proficiency thing. And they want a score for everything. I think part of the problem is that Goldmsiths, unlike the over universities, don't ask outright in their applications whether or not English is your first language. They just have a section for you to fill if English is not your first language, so I left it blank. I just sent them an e-mail asking what other evidence might work. But seriously, it's ridiculous.

[guanin]

That is infuriating. When I was applying for a Bachelors, the University of Miami didn't respond. I wasn't that interested in going anyway, but still.

I got a reply from someone at the admissions office saying that he didn't understand why they were asking me about that since I'm a US national, though he can't look at my file because it's being reviewed by academic staff. I e-mailed him back, saying that maybe it's because Spanish is the official language of Puerto Rico, although many people speak English to varying degrees of proficiency. Hopefully they'll clear this up soon. And, yes, it's incredibly frustrating! I'm having stress attacks like every two days over this.