Holy crap am I excited!
So last night I had a bit of a panic attack. It suddenly hit me that my GPA is .01 lower than all three of the schools I'm applying to requires. So I started looking for places that maybe ask for a little less. (.05 ought to be enough!) All of the ones that I found, I took a deeper look into and they didn't have a program anywhere near what I want. So in my usual way I started getting down on myself and took a little trip through some rum and coke. (One whole shot and I was out cold. Shows what a drinker I am, huh?)
This morning, I had breakfast with one of my old classmates from college. He's been working in Oklahoma but is about to lose his job because the company got bought out and is only shipping half of the company to the new location in Minnesota. He hasn't gotten an offer to be one of those yet, but it's not over. He said though they're hiring a bunch of new people, so give them a try and he'll put in a good word. So I come home, feeling recharged, and start looking at the company. And I had renewed vigor to look at more schools. Then, I found it. University of Alabama at Huntsville. My GPA is .01 lower than what they ask to be guaranteed admission, but is well over the min to be still considered. My GRE score was out of this world anyways so I'm not worried about that. If only the program.... by some miracle it's got everything I'm looking for! So I contacted the chairman of the program to introduce myself and see what I can do to improve my chances of acceptance. Please pray for me! The only thing I've ever wanted more than to get into grad school (and go on to NASA) is to marry Frank. One down, one to go!
This morning, I had breakfast with one of my old classmates from college. He's been working in Oklahoma but is about to lose his job because the company got bought out and is only shipping half of the company to the new location in Minnesota. He hasn't gotten an offer to be one of those yet, but it's not over. He said though they're hiring a bunch of new people, so give them a try and he'll put in a good word. So I come home, feeling recharged, and start looking at the company. And I had renewed vigor to look at more schools. Then, I found it. University of Alabama at Huntsville. My GPA is .01 lower than what they ask to be guaranteed admission, but is well over the min to be still considered. My GRE score was out of this world anyways so I'm not worried about that. If only the program.... by some miracle it's got everything I'm looking for! So I contacted the chairman of the program to introduce myself and see what I can do to improve my chances of acceptance. Please pray for me! The only thing I've ever wanted more than to get into grad school (and go on to NASA) is to marry Frank. One down, one to go!