No fucking way.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON JUST ACCEPTED ME INTO THEIR LINGUISTICS PHD PROGRAM.
AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!
Nooo!! I'm so upset! I've already filed the paperwork for CU!
UWASH'S LING. PHD?!
What the fuck?!
I'm wailing as loud as I can without waking Alex up in the next room over. Are you kidding me?!
I thought they lost my application; what are they doing me making me an offer after April 15th?
Linguistics PhD... at UWash. I didn't think I stood a chance in hell.
Goddamnit.
Instead, I'm doing a GERMANIC AND SLAVIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURES MA. C'mon. All in the name of what?
Money.
Yeah, getting paid money to go to school is really awesome, don't get me wrong. A Fellowship and stipend, free health care and tuition waiver... it's a 2-year paid adventure.
...but a chance to follow my passion? My favorite thing to talk about? The whole reason why I'm going to school in the first place? ...at a University who is KNOWN for the work done in their department?
Oh I'm so upset. Really really upset.
AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!
Nooo!! I'm so upset! I've already filed the paperwork for CU!
UWASH'S LING. PHD?!
What the fuck?!
I'm wailing as loud as I can without waking Alex up in the next room over. Are you kidding me?!
I thought they lost my application; what are they doing me making me an offer after April 15th?
Linguistics PhD... at UWash. I didn't think I stood a chance in hell.
Goddamnit.
Instead, I'm doing a GERMANIC AND SLAVIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURES MA. C'mon. All in the name of what?
Money.
Yeah, getting paid money to go to school is really awesome, don't get me wrong. A Fellowship and stipend, free health care and tuition waiver... it's a 2-year paid adventure.
...but a chance to follow my passion? My favorite thing to talk about? The whole reason why I'm going to school in the first place? ...at a University who is KNOWN for the work done in their department?
Oh I'm so upset. Really really upset.