let me into school or I'll kick my legs and scream and cry
I'm pleased with the edits to my SOP. Before it seemed a bit robotic, now it has heavy dashes of Yvette flavoring. You would definitely be able to put my name to it. Now all they have to do is let me in. And I'll pick up my last two LORs tomorrow and overnight that ish to Oregon. Yes I procrastinated, but to be fair, I lost the entire month of September to illness. I also couldn't get in contact with two professors who I would have really, really liked to write my LOR. Even though I took many writing classes as a journalism major, that vast percentage of them were taught by graduate students who vanished from the face of the earth. I was surprised, looking at my transcript to see just how few true writing classes I took. Mostly I took graphics, magazine design, ethics, history. I had two other profs who taught writing, but I got a damned B- in one and the other didn't even remember my name when I approached him. Damn you OU. May the mighty Hocking swell and carry you away in its gritty brown embrace.
If I had it to do all over again, I would go to one of my Japanese profs, Oshita-sensei or Tomason-sensei. I took three straight years of Japanese, and Oshita-sensei and I got along particuarly well. He was quick to greet me with an enthusiastic "O-hisashiburi!" (It's been awhile!) when I swung by his office last February. I did plenty of writing (albeit in stilted Japanese as I was a lowly sophomore at the time) and had plenty of time to show my work ethic and character. I spent 30 weeks studying under the man, I could almost kick myself for being so dense!
Getting back to the SOP, I've talked about 2 of the 3 things I want to study. Talked about why I want to attend Oregon specifically (the faculty, the setting) why I want to be in the Northwest (continue study of Japanese and Asian culture, be as far away from my parents as possible without actually leaving the country or drowning myself in the Pacific) why my transcript is stinky (while still managing to put a positive spin on it!) and talked about poets who inspire me and why. I still need to hit the professors who influenced me, and segue effortlessly into my last area of planned study.
Damn, I think I might actually pull it off. This draft feels right, and I think it'll be the model of any successives tune-ups I decide to do.
If I had it to do all over again, I would go to one of my Japanese profs, Oshita-sensei or Tomason-sensei. I took three straight years of Japanese, and Oshita-sensei and I got along particuarly well. He was quick to greet me with an enthusiastic "O-hisashiburi!" (It's been awhile!) when I swung by his office last February. I did plenty of writing (albeit in stilted Japanese as I was a lowly sophomore at the time) and had plenty of time to show my work ethic and character. I spent 30 weeks studying under the man, I could almost kick myself for being so dense!
Getting back to the SOP, I've talked about 2 of the 3 things I want to study. Talked about why I want to attend Oregon specifically (the faculty, the setting) why I want to be in the Northwest (continue study of Japanese and Asian culture, be as far away from my parents as possible without actually leaving the country or drowning myself in the Pacific) why my transcript is stinky (while still managing to put a positive spin on it!) and talked about poets who inspire me and why. I still need to hit the professors who influenced me, and segue effortlessly into my last area of planned study.
Damn, I think I might actually pull it off. This draft feels right, and I think it'll be the model of any successives tune-ups I decide to do.