Argh I seriously need to stop thinking about this but the internet is evil and provides me with all sorts of tools, which have allowed me to discern the following facts:

1. There are exactly 14 Fulbright grants to the UK available this year, which means that I am actually one of 21-28 students forwarded into the final round, which is a MUCH ( Read more... )

Applications to Masters programs at Queen Mary and Sussex University officially submitted. I'll find out about acceptances to those in a month or so, but I'm not too worried about that end -- my former professor from Queen Mary basically told me I'd get in, and he's part of the teaching staff for the MA I'm applying to. No, the only real worry (if ( Read more... )

My life has improved greatly since my last post, and mostly for completely superficial reasons, such as ( Read more... )

In case you tuned in late, here's the recap:

1) Marshall Scholarship application submitted sans one letter of recommendation that apparently got eaten by the online system and does not display as having been submitted despite the insistence of recommender that it was. Said letter will be resubmitted by recommender in nine days once she returns ( Read more... )

Oh god, just got hit with the travel bug, and BAD. May have to forbid myself from looking at the photos jayintheclouds is posting of his round-the-world trip, at least for a while -- just looking at some shots of Marseilles and knowing that someone I know is there and that I'm not only not there but also not even close to there is really depressing. I want to ( Read more... )