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Next week I embark on a journey that might just change my life. It's sort of an overwhelming thought, but there you have it.
Pierre and I are flying out to Oregon to look at a grad school for me.
It's every thing I could possibly want; a progressive town, artsy, and it has an MA to Ph. D program so I don't have to do a major move again. I know I want to go all the way to a Ph. D because I want to teach at a University level. Ever since undergrad it's what I wanted. So I'm going to go out and do it, damn it. Some might say, 'you can teach with an MFA' yes that is true but you can't get tenured. I was at school for a while and I actually watched several teachers come and go because they didn't have a Ph. D. I don't want that to be me.
I really hope I like this place. And I hope they like me and give me a huge fucking fellowship. Or grant. Or scholarship.
They have an assistantship program but it's not offered to their first year students. So that means I'll have to do some digging and find some grants and junk to cover us the first year. Taking more loans out is the last thing I want to do. In three years I've been able to pay down my stupid SELF Loan by about almost $4,000. I do not wish to see it go back up. Not to mention the Stafford loans... *sigh*
I am going to do it better this time! Research! Funding! Grants!
I can't believe it's next week already that we leave. I have a lot of shit to get done...
Pierre and I are flying out to Oregon to look at a grad school for me.
It's every thing I could possibly want; a progressive town, artsy, and it has an MA to Ph. D program so I don't have to do a major move again. I know I want to go all the way to a Ph. D because I want to teach at a University level. Ever since undergrad it's what I wanted. So I'm going to go out and do it, damn it. Some might say, 'you can teach with an MFA' yes that is true but you can't get tenured. I was at school for a while and I actually watched several teachers come and go because they didn't have a Ph. D. I don't want that to be me.
I really hope I like this place. And I hope they like me and give me a huge fucking fellowship. Or grant. Or scholarship.
They have an assistantship program but it's not offered to their first year students. So that means I'll have to do some digging and find some grants and junk to cover us the first year. Taking more loans out is the last thing I want to do. In three years I've been able to pay down my stupid SELF Loan by about almost $4,000. I do not wish to see it go back up. Not to mention the Stafford loans... *sigh*
I am going to do it better this time! Research! Funding! Grants!
I can't believe it's next week already that we leave. I have a lot of shit to get done...