:/
I just spent almost an hour going through and deciding where I'm going to apply. (Wow, couldn't I have made this decision over the summer? Gods.) My head hurts. A lot. I have 8 programs picked out, now I'm just trying to figure out the appropriate path towards actually applying.
I'm still debating on out-of-country applications; most of them require you to provide proof of financial support to defray the cost (Waseda requires you to have a statement from the bank or a signed statement from your parents), and I... haven't thought that far in advance because I just want to be accepted :| So my remaining 5 programs are all in Japan, England, or Australia, and I as of yet have no idea how to get those funded. I'd honestly not thought of studying out of country (and definitely not out of English) before, even when Professor Ching suggested it (I laughed when he suggested doing my degree in Japan), but... well, now I feel like it might be a possibility.
Most likely I'll at least apply to the schools in England and Australia and deal with the financing later, if it comes to that. I'm still toying with the idea of applying to jobs instead, to get a different perspective on the field and just do other things for a little while, but I feel like right now is the ideal time for... something, I'm just not sure which something.
Also since I'm apparently still eligible for a Fulbright, I'm applying for that too.
Of course, right now I have to correct my Japanese essay on "eating habits." So that I can go to the Lady Gaga concert tonight guilt-free :D
I'm still debating on out-of-country applications; most of them require you to provide proof of financial support to defray the cost (Waseda requires you to have a statement from the bank or a signed statement from your parents), and I... haven't thought that far in advance because I just want to be accepted :| So my remaining 5 programs are all in Japan, England, or Australia, and I as of yet have no idea how to get those funded. I'd honestly not thought of studying out of country (and definitely not out of English) before, even when Professor Ching suggested it (I laughed when he suggested doing my degree in Japan), but... well, now I feel like it might be a possibility.
Most likely I'll at least apply to the schools in England and Australia and deal with the financing later, if it comes to that. I'm still toying with the idea of applying to jobs instead, to get a different perspective on the field and just do other things for a little while, but I feel like right now is the ideal time for... something, I'm just not sure which something.
Also since I'm apparently still eligible for a Fulbright, I'm applying for that too.
Of course, right now I have to correct my Japanese essay on "eating habits." So that I can go to the Lady Gaga concert tonight guilt-free :D