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  • Second time around

    No longer a first-year, second-year of grad school has been a lot more bearable and enjoyable. Getting the rules of the game (of grad school) down, check. Figuring out what seminars to take and which crazy faculty to a…

  • 2 eagles plus un birdie

    Ma mission: terminer le dossier de 15 pages de Prof SciencesPo, par vendredi Mon problème: une manque d'un sens d'urgence Mon résultat: ne pas faire tous les pages, plutôt deux tiers Je me disais pendan…

  • Breaking the rules

    In the beginning of the term, I set some rules that I intended to keep. With ten weeks gone, most of those rules have been left by the wayside. Here are some of the most notable: Exercising everyday. I was pretty g…

  • Decisions decisions

    I waited and waited for that e-mail, that phone call to let me know that I got in to that Midwestern school. With the online confirmation and the time difference, I figured I could wait it out until 6:30 with the Centra…

  • Permanent Wait-List

    I got the phone call with a hidden number with some guy looking for me. It was a Midwest school's graduate director telling me that admission is most likely not happening. I detected he was expecting more animation fro…

  • False Alarm

    I got an acceptance to a program that I didn’t want. I’ve been keeping up with the blogs that report the rejection/admissions of the various grad school programs. I knew that I was rejected from this Midwestern school …

  • Recruitment Day

    I woke up at 6 a.m., perhaps because of the jet lag. It was quiet, the sun was already up, I was looking at the stuff that I brought. It took me 5 minutes to work the shower, I was surprised by the roomy-ness of the wh…

  • Enfin

    I finally arrived in Cali. It was sunny, the airport was somewhat bustling, larger than what I expected it to be. I saw where luggage claim was, which led downstairs but I saw an exit straight ahead with the automatic …

  • Signs

    I found a website where applicants can submit and track rejection and acceptance letters. So far, 0-3, looking for some school to accept me. I saw 3 schools that I had a slight shot of getting into, some of the applica…

  • Babalik one day

    Adjusting: not so much Other than the temperature and the sleeping, adjusting back to life in New Jersey wasn’t that difficult. The food isn’t always Filipino nor fresh, however the food was there and ready to be micro…

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