Carrie8706 going out for KSU Halloween!
It's out of my hands
1 week ago
Sent out all 3 apps this week. All I can do is wait!
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How to get into graduate school
It made me
Proud
 "Getting into graduate school was stressfull and hard work but now that I'm here it all paid off."
How I did it: First I got my undergraduate degree in Psychology at Illinois State University. I took an expensive prep course to prepare myself for the GRE after taking the test once and not being happy with my scores. Overall, this course was NOT worth it (for me at least). I think I took the GRE two or three times with little increase in my score. I decided that I wanted to get my Specialist degree in School Psychology but always was wanting the "Dr." before my last name. I applied to 8 different schools. It seemed as though most people applied to somewhere between 2 and 10 different schools. A couple of my schools were Ph.D. programs which I knew, realistically, I had a slim chance of getting into. Out of the 8, I got into one school which I am at now (Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL).....yes only 1 school accepted me but hey that's all you need. Lessons & tips: - Come up with a "Plan B" in case you do not get into any schools.
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3 weeks ago
I need to further my education to get further in my career and meet some personal goals that have set for myself.
Carrie8706 going out for KSU Halloween!
Workin' on it
4 weeks ago
I’m almost done with the application process. All I need is to get one more letter of recommendation back and get my transcripts then I can mail the applications in.
asceticlife is finding goals!
I've already applied.
9 months ago
I applied to 5 different universities. One of the most prestigious has already rejected me, but I knew this would happen as I applied for the PhD program and it was very unlikely for me to get in. Now I have to wait to hear from the other 4… the waiting is killing me!
LouleyAnn will shine in oh nine!
Yes, I'm applying...
10 months ago
But I’d also like to be accepted upon applying. I’ve only applied to one program, and I will find out by late March or April.
yellowdresses Finding it hard to find time to read. No good.
I've been doing research
13 months ago
and a lot of thinking. And I feel that a Masters Degree in what I want to inevitably do is NOT necessary. Despite this knowledge, I do still want to get a Masters, but it won’t be in the next 2 or maybe even 3 years. I want to find a stable job, and figure out some of my debts and finances first. Save up money in case the school I eventually want to go to is out of state, then apply. But right now I feel it’d be too rushed, and I really just want more life experience and more opportunities to be published. So this will go in the giving up pile for now, but it will not be forgotten. The timing just isn’t right, and I’m fine with that.
Ingrid will die if she doesn't get into grad school next year
today
14 months ago
they sent me all the forms and i’ve been checking their web site for a month for these forms but now that i have them i’m so nervous. i hate this feeling of not being good enough and i’ve had it all day. some days you just want to crawl into a little hole, with a gnome in it, that tells you you’re awesome and know that that gnome’s opinion is the only one that really matters… wait, that might just be me.
yellowdresses Finding it hard to find time to read. No good.
I miss school
15 months ago
and I loved my four years of undergrad. I think focusing on one subject for 2-3 years would be absolute heaven. I know the locations of where I would want to study. The only problem I’m having is deciding what degree to pursue. The MFA in Creative Writing sounds so appealing, but also potentially disastrous. If I go through getting my MA/MFA and still have trouble finding work, I’d be heartbroken.
I’m also currently thinking of getting my MA in Journalism. I feel that of the two, this might be the safer route, especially with the internships granted to Masters students. We shall see, apps aren’t due til January/February, so I’m being sort of lazy and sitting on this goal for a while.
Ingrid will die if she doesn't get into grad school next year
get my stuff together... again.
17 months ago
well as soon as they put up the application for next year i’m going to have to get all of my stuff together again. that means re-asking everyone who wrote me a letter of recommendation to write another one, rewriting all of my essays, getting an A in this stupid physics class, regetting all of my transcripts (i could get lacrosse’s right now…) i wonder if i get an A in physics if i should reapply to lacrosse… probably not..
