Mid-semester update

Oct 07, 2007 00:35

 I have been remarkably remiss in updating my blog here, so here goes ( Read more... )

grad school

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nixieq October 7 2007, 16:09:04 UTC
happy belated birthday!

maybe you should start greeting the greeters, very aggressively: "OH HAI, I'M HERE TO SHOP AT UR WALMART. GREET ME, BITCH!"

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bibliorex October 7 2007, 17:09:29 UTC
Thanks! Yeah, that's clearly the next step in my campaign. I think I'll start with a simple "Welcome to Wal-Mart!" as I enter. Of course, I could always use the classic "Shop smart! Shop S-Mart!"

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PhD Questions espiritu_fuego October 8 2007, 23:12:41 UTC
Hey there,

I know our areas of interest are different, but do you think I could pick your brain one of these days about going about applying for a doctoral program? I've got that bee in my bonnet.

On that note - how many years of a foreign language did you need to have?

PS - we'll be in town for Christmas - are you guys around that week?

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Re: PhD Questions bibliorex October 8 2007, 23:55:54 UTC
I'm happy to talk about doctoral programs. In general, the due dates for almost all fields are around December. For most, you need GRE scores from the last few years, a writing sample of something related to your field, some kind of statement about why you want in, and three or so recommendations. For those, I used bosses, since I had been out of school so long ( ... )

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