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Feb 03, 2009 18:34

Thanks, Brandeis, for making it even harder to study abroad ( Read more... )

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ruffwriter February 4 2009, 00:57:28 UTC
Is this on top of the personal statement from the Brandeis application? (And the personal statement from the specific program applications, for that matter.) Bastards! I feel so bad for all the sophomores - I don't know what I would have done had all these issues come up when I was applying. D:

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pardonm3 February 4 2009, 02:30:44 UTC
I don't think the personal statement itself is new, but this form due the 15th is: you must check off the programs you are interested in, tell them why... and they can reject you right off the bat.

I was only looking at study abroad as an option, but all this mess is rather discouraging.

On the bright side, perhaps I will be able to live in Grad. =D

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stellsonic February 4 2009, 02:46:00 UTC
Is this the preliminary app you're talking about?

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pardonm3 February 4 2009, 02:57:09 UTC
Yes?
I couldn't go to the info session, so Gaby delivered the news.

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meamcat February 4 2009, 04:14:42 UTC
Sigh, Brandeis.
You can just make shit up that's ultimately true? Like, it'll not only expand my horizons, but teach me to be more tactful in unfamiliar situations, help garner confidence and to articulate myself more clearly, etc?
That's what I would do, if Brandeis' abroad financial design didn't screw me over or approved the program I'm interested in.

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pardonm3 February 4 2009, 04:24:40 UTC
Well, it isn't hard, but it's extra bureaucracy designed to weed people out. And I was never completely sold on the idea of study abroad, nor did I chose a program that I was both interested in and applied to my major/minor (psychology in asia? apparently not), so this is discouraging. That's all. I don't think I will.

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*dramatic entrance* ruffwriter February 14 2009, 22:18:41 UTC
Re: *dramatic entrance* pardonm3 February 17 2009, 03:06:18 UTC
IT'S TOO LATE!

I have already left several bodies in my wake.

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