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Very specific: Marble hardcover plain (not ruled!!) composition notebook of the kind you can only get in the US. I stock up like crazy when Im over there and get quite worried as I start to run out (as is the case right now, trying to keep calm). Mechanical pencil, small white rubber, pilot micro fine G-Tec-C pen, staedler pigment marker 0.3 mm. And I always study in the bathtub but wearing socks, it aids concentration.

Nope! I ordered transcripts from the University of Oslo and they send one copy to your home address and one to the address of the graduate school. These two are identical, I checked. It doesnt really matter how official your transcripts look. I used to work in admissions and we didnt care, as long as they were legit. Its not hard to find descriptions of education systems in various countries and many universities (like the two I have worked for) are familiar with the differences but also have access to catalogues and companies that assist them in comparing. So dont worry! However, degree papers from most countries (not transcrips, the actual proof of degree) often include what is called a diploma supplement. These tend to have pretty comprehensive and informative descriptions of the degree you were awarded and how you have been evaluated as a student. I emailed scanned copies of these papers to the programmes I applied to in case they needed to reference them. Maybe do the same if you have something like this?

Sorry, this is not a very original or informative answer, but if you havent already looked at Fulbright then have a look on their UK website. The office where I live has been really helpful at pointing out other scholarships too, so maybe ask them about that.

I am worried that, having never had a serious relationship (as you mention earlier in the thread), you might not be prepared for how much work maintaining a relationship actually entails. I get that you are worried about getting older and your perceived timeline of when things should be done, and I dont see any point in trying to persuade you that you are setting unforgiving standards for yourself. But it seems to me like you imagine that as soon as these things are done, crossed off your list, then you can just take it easy. To be honest, Im pretty sure its the other way round. That is when the really hard work starts. Keeping a marriage going, even without the added (huge) pressure of looking after children, is no easy call. Even when both people are feeling happy and fulfilled and validated and all of that, and you have a truly deep connection, its still a hell of a lot of work. So my advice? Enjoy what you have now. Enjoy being completely free to make decisions, just for you. Take some risks, make some mistakes. Do all of that stuff because when you commit to another person, especially baby people, you cant do that any more. Your ovaries will be fine. You have at least ten years of not even having to give them the slightest bit of thought and you will still be able to have far more children than a person could reasonably want. Ten years is a long long time. You were 12 ten years ago. But if what you really truly want is to get married and have babies? Dont go to grad school. It is hard and lonely. Go online and find someone who wants the same things that you do. They exist! A friend of mine, 24 at the time, went online and chatted to only one woman. He told her he wanted a wife, a baby, a house, a volvo. The whole package. She said that so did she. A week later they dated, another week later they moved in together, a year later their son was born. Three years later they are very very happy. Grad school will not get you a husband, looking for a husband will. And then go to grad school.

Hi all! I was informed in December that I am nominated for a Fulbright scholarship for the first year of my masters in the US. As far as I understand, this nomination has to be confirmed by the central Fulbright board in the US which I also think is mostly a formality, since the board in my country have already informed me of nomination. However, the system seems a little different here. We apply independently to universities and then just notify Fulbright of our acceptance and where we choose to enrol. If you have any questions about the Fulbright application process, the interview or anything else, let me know. I will try to help out!

Hello! Im Norwegian/ Swedish and applying for masters degrees. My understanding is that grade conversions are a tricky thing. I think for example it far easier for a Swede to get a great GPA than a Norwegian (I have been to uni in both countries) simply because of the scale they use for grade translations. No idea how it works in Finland though!