SmarteyMartey

CONGRATULATIONS!

Will do! :-)

I was once a master procrastinator. Two years ago, my psych professor said the secret to stop procrastinating...is to stop doing it. ;-) It is a CHOICE. Grad school is definitely not the place for that, especially if you want to do well. I started to schedule my days...was it easy to follow a schedule? No. But you get drunk off the feeling of having everything done and not losing sleep, time, and the potential for an A by just following that schedule. Schedule your days out from now on until grad school and get into the habit...either a schedule or a To Do List...find out what works for you. Look at your schedule/To Do list at the end of each day and determine how well you were able to follow it...then keep improving. This did not take me weeks to accomplish but i recognized that I NEEDED to get my act together. Procrastination can bring down the best of us, but it is not a life skill that we want to keep with us during certain stages of our lives, that's for sure. Hope this helps. Remember...schedule and give yourself breaks...BREAKS are important or you start to lose attention to what you're doing...and then the procrastination begins. Start to do your BEST to follow a schedule so that you can form the necessary discipline. Honestly, you may never get rid of your procrastination urges entirely but they will minimize - significantly. You'll have your moments but OVERALL they will minimize SIGNIFICANTLY and THAT is the place you want to aim to get to. For right now.

I know right!?!!?!

The best to us both, Paigeb! :-) And here's to not losing our minds and collapsing from the anxiety! We will both know soon...sounds like April is the important month for us both!

Yes! The thought of knowing just by the subject line...before I even open it...is just crazy.

Oye, I am terrified as well! I should be hearing in the near future. April is a big month. So, so, so, so, so, so anxious, nervous, terrified, everything! Thank your for asking how everyone is doing! :-) Let's hang in there! ...since that is our only option anyway, LOL!

Thank you for the encouragement! Definitely crossing my fingers to hear SOON.

The BEST to us both, ginagoestokorea! :-D

LOLOL Thank you for your well wishes!! Couldn't agree with ya more on Gilmans ruling the world! LLOL

LOL I didn't know there were Gilman scholars! I am also! Summer 2013 to Taiwan :-)

Wow, that's a very fascinating topic...I never that even happened...to India? Very interesting. There must be interesting stories attached to that.

Congratulations!

Excellent! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Congratulations!!!!

You have an excellent attitude! All the best to you in your future applications. :-)

Thank you for sharing this! Like the minusthehare, I was hoping to have a decision early April but surprised to see that she specified it!

Congratulations! :-)

Yeah, I had a dream some weeks ago. It was nuts how real it felt.

#SOreal

#thestruggle

I love this whole blog post because she truly sounds like someone who appreciates the opportunity that she received as a Fulbright scholar. This was an excellent read.

I could feel the emotions almost when I read this. Favorite part: "Which is why, two months later, as I prepared for finals and graduation, I nearly had a heart attack when I finally mustered up my courage and returned IIE’s call. Mr. Akeley sounded bored as he told me, but I didn’t care: I was, officially, a Fulbright scholar."

Stay strong, people! ..............*goin' nuts*

If there was someone to smack upside the head for how that email was worded, I'd hold 'em down for ya!