Cobbie

Ha ha, ya I'm usually hard on myself. That is an interesting idea, and something maybe I would have considered years ago, but i'm a mature student and I just want to get on with my life. The older I get the less enthusiastic I am about the things which brought me to university in the first place. Even though I believe in my research idea, pursuing a Masters degree is more of a job prospect than adding to the pool of knowledge. For the past 10 months I have only managed to score a minimum wage job, which I had to leave because the company's expectations were ridiculously demanding and too stressful for what they were paying. I am now desperately trying to find work at grocery stores and coffee shops! I can't even score an internship! ... Ugh this is depressing, you put in so much work and money and can't even expect to get a job!

If I only got into those safety schools I would end up going to either one of them, and I would probably be ecstatic about it. Since I got accepted to three, and one pending, I got picky. Anyway it's all pointless now, I had to accept WLU.

To increase my odds of getting accepted. I don't have a stellar GPA, and I figured that the other two schools were less competitive.

Okay i'm starting to panic, I rejected two schools Acadia University and Lakehead University on the premise that one would provide me a lesser degree while the other is in Thunder Bay, the most desolate and depressing city I could imagine. I still have Wilfrid Laurier University but I hate the school with a passion. The university, as my friend put it, is in the business of everything except education. The kids that go there are spoiled, and frankly I need to get out of Ontario! I have one more university, University of Northern British Columbia which is taking its sweet time to get back to me. I'm pretty sure I didn't get in, and if i did there is no way the funding would compare with WLU.

Has anyone heard from university of northern British Columbia? In masters of environmental studies? when I spoke to graduate department they told me I should get a reply mid to late April, but I don't have that much time, I need to accept at another school by the 16 th!

Has anyone heard anything from UNBC (uni. Of northern British Columbia)? I know it's still early for them, as I spoke with admissions who said results will be mid to late April, but there is only so long that I can wait! I've applied to the MA NRES (environmental studies).