marycaryne
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@raaawr I applied for the Global Fashion Management program. I'm not holding out much hope since they tend to give preference to current FIT students. And honestly I don't think I could afford to live there anyway. But hey, a girl can dream and I want to be the one to decline any offer than have them reject me. It's better for my ego.
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3 hours ago, hippyscientist said:
Still waiting to hear from schools but right now I just don't care. One way to cure admissions stress is to have a 5 year long relationship end last night. I have buckets of tea, chocolate and reading for assignments, because let's face it, any work I do right now ain't going to be pretty. I went to buy a sports bra because in all my training and life stress, I've lost a tonne of weight, and on my way back I stepped in dog poo. Please please please tell me you guys are having a better day?
I don't know how I missed this until I was reading some of the replies. I am SO sorry!!! You're welcome to come on over...I keep loads of loose leaf tea all the time. And I'm about to spend some time baking today just to distract my mind so you're welcome to all that goodness too! I mean if there's going to be a sucky situation, we might as well enjoy some good eats!
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Got an email from Florida State that said "FSU Fall 2016 Admission" so naturally my heart starts pounding. Turns out my phone simply didn't show the entire subject line which was " Admissions Application" (although honestly I'd still be freaking out...). Anyway, it was just to inform me that the review of my application would finish up this week and I'd receive a decision soon after. At least they updated me.
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Woke up this morning to an email that said "Hello and Congrats!" Started getting excited until it turned out to be from my new academic advisor (my other one just went on maternity leave) and she was briefly introducing herself and congratulating me on my upcoming graduation. Don't toy with my emotions, lady!!
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3 minutes ago, Pink Fuzzy Bunny said:
I just reserved a hotel room for my trip to Cornell this week and never has a phrase so clearly summarized my poor student status:
"Your luxurious hotel room offers the following amenities at no charge to you: toilet, shower, bed"
A toilet, shower, AND bed?? You are living the dream. lol
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52 minutes ago, Nirvik said:
Mad Max won tons of awards. Anybody seen that movie? Any reviews?
I thought it was ok. Yeah, it definitely had the elements of feminism. But overall I viewed it mostly as a 2 hour long car chase with several explosions. In no way would I ever consider it to be Oscar worthy. I really don't get all the hype.
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Just now, litany239 said:
Well, Ron was pretty miserable being poor. Furthermore, we see Hogwarts from the eyes of Harry, who has mounds and mounds of gold locked up in Gringotts. But then again, that's just my inner sociologist coming out.
Depends on what you mean by "miserable." That focus seemed to be more on his ability (or lack thereof) to purchase treats from the train cart or having to buy second hand books, clothes, etc. I grew up like that and still live in a way that implements the same tactics...used books for school or for pleasure are common in my life, I'm a master at finding amazing steals at the thrift store, etc. Doesn't bother me. Furthermore, Ron had a wonderful family, a great best friend, and got the girl. All the riches couldn't save Harry's parents or prevent him from murder attempts. I'm all good.
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3 minutes ago, rzilby said:
Haha, considering how many years late our Hogwarts letters are, I'd hope we'd get good funding.
I'm not sure I'd even care about funding if I got into Hogwarts. lol
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1 minute ago, rzilby said:
Been checking my application portals non-stop despite the fact that it's Sunday and there's nothing new there.... Right? I shouldn't expect any news on a weekend, should I? I'm pathetically hopeful that I'll find a decision in one of the portals and not have to wonder about that school any more.
At this point I would almost rather just get all the answers tomorrow and have them be rejections than sit and wait any longer. I just want to know where I'm going to live for the next 3 years, considering the competition for east coast schools is insane and a lot of schools I chose are out of state. Ugh
This has been me today...checking the portals and reminding myself "it's Sunday!" Then repeating the cycle about 20-30 minutes later. I should be working on a paper but I am instead torturing myself on a day I likely wouldn't hear anything anyway. Fun times.
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1 hour ago, kingslayer said:
I went into this process thinking "please just let me have an acceptance ANYWHERE" and now I have interviews and acceptances coming out of my ears. Two of them want to pay for my entire education, and the third has nominated me for a full tuition waiver for at least the first year--it would be free for me to go and learn. I'm at this standstill where I have no idea what I'm going to do. It's one of the most important decisions I will ever make. These are all great programs, I can see myself succeeding in each of them. It's a major problem because everyone is so nice to me. I'm probably going to make a pro/con list for each of them, give them to my mentors, and hash it out with them. My family will have a lot of say as well (probably all of it), since they are moving wherever I move.
Week 6 of 16 for my last semester of undergrad begins next week, though! Which is good--the stress is starting to mount up. I only need 11 units to graduate, but I'm taking 17 (including a capstone for each of my majors) on top of peer mentoring and internship. I'm basically at school/work from 8 AM-7:20 PM every day. I'd get a job on the weekend in order to save up money for when we move cross country (probably going to take out loans for that, ugh) but I really can't right now. I'm so tired.
Also, the impostor syndrome is intensifying. I don't even know if I'll succeed in grad school, even though I'd like to think I will. Grrr.
Hope you all are doing great and getting into programs you want!
The impostor syndrome is exactly what I am going through. There is the very real fear that the committees will see me as some sort of fraud and automatically reject me. And if I get accepted anywhere, I just don't know if I can succeed even though I have a 4.0 for my undergrad (currently in my last term). Between the stress of finishing up my undergrad, especially since I am doing my capstone right now as well, the anxiety over waiting to hear from the schools, and dealing with other issues, I feel like the impostor syndrome has been exacerbated. Ugh.
You are doing awesome! Congratulations on your acceptances!!
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On 2/13/2016 at 3:10 PM, artsy16 said:
I gave my boss two weeks and it was like they turned into a different person. Well, more like a monster. Rude, not returning calls/emails, etc. Very immature and unprofessional. It really angered me, but also upset me because it came out of nowhere and I considered myself a good, dedicated employee (I was the only one who never took time off, never called out last minute, etc). And we had a great relationship up until then, they even wrote me a LOR for grad school. I'm not mad or upset anymore, but it was a lesson for me to not overextend myself in the workplace, and to no longer be surprised when/if I see a horrible side of a boss/manager after putting in a leave, or requesting much needed personal/sick time. It's one of those things that you /know/ is a possibility, have heard it happen to friends/family, but it doesn't really become real until it happens to you.
This is how my former manager was like before she transferred to another location. Super nice and friendly...but heaven forbid I request a day off and not just be ok with the days off she scheduled me. I work in retail as a merchandiser. It's what my undergrad is in and is the program I am applying for. So my days off during the week constantly change. I requested a particular day off and she called me into her office and told me she couldn't do it. I said she had to give me two days off a week anyway and I was hoping one of them could be that day (which was a Thursday so not even a busy day for us). She just rudely said "no, I'm not giving it to you." No real reason, she just always acted that way regarding any requested time off, and would sound off to other managers about employees who did requests as if they were personally insulting her (so I'm sure she did the same about me even though I was one of the managers). Of course being in retail means no holidays off...except her anniversary is Valentine's Day, her daughter's birthday is Independence Day, her birthday is Halloween...so obviously she's getting every holiday off, making me wonder why she'd act up for requesting a non-essential Thursday off. But that is part of the reason why I didn't tell her about my grad school plans until it was necessary. But she wound up leaving and my location closed anyway, so it obviously wasn't an issue anymore.
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Last summer I was up for a promotion and I did not mention I was applying to grad school during my interview. If I was accepted, it was still a year away and there was no guarantee I would be accepted anyway and I didn't want to risk not getting the job because at least the job would be there if grad school (at least for the following year) didn't work out. I got the position and I never brought it up.I scheduled my GRE on one of my days off. The manager who interviewed/hired me transferred to another location and I found out a few months after getting the promotion that my location would be permanently closing. We closed in January and I applied for another job last month (which I got). I also have not mentioned to them that I have applied to grad school because I just needed a job and didn't want it factoring into their decisions since once again, it's possible I may not even be accepted and would like to have the job there. I know there are several students employed at my job and the flexibility is wonderful with them - I just wanted a foot in the door before I completely change my availability if I start school in the fall. And if I don't, then no fretting about the job.
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I'm an older student as well. I'm 35, will be married 16 years this June, and have two children ages 7 and 5. I am graduating with my B.S. in May and have applied to a few graduate programs. It has not been an easy journey. What has kept me going is that my children are getting to witness me do all of it and I hope it encourages them to always pursue their dreams even when it is tempting to give up.
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Just now, thingii said:
So it's all fine now then?
My experience has been similar - my undergrad thesis supervisor (and whose LOR is my "principal" letter) is always busy, and has always left things to the last minute due to other more important things. But he's always submitted them, albeit through my non-stop, repeated, nagging (with lots of kindness and gentleness).
I feel like professors generally can be quite reliable with these. As late as they may be, they tend to come through with reminding. (This was the case for me with 2 other professors, both known notoriously in my department for being disorganised.
In my particular situation it is fine; I am just playing the waiting game. I don't know about Mickey123 though - I wonder how that turned out.
As far as my professor, she and I spoke about it several times, but it wasn't until I let her know that her letter was the only thing keeping the application from being complete that she actually submitted it. I wanted to stay on her since she has a habit of thinking she has done something only to have never done it all. It was something I experienced with her several times in the classes I have had with her.
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On 2/12/2016 at 7:17 AM, Mickey123 said:
Hello, so a few weeks ago I asked several professors for letters of recommendation, as I need two for an application, and I will admit that it was a bit short of notice. I went to the office of one of my professors rather than sending her an email, and after we talked for a bit she said she'd be happy to do it and to send her a reminder of our conversation through email. I did so, and she responded, asking me to respond once more and change the subject of our email thread to include the due date.
Fast forward to to this past Monday (a week from the deadline), and I sent her this reminder:
Hi Dr. _______
This is a brief reminder that the letter of recommendation for my ______ Application is due next Monday, February 15th.If you would like a copy of my personal statement or any other documents, I would be happy to send them to you.Thank you again for taking the time to write a letter of recommendation on my behalf. I greatly appreciate your kindness and the time you have spent, and I will keep you updated about my application process.Best,(Sorry about the weird formatting all of a sudden.)I didn't receive a response, so I sent another reminder yesterday - is this where I went wrong? I sincerely hope that I am not nagging her. This is what I sent on Thursday:Hi Dr. ______,This is a quick followup to ask if you could let me know when you have sent my letter of recommendation for _______. Thank you again.Best,I will be on campus this afternoon and am thinking of stopping by her office, though I doubt she will be there. My other concern is that classes are not in session on Monday, so I doubt she will be there then, either. Any suggestions? Thank you all very much.I don't know if you've had any resolution to this, but hopefully so since it has been almost a couple of weeks since you posted about it.
I had a professor that was taking her time on the LORs. Every time I emailed her, she was always busy with something. Last week it was a trade show she was at but said she had her laptop and would still do it that week. She didn't. I had the reminders sent out, but no response. Finally this morning I emailed her stating her letter was the only outstanding item left for my applications to be complete (which was true). I did not get a response, but the letters were submitted this evening.
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YAY!!! I thought I was all alone here!!
I applied for the Consumer and Design Sciences program at Auburn, the Design, Housing, and Merchandising program (emphasis in merchandising) at OSU, and the Global Merchandising program at FSU. My DREAM program is the Applied Psychology in Fashion at the University of the Arts London/London College of Fashion, but that's in no way feasible for me.