lydibird

Everyone kept telling me that I sell myself short. They just don't understand that we're applying against people just as and more qualified than we are. Sure, I might be a fabulous person who deserves to get in, but so does everyone else. For everyone getting accepted there's someone getting rejected. And my field isn't as competitive as most. I can't imagine if I'd decided to do what I'd intended when I began my undergrad and had applied to genetics, biochemistry, virology, or immunology PhD programs.

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15 minutes

I just got an e-mail from Syracuse inviting me to join their fall 2011 class! Just waiting on Washington-Seattle and Iowa now.

cellophane bag

cat fight

secluded wood

slave labor

My typical day: Wake upCheck e-mailEat BreakfastClassesCheck e-mailEat LunchCheck e-mailCheck grad cafe results sectionCheck library science board on grad cafeCheck waiting board on grad cafeTry to distract myself with class reading or planning SI sessions or lab workFAIL at aboveCheck e-mailRetry #12 with some success and productivityRepeat 7-10Go homeEat DinnerRepeat 7-10Read/watch TVBed

K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love....

spread wings

Yup. I can't decide what I'm doing until I know about funding. If I don't receive funding I'll have to defer a year (I'm just grateful that most schools I applied to are willing to allow me to do this without losing my acceptance). If I do, I'm going straight there. Where I go depends nearly entirely on how expensive it will end up being. The worst part is that I can't decide what I'm doing this summer until I have funding information. I want to stay in my college town this summer, but if I need money I'll have to move back in with my parents to save money and work full time. But my apartment wants to know if I plan on staying for the summer so they can find someone to fill my spot if I leave. I'm going cray-cray here. Not having my life planned 2-3 years in advance bothers me me a lot. (Yes, I'm a control freak.)

power play

You forgot the MAYBE option.

identification system

For 7:00 when I can go home.

suede jacket

dinosaur dig

Reading really, really fluffy YA fiction. Watching entirely too much ABC family, Teen Nick, and Bones. Eating. I was eating so much junk that last time I went grocery shopping I bought a ridiculous amount of fresh produce because I was salivating just thinking about it. I hope I get through it before it goes bad. Anyway, I took it as a sign that I should start tracking what I eat again.

awesome possum

Papa Murphy's

funny ham

foolish talk

Well, I'm already in (phew!) But before I was, I figured I'd get a job, earn some money, and try again later. Honestly, in some ways just having a full time job seems preferable to more school.

soul mate