limelight

guys, i just took an above-ground subway line rather than the one i usually take so i could grip my phone and anxiously stare at it in hope of getting a call. and then when i had to transfer to the 6 i was reminded what crap the mta is and i totally forgot about rutgers for like ten minutes.

remember, if it's the same as it was in previous years, they do have a waitlist.

Yes! This is, in fact, a fact I wish I did not know...

While the statistics say it is easiee to get into law school than an English Ph.D, I disagree thathis is the automatically more lucrative path. My partner and lots of friends are in law school, and many of them are spending the first few years without legal jobs. This is especially problematic because you on average accrue over 100k in debt for the JD, and that number is on the low side. At least you won't accrue that debt in a Ph.D. In addition the market is producing a surfeit of lawyers partly because of the attitde I'm addressing here, so jobs are paying less since they have so many qualified applicants. My partner and many of his friends have come across MINIMUM WAGE postings for new lawyers. I'm not saying don't be a lawyer if that's what you want, but realize few fields guarantee financial success and longevity. (please excuse typos. . . On my phone)

Quarter-life crisis? (Or third...)

But seriously, this wasn't exactly a plea for encouragement, as one poster said. It was more of a momentary venting of all my frustrations and anxieties that have been building and layering for the last 3+ years. Sorry to anyone who thought I was being narcissistic or selfish. Not my intention.

I WANT TO KNOW NOW

yesss! this was my jam when i was applying two years ago.

This song will make you feel better:


Sing it when you're feeling bad about your app.

luckily, i came home already drunk cos it's gone 2am here. No worries, man. No fucking worries.

I have no real news, just an update to say that one of my professors where i'm doing my MA is a recent Chicago alum and has offered to ring up the dept and see if she can get some insider info for me/us. I'll update if/when i know more.

I don't want to divulge my exact numbers for privacy reasons, but I have a high GPA (from an ivy league school, though I can't say that made any difference) with only average GRE scores--definitely not in the 700s range that people aim for. No MA--in fact, I'm still finishing undergrad. But I don't think those things really matter. I really do think it's all about the SOP and WS, as people have articulated so many times before. Yale was also great fit for my research interests!

SAY HI TO JAMES FRANCO FOR ME. OXOX

binge drinking...

I'm wondering the same thing. Glimmer of hope.