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Birdcrazy

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  1. Well, I ended up having to pay a couple smaller bills this month I forgot about. I'm defering the large bill and paying it off slowly, but I can no longer afford the GRE, so if I end up on short list, they are going to have to accept old scores or forget about me.
  2. I have a black and white scan of my old GRE score and a digital copy of it the prof has, that is it. Anyway, I found out I owe less on the bill than I thought, and I called the place and they said if I have to I can do payments on it over the next few months starting next month. Oh I love your sage grouse avatar bhikhaari, regular variety or Gunnison's? And Happy Valley, I had a brief job there. Other factor: I have a mood disorder that despite meds keeps getting worse. Stress triggers it, people have advised me it would be too stressful, though I handled college pretty well and the problem I had with field research was more physical.
  3. I"m worrying a lot for some reason. Basically I think it would be beneficial to take this test again because despite it being 6 years after I graduated, I have decided to further my academic studies. But before Jan 15th? I found out that there are close testing dates, but I would have to study first quite a bit, especially the math which I have forgotten a lot of. I almost didn't study for my first GRE and I got a passable score, but not the best.
  4. My GRE expired earlier this year. I wasn't expecting to apply to a grad program, but I found one I really liked and applied. I get to find out in a couple of days if I'm on the short list. The problem is I have to have everything in by Jan. 15th if I'm accepted and that includes GRE. For me to retake the test, I will have to afford it. Figuring my budget which isn't very much, if I skip a very large bill this month, I can take the GRE. BUT... I won't have the money to pay the bill the month after.... maybe they would accept payments over time? I mean the GRE lasts 5 years in case I apply for anything else, but I just don't know.
  5. I feel like crap today

  6. As I said in the biology section, graduated with a BS in Zoology. I am seriously thinking about grad school, but between graduating from college and now, I have developed a severe mood disorder. This stupid thing is destroying my life. I try to work and I can't very well, I in fact am now living on SSI. The doctors keep telling me that if I stabilize enough, I can pursue my dreams, but anyway, I have a few questions to ask: 1. How stressful is grad school? Stress triggers my problems. 2. How good is disability support? 3. If you have similar issues, what kind of accommodations could I get? 4. Should I just give up?
  7. My dream since I was in 6th grade was to study birds or work with birds somehow. But I have so many blockages along the way that I don't know what my chances are... they include: Kinda low GPA: 3.3 in zoology from Michigan State University, I graduated in 2004 Low GRE: 1070. plus it is expired Physically limited: I am not very strong and I am too heavy. I tried field work but one field study even let go of me early because I could not keep up. Emotionally limited: I have a mood/psychosis disorder severe enough it has caused trouble with past research and even on medications it still pops up. Most of the time however people can't tell I have this disability My strengths: I am a walking field guide, I remember facts easily. I also have good ears and know most of the Eastern United States bird songs. If you look at my transcripts, I did well in the higher level zoology classes, it was the lower level non-zoology courses that brought my GPA down. I also almost got into a grad program in Canada. What stopped me was the fact the prof. was new and he didn't realize that he couldn't have students yet!!! Suggestions?
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