tryffelgris

my heart skipped a beat when i saw this post. ucla is by far my first choice and i'm paralyzed with anxiety/fear/hope. it's not pretty... do you really think they'll be letting people know soon?

Sigh. Thanks for the constructive criticism (and for humoring me). Yeah, I don't know what my problem was. I hate writing these personal statements, I just feel like a complete tool. I probably spend way too much time writing about what I'm interested in studying (really that was the bulk of my essay). But that was the part I was actually excited about. Alas. What did you guys/ladies say about your research experience? I'll ask my recommenders about the updating thing. But the problem is that they just don't seem to know much about grad admissions. And new development. Just found out I'm going to be included in the "Who's Who" section of the main research network that provides resources for academics/professionals on work/family issues (I co-founded a non-profit that deals with these issues and the head of the org is on our advisory board). Wish I had known earlier. To update or not to update? I really lean toward "no" on being pushy like this usually, but I also want places to know I'm really interested...? I guess I'm leaning toward a quick update letter. It would just say that I got a R&R, this "Who's Who" thing, and that i got an A in a grad level statistics class I was taking this semester on the side (I asked for a transcript, but it might not be processed for a bit). Thoughts? Good idea or bad? Be brutal. (And I was not an Honors Program student at ASA.)

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