Lolita

Right now? The Hunger Games. lol. I can't wait to see the movie on Friday. I guess I should pick up something related to the field though.

I WAS accepted into Rutgers today. Finally. I don't know if the acceptance was mailed to my old address or if it took longers since a couple of my recommenders were late. Anyway, yay.

Just accepted to Rutgers New Brunswick! First choice. I was so nervous...

Oh no! I moved March 1 and don't know if Rutgers mailed me an acceptance. Does anyone know if they've updated their website? Mine still says no decision.

What are schools looking for in the LORs? Testimony to how well we can research? Ability to work with people? What do you think? Thanks, Lola

Would anyone like me to read over their personal statement? I can give an objective opinion. I just may ask you to return the favor once I'm finished mine. PM me.

Reading this forum, I've discovered that many who are going into the field seem to be interested primarily in research and organization. I want to be a high school library media specialist, and I enjoy research and organization, but I am primarily interested in the service aspect. I like the idea of helping the students with their research and hopefully teaching them research techniques. I taught high school for a year, and my service period was in the lmc. I liked interacting with the students on a more one-on-one basis. I primarily want to help. Is this field a mistake for me? Thanks.

I'm sorry. I actually don't have an answer for you- just a question. lol. Why are you changing careers? I am interested in becoming a high school librarian so I'm just curious. Thanks.

What an intriguing answer.

Does anyone know when they're meeting for final decisions?

I've noticed a theme of people getting rejected from their safety schools, schools for which they are more than qualified. Then, people console them with stories of people being rejected from their safety school but accepted into a first choice. Is it possible that our applications just scream "You are my safety school?"

The same thing happened to me. I would highly suggest doing something active. I was seriously depressed (couldn't figure out the point in showering, putting on make up, eating) until I went for a long job. It really does help!!!<br>

The same thing happened to me. I would highly suggest doing something active. I was seriously depressed (couldn't figure out the point in showering, putting on make up, eating) until I went for a long job. It really does help!!!

You know, when I was rejected, no one offered me a drink, and I work at a bar.

I'm in the same boat. I feel like I've just been dumped. Bad.

Thank you for your replies. I am feeling better. I just received a notice from one school saying that they reached a decision, and when I checked the application status, it read "incomplete." I just emailed the department to see what that means. Do I have a chance to resend the letter, or am I rejected for the incomplete application? We should see. One school I applied to recruited me, offering to waive my app fee if I applied to that school, so hopefully they should at least accept me, right? Thank you for all the advice. I just panicked for a moment. Good luck to you guys.

idiot savant

I know there are other topics addressing all these issues, but after completing my applications, I did not want anything to do with them. Finally, today, I checked on my status. I know I should have checked sooner. One of my lor writers never submitted his lor for two of the schools. One of these schools was supposed to be a back up. I applied to six schools. I haven't heard anything yet. Now I'm freaking out. What if I don't get into any schools? I know it's not the end of the world, but I'm 25, I have been out of school for 3 1/2 years, and I am currently a cocktail waitress. Do I serve tables for another year? Granted, I spent one year as a teacher so I really only wasted about 2 1/2 years of my life so far. I really don't want to waste another. I have great GRE scores. I really am smart. I just lacked direction and motivation in my undergrad (okay, so I was lazy) so my GPA was only a 3.3. Also, I never got to know my professors so I only have one LOR from a professor. My former adviser told me that she does not write lors for students who graduated more than a couple years ago. Ever. So, I only have one professor who would write me an lor. The other two are supervisors from when I was a teacher. My direct supervisor, the one who wrote the most amazing LOR praising me as highly as the English language allows, is the one who did not submit two of the lors. I stopped teaching because my school closed due to lack of enrollment. It was a private school. I was not fired. I did not quit. I just decided that I did not enjoy teaching high schoolers after my school closed down. Then I took a year to decide want I want to do. One year turned into two. Finally, I decided I want to go back to school and become a professor. I really love teaching. I just don't love fighting with the students and forcing them tricking them into learning. I applied. I knew my weaknesses, but I put a lot of effort into those applications. I know that if I put real effort into my Masters, I will excel, but I eff'd up my undergrad, and my lor writer dropped the ball. Now I keep asking myself what if I don't get into any schools? I don't want to serve tables another year. Sigh. I needed to get that off my chest. Thanks for listening.

So I've been out of school for 4 years. I have one professor with whom I worked on my thesis writing an LOR for me. I planned on having my academic adviser write a second, but she said it is against her policy to write lors for students after years had passed. My second lor was from my department head where I taught English, and his was praising me beyond words. So, for my third, I need to go to the assistant principal who evaluated me when I first began teaching. Will it look bad that I only have one lor from a professor, or will it seem normal since I was out of school for so long? Also, I wrote extensively in my statement of purpose on how I struggled but excelled as a teacher and how that experience prepared me for graduate school. It seems fitting then that I have lors from people confirming that I did, in fact, excel as a teacher. Still, do you think I will be hurt by not having multiple lors from professors?