LilRara

Wow, this has been so incredibly informative! I'm definitely going to ask about the honors thesis next time I get a chance to talk to my adviser (which should be soon, hopefully).

I remember a boy who carried his books in a cardboard box to school everyday. He was poor, underestimated, and the smartest kid (when given equal opportunities which he was denied) toe-to-toe. I don't think it matters, but for the sake of being cute--either can look cute depending on the person carrying it.

I looked on my school's website about the honors thesis, and it seems that it more closely resembles the criteria of your school's, Ticklemepink. I have the GPA requirements no problem. I will definitely talk to my adviser about it. I love my adviser, but every time I want to bring up grad school I have this incredible fear of her laughing at me. Even though we have had a previous discussion during the fall in which she made me realize the job prospects of this endeavor. It's taken me a whole semester to reaffirm it is what I want to do. Sigaba, thank you so much for your advice too! I really appreciate everyone with all the help on this! If I go the honors thesis route, It's possible I would have to take a year off between undergrad and grad school (which doesn't sound too awful by the discussions on this website).

I'm writing an undergraduate thesis this semester. I don't think I'll be doing an honor's thesis though :/ . I really don't understand the difference between the two.

Maybe the mob would be a better fit than grad school. Good luck to you! This really does crack me up though.

I hated the two truths and one lie. I hate lying (family related) and literally cannot. I wound up telling three truths and didn't realize till after everyone had guessed... so I said I liked to drink toxic waste as my lie. :/

Hi! I'm applying to history M.A. programs this fall. I have yet to take the GRE, I was going to take it pre-August but family issues arose. I really hope that I can get in somewhere with funding! Fingers crossed--and toes, and if need be eyes crossed too for luck. *Reading past posts, it seems we all still have our sanity. I wonder what we will all be like in January!*

Thank you so much, Trr. You made my day! I'm a senior this year though... not a sophomore. I have two years of my gen eds done at cc's, and have one year of pretty much history done as well here at my four year. I got two B's in history when I was at the Comm. College, I've also made one B in history at the four year, probably because I jumped into a senior class my first semester (hasn't happened since, thankfully). So now that you know I'm a senior (that's my fault, I should have clarified) am I behind? *Also, I love your profile pic!

Hi, I know everyone hates these annoying 'do I have a chance' threads? Yes, this is one of those. Okay, so I went to a CCollege for my gen eds. I've only been at a four year for a year (this year will make my second). I think I've done pretty well. I presented at a small undergrad conference in the Spring. I'm doing a DC internship in the fall (under the encouragement of a few professors), and could be possibly presenting at a professional conference in the Spring. I want to study environmental history. I knew I wanted to do public history when I got into the university, and knew I wanted to do women's history. Ha, I changed to environmental history (my first history research paper using primaries was a meshing of the two and I loved the environmental part more). I have a 3.8 gpa overall. I have a 3.6 in history (counting my gen eds from the ccollege when I slacked in history because I thought law school was my path). I have only taken practice GRE's and each time I've gotten 730, 750, and my most recent practice 650 for the verbal. The quantitative is higher (hovering around 750 each time). I know these are just practice and not a fair indication of how I'll do (but that's about the best I can provide). I really want to get into an M.A. program because I highly doubt acceptance into a PhD program (but my eventual goal). I really want to go to the Universty of Houston, University of Wi-Madison (ha, I know), and that's really all I have at the moment. I feel kinda stupid asking to be admitted into these programs having only one year of university work under my belt. :/