pikachu

Thank you guys for replies! I emailed program and got decision today..

Got my first rejection this year... From my dream school. The only actually school that I intended to go to. It is expected, it is damn fair and just and logical... But it still hurts. I am at work, but crying and don't care that mascara is all over my face. That's all. And... rejection text itself sounds like "never apply again". And... it's 4th year that I apply (not specifically there) and fail. And it's clear that I am stupid. The good thing that I wrote already letter about leaving my job (sorry, forgot how it is called in English, and internet is so damn slow to check it out... this happens even in 21th century). No need to earn money to pay for studies. I am buying ticket and going home. Done.

sorry for being paranoid, but it seems that EPFL issued a lot (maybe all?) admissions decisions for Master programs on Feb, 24. and I didn't get any email Heavy thoughts put their feet on my shoulders. Maybe they forgot about me or consider my application not complete because of only 2 recs filled online (though we solved this issue with registrar office and they told that everything is ok) kinda stupid topic, but cannot do anything... should I email them? but it's not even beginning of March (official decision-making deadline). But I just don't know How I will wait till this unreachable beginning of March Please, if you didn't hear from EPFL Masters too, please drop a post You will save me from insanity

on the results survey page there are many results from the same university and same program I wait news from. And I didn't hear anything Maybe my application got lost. Having bad feeling. Panicking... Who invented Sundays?

I didn't hear anything yet too. Though it's clearly written on the website that results will be in the beginning of March. Clearly for everybody, but not for pikachu. I still wait like crazy since beginning of Feb But guys, we are learning to wait It's a very good thing.

AAAAAAHHHH! I am running in circles like crazy spongebob hitting myself against the table. brrr, brr, brr. want it to be over, to go on with my life. somehow. this unclarity makes me crazy! Ufff, feeling much better. Only here people understand me Yes, this is a really very long February....

thin budget

-Heh, look, another savior of the world with crappy GPA! -Oooh man... Who could know when I dreamt to be a prof, I would read such... such... hmm.. unprofessional, uncoherent things. -Shit happens... What she wants in result? Artificial scientist? -Yep... -Sigh... and the background of my SoP becomes red from being rejected or being shy for being that stupid

Hey! Sorry, maybe I should not post here, since I am not successful applicant and don't know specifics of your field. But psychologically I understand you very well. For myself I decided that yes, life is about making decisions in permanent uncertainty. Just once you should "believe" (don't like this word) and commit. And yes, you don't waste your time. You do your best? Yes. You follow your dream? Yes. So what waste of time you are talking about? Hey, you know that you want to do research! If you are interested in research going in top-tier universities, you should apply there. Failed? Find a way to improve and do again. Hey, and you didn't get rejections this year. And you improved your profile comparing to the previous year. I hope you will get in! And... if this place you live now makes you depressive... maybe finish everything and just move to bigger opportunities, new life If I don't get in school this year (and probably i won't), as plan B I move. Cannot live here anymore. Makes me crazy, depressive. Sorry, for being not very rational and reasonable. Just wish best of luck to you!

Once my first excitement after submitting application went away, I faced reality. My chances to be admitted are really not that high. There are some though. So having plan B is just rational. Plan B shouldn't be complete boredom, so the single thought about it makes you get a lemon face. If I don't get in my masters program, I pack my stuff, leave job, and... migrate for some time to Ireland wanted to live a bit there from the times of childhood. Will be cool New Exciting Feeling wind kissing my face Problems with work permit, visa, bla-bla-bla is a different thing. At least will have a lot of stuff to do after mourning my rejection.

well, I decided to be brave and do this. reread. and in the first(!) paragraph of my SoP I see: "..., I decided to reduce the problem OF necessity OF having some sense OF life to the set OF “computable” within lifetime problems" holy sh*t! some word freq. table for this miserable sentence: of - 4 problem - 2 life - 2 to - 2 can't believe I honestly wasn't drunk when writing this! adcoms: "This girl is a master OF redundant use OF unappropriate combinations OF words complete turn-OFf " decided to stop at first paragraph. to preserve sanity.

Vitamin Overdose

disassemble-assemble laptop or fall in love

OMG.... Can't believe that another girl on the other side of the Earth is doing this, too!

thanks for the link! started reading. for me this text has quite a big "resistance", so goes slooooooowly but so interesting and feeling already more academic