Yesterday, I got an acceptance letter from University of Hawaii at Manoa. I really wanted to get into that program because of their East-West philosophy emphasis. Unfortunately, they don't offer funding for first year students, so I'm in the process of working out how to finagle one year of tuition. Thanks to my soon-to-be completed MA, I'll be entitled to teach at community colleges as an instructor/lecturer/adjunct/sessional or whatever the hell it is they call it in their little corner of academia, so if I can get my tuition covered, I can look for that kind of gig to pay the bills. I got in touch with the financial aid department to see if there's anything I can get access to so I can decide whether the whole Hawaii thing is feasible. THe good news is that I've been told that you get more aid as you go, so if I can stick it out for a year, I should be able to get some funding at least.
Now, I didn't want to talk about rejections before acceptances, but since I've gotten an acceptance letter, I can say that I got rejected from both UCLA and SFU. I didn't have my heart set on either of those, so I'm not counting it as a big loss. I haven't heard from the other six schools yet, so I'm still hoping I get into another school which can offer me more money.
Not getting into SFU does mean we'll leave Vancouver. It was the only other school in the area, and I didn't want to work with UBC's department for a PhD. I perhaps could have applied to something like the comparative lit department, but that might be something I do at another point.
I got some work done today, but not too much. I did get high at least.
Yesterday, I gave that lecture for my class. The students thought I did great; I got several compliments at the end. I still have to see what the prof thinks, but I think he'll like it. I had a hell of a time. It felt really natural for me to be up there. I can't wait to get a class of my own. I'm still hoping to land a sessional for the summer somewhere back home. Some places don't look like they're really taking in new people, but I intend to find out for sure.
that's enough of this for now. gutennacht, bitches.
Now, I didn't want to talk about rejections before acceptances, but since I've gotten an acceptance letter, I can say that I got rejected from both UCLA and SFU. I didn't have my heart set on either of those, so I'm not counting it as a big loss. I haven't heard from the other six schools yet, so I'm still hoping I get into another school which can offer me more money.
Not getting into SFU does mean we'll leave Vancouver. It was the only other school in the area, and I didn't want to work with UBC's department for a PhD. I perhaps could have applied to something like the comparative lit department, but that might be something I do at another point.
I got some work done today, but not too much. I did get high at least.
Yesterday, I gave that lecture for my class. The students thought I did great; I got several compliments at the end. I still have to see what the prof thinks, but I think he'll like it. I had a hell of a time. It felt really natural for me to be up there. I can't wait to get a class of my own. I'm still hoping to land a sessional for the summer somewhere back home. Some places don't look like they're really taking in new people, but I intend to find out for sure.
that's enough of this for now. gutennacht, bitches.
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kaijou:
I think Hawaii sounds like a kewl idea 
hyenahell:
Hawaii vs. Canada. Hmmm. I'd find a way to go, if I were you. And though I'm hesitant to suggest it, as I'm currently facing a lifetime of debt payments: there's always student loans, right?
And though I'm hesitant to suggest it, as I'm currently facing a lifetime of debt payments: there's always student loans, right?