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Finally, something of substance.  It now makes my decision final.  Well, sort of.  I’d still consider Columbia, but it appears as if they have reached their maximum occupancy.  Somebody call the fire marshall. — Dear Xxxx, Thank you for applying to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The Admission Committee appreciates the time and [...]

Not that it’s news, so much as an inevitability, but today I sent off the fun little form, sans $250 tuition deposit, to NYU to let them know that I will not be attending school there come Fall 2009.  My reasons are well documented.  Now, they are official and in triplicate.  Although, I’m not sure [...]

To the tune of $500, I filled out the remittance form and away went my tuition deposit to Northwestern.  All this, and still, no official package from NYU.  It’s good to know that their department gets things going quickly. I wouldn’t call all of this a forgone conclusion, but it sure is mighty anti-climatic.  At [...]

Yesterday I had two phone conversations of note: one with Rose Choi, Administrative Aide for Graduate Affairs at NYU, and another with Jacqueline Francis, Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid at Medill. In order to not bore readers by writing about boring things, I’ll keep the synapsis of both conversations brief. First, Rose gave me [...]

In recent days, the gravity of my decision has begun sneaking up on me.  The idea of my soon-t0-be outrageous amount of debt, relocation, work prospects, and all that jazz are creeping up.  Decision time looms.   In no uncertain terms, my first choice was Columbia.  Once I was put on their waiting list, the [...]

I got this email about 2 minutes ago.  I’ll comment on it at some point later, but I have no idea what it’s going to mean for me in terms of where I’m going and how much that’s gonna cost.  We shall see. — Dear Xxxx, I am pleased to tell you that we have [...]

On my way to an interview today, I got a phone call from the director of the News and Documentary program at NYU.  Great timing.  Still, I saw the 212 area code and knew I had to pick up the phone. Essentially, she was asking me about my essay and a few other minor details. [...]

Not much, to be frank.  But here’s the email correspondence I had last Friday/Saturday with NYU.  I’ve detailed in previous posts that I am awaiting my decision from them and had emailed the director of the News and Documentary program last Monday; she told me she’d need until Wednesday.  I emailed her again on Friday, [...]

Well, I sent off the official letter to Mizzou yesterday, stating that I will not be attending.  To be honest, none of the teaching or research positions they offered were ever of much interest to me–until yesterday, when it didn’t matter anymore.  There was a position running their radio program, Radio Adelante, which requires someone [...]

Going into the GRE, I felt pretty confident.  As previously stated, I was cramming for a while and had taken plenty of practice tests.  I could probably have done a better job with studying, but there’s always room for improvement, unless you get a perfect.  Despite the extreme narcissism, I know I am not perfect. [...]