broadcast outcast

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 [...]

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, [...]

OK, so maybe I’m lying here by saying things have been updated.  But you, as the reader, can suffer vicariously through me, right?  That’s how empathy works, last I checked.  And if nothing else, I soak up pity like a tampon in a swimming pool. — Hello again Professor Yyyy, I am following up, again, [...]

  …and they’re running outta you!  HA!   My last contact with NYU was on April 2nd, as documented that day from my post about emailing them.  It is now 9 days later, and I have no new information. Additionally, I re-emailed my local Rotary club about how we would work together in putting together my [...]

I wouldn’t classify this as news or anything to the outside world, but apparently, Northwestern did get my paperwork–at least that’s what the lady in financial aid told me over the phone.  I’m glad I paid an extra $2.70 to track my package through the USPS…because a week later, my envelope is still listed as [...]

…is a failure to communicate.  At least, NYU seems to be a bit slow. Given that Mizzou requires written notification of my intent to attend or not by April 15, I’m less than pleased with NYU’s slow-moving admissions process.  For a while, they’d moved up my ladder, but at present, they’ve been knocked down a [...]

2009 Waiting List Response Form This form must arrive in our office no later than Friday, May 1, 2009. * First Name: xxxx * Last Name: xxxxxx * Address 1: xxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxx Address 2 (Apt./ Unit Number): – * City: xxx * State: xx * Zip Code: xxxxx * Country: United States * I will be at the above address until: 08-31-2009 * Email: [...]

Honestly, waiting to hear back from grad school admissions is agonizing.  Writing their essays and filling out their applications was nuthin’ compared to waiting to hear back from these places.  And the funny thing?  The last deadline I had was Jan. 15 from NU, and they were the first school to get back to me [...]