I think I’m going to make this my Grad School Application Log. I have blogged about my tentative list twice now, but this is my game plan. For now, at any rate – but I’ll make this my repository for all things grad school.
The List (As of 1/4/08)
- Ivy League School - I wasn’t going to apply to you. Not because I didn’t love you (because I did), but because I was afraid that the hated GRE math score wasn’t up to snuff. Sure, I’d feel better if it was a bit higher, but that’s no excuse for trying. Yes, the odds are not in my favor (qualified applicants turned away in droves), but you gotta play big to win big – and being accepted to you would be winning big.
- Big Ten University - You have some bitchin’ benefits in your department. You also are a fun place – I dig your city, or rather, a city served by your transit system. If I had wanted to, I would have been happy with your French Department, but I have to choose, so I choose Linguistics, but with a French twist (get it? I made a pun. So sorry.).
3 of 4 Syntactic Tree Diagrams
- West Coast Public University – You are a saucy minx, don’t you know. You have what I want, but do you have what I need? Time will tell. You and your enchanting PhD in French Linguistics makes me giddy, and the smell of fresh coffee fills the air. Who cares if I may never see the sun? I’m from the Midwest, and it isn’t like we are known for our cheery weather, either.
Score 3.5 out of 4 uvular trills
- Public University in Texas – You do know its not you, right? Nor is it me, really. Your neighbors - you are wonderful, lively, fun-loving, open-minded…your neighbors…Let’s just say we’ll agree to disagree. It must be tough, being so isolated. And that’s what I worry about. I like your French Department. I like that there is an emphasis on linguistics. As the real estate agents say, location, location, location.
Score 3 of 4 Jacques Chiracs, minus .5 for 3 accompanying George Bushes = 2.5 of 4
