I should have seen this coming, I really don’t know why I didn’t prepare myself more. I will not be going to graduate school next year. I have been rejected from the programs I’ve applied and I really don’t know why I am so hurt and surprised. I constantly kept telling myself that it was a long shot and here is my proof. Rejected has so many meanings. Was it because of my GRE scores, my grades or what? Did the professors I asked to write my letters say things that I did not expect? I really thought that my Antarctica trip would have more pull but I guess that was a flight of fancy. I guess that means nothing to the geniuses that sit in their chairs and pass judgment on people like me thinking that I am not worthy to study beneath them.
Whatever, now I understand why so many people don’t seek higher forms of education…they don’t have to put up with rejection because they have difficulty with tests or teaching styles of professors. The sad part is that I really thought I had a chance. I guess I was wrong.
Now I have to find a job.
I read somewhere that when the economy gets bad, competition for grad schools gets fiercer because of all the refugees fleeing the job market.
That may have contributed, too.
By: Morgan on March 17, 2008
at 1:09 pm
Yeah, I was told by one of my advisers that the students that applied to the oceanography department this year are the best candidates they’ve seen in the past 20 years.
By: brittastic on March 17, 2008
at 1:21 pm
Are you going to try again next year?
I think you should.
By: Morgan on March 17, 2008
at 2:14 pm
I think so. It all depends on what job I get and if I have to sign a contract or not. I do think that taking a year off or two would be a good idea. It’s just hard because I feel as if John and I are putting our lives on hold until I finish my schooling.
I still would like to go to grad school but I don’t know if I can get in.
By: brittastic on March 17, 2008
at 3:01 pm
That is rough, I’m really sorry to hear that. They don’t know what they are missing!
But you certainly don’t have to put your lives on hold! I know many couples that have gone on to higher education after marriage and kids and were happier for it in the long run.
The universe is just giving you a break!
By: Julie on March 18, 2008
at 3:10 pm
Sorry to hear that, like Julie said you guys definetely don’t have to put anything on hold. I took a year off, Melissa and I got married and now I’m back in school. Kids aren’t out of the question at all either! You definetely need to try again next year!
By: Reid Wolcott on March 18, 2008
at 7:06 pm
Yeah, I think she definitely needs to try again next year as well. I don’t feel like we are putting our lives on hold at all. Sure we might have to move for you to go to grad school, but that doesn’t mean that the time up to then is useless. I love you and I think you are brilliant, unfortunately these schools can’t see that.
By: lilypadjohn on March 25, 2008
at 8:28 am
If you can land a job with at least a little bit of relevance to your field, and excel at it, and get letters of recommendation from your superiors, that might help a lot when you reapply.
By: Morgan on March 26, 2008
at 4:05 pm
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at 11:34 am
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