I applied to two M.B.A. programs and may apply to a third. The two are full-time, the third is part-time. The deadline for the part-time program's application isn't until May 15, and I find out about the full-time programs in April. This is nice, because I'd much rather go to a full-time program, so I will wait until I hear about those programs and hopefully I won't have to apply to the part-timer. That'll save me 60 bucks too....which will pay for, like, half a book or something.
But they are finished, so now I wait. Even if I have to apply to the part-time program, the recommendation letters and essays are the same as one of the full-time programs (because it's through the same school), so I'd just have to submit and pay. Sneaky how they make you do two applications to get more money......jerks. Oh well, I guess this is for business school.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Nearing Exhaustion
I think my hectic lifestyle I've chosen to lead this winter is starting to take its toll. Last night at job #2 almost all of my co-workers said, Jeez...are you alright!? I said, Yeah...I'll be fine...maybe by April...or June....
I'm working on two projects at my full-time job until ehhh March or April? I hope to continue the part-time retail job until August or September (assuming I don't go bonkers). And starting this Sunday, I will be teaching a class 3 Sundays a month from 7-9, which doesn't include significant planning time, through June. I'm moving to a new place March 1, and my company is moving to a new office building that same weekend. I'll find out if I was accepted into graduate school in April.
This past weekend was rough. The deadline for graduate school application #1 was Monday the 7th at 8pm. Thanks to having two jobs now, I hadn't been able to work on it much until then. I needed to write four essays, totaling seven pages. I had written about a page and a half. So on Friday, I went on a retreat to my parents' house because I could lock myself in a room and, unlike my house, actually have some peace and quiet. My co-worker friend is a writer/editor, so she was going to take a look at them. I told her I'd have the essays to her Saturday morning or afternoon.
Finished the two 1-pagers and went to bed at midnight. Woke up, wrote a longer one and sent her those three at 2pm. Took a lunch break. Back to work at 6pm. Sent her the last essay (which was actually the first, most important essay) at 3am, knowing it was choppy and a work-in-progress.
Off to job #2 Sunday morning. Convinced them that, since someone who wasn't on the schedule was working, I didn't need to be there. Sent home at 3pm. Received a phone call asking if I could come to the parent meeting for the class I agreed to teach. "Oh, just make an appearance, you only need to stay for 20 minutes." Annoyed that teaching this class has been so disorganized and I still didn't know which Sunday it would be starting, I collapsed in a nap from 4:30-5:30. Worked on the application form until it was time for the meeting. I was gone for two hours.
Back to work. Time check: 8pm. Still to finish: the application form (which involved a lot more writing than I realized), simple edits to 2 essays, changing the scope a bit of 1 essay, and adding smoother transitions and examples to the other. Time submitted: 3:30am. All in all, I'm *really* happy with the way the essays turned out, but last year, this school accepted 6% of the applicants. *sigh*
Graduate application #2 is due Tuesday the 15th. The application form is for the most part finished, but I have to write three essays. I think I will be able to tweak some of the other essays, but I will definitely have to do some original writing. With my current schedule, I basically have Saturday to finish...and/or I'll just stay up till 4am Monday night again...
Don't worry, my writing is much better than this for the applications.
I'm working on two projects at my full-time job until ehhh March or April? I hope to continue the part-time retail job until August or September (assuming I don't go bonkers). And starting this Sunday, I will be teaching a class 3 Sundays a month from 7-9, which doesn't include significant planning time, through June. I'm moving to a new place March 1, and my company is moving to a new office building that same weekend. I'll find out if I was accepted into graduate school in April.
This past weekend was rough. The deadline for graduate school application #1 was Monday the 7th at 8pm. Thanks to having two jobs now, I hadn't been able to work on it much until then. I needed to write four essays, totaling seven pages. I had written about a page and a half. So on Friday, I went on a retreat to my parents' house because I could lock myself in a room and, unlike my house, actually have some peace and quiet. My co-worker friend is a writer/editor, so she was going to take a look at them. I told her I'd have the essays to her Saturday morning or afternoon.
Finished the two 1-pagers and went to bed at midnight. Woke up, wrote a longer one and sent her those three at 2pm. Took a lunch break. Back to work at 6pm. Sent her the last essay (which was actually the first, most important essay) at 3am, knowing it was choppy and a work-in-progress.
Off to job #2 Sunday morning. Convinced them that, since someone who wasn't on the schedule was working, I didn't need to be there. Sent home at 3pm. Received a phone call asking if I could come to the parent meeting for the class I agreed to teach. "Oh, just make an appearance, you only need to stay for 20 minutes." Annoyed that teaching this class has been so disorganized and I still didn't know which Sunday it would be starting, I collapsed in a nap from 4:30-5:30. Worked on the application form until it was time for the meeting. I was gone for two hours.
Back to work. Time check: 8pm. Still to finish: the application form (which involved a lot more writing than I realized), simple edits to 2 essays, changing the scope a bit of 1 essay, and adding smoother transitions and examples to the other. Time submitted: 3:30am. All in all, I'm *really* happy with the way the essays turned out, but last year, this school accepted 6% of the applicants. *sigh*
Graduate application #2 is due Tuesday the 15th. The application form is for the most part finished, but I have to write three essays. I think I will be able to tweak some of the other essays, but I will definitely have to do some original writing. With my current schedule, I basically have Saturday to finish...and/or I'll just stay up till 4am Monday night again...
Don't worry, my writing is much better than this for the applications.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Monster Truck Rallies??
Really, horoscope? Really?
Your social energy is quietly buzzing right now, making today perfect for spending time with friends. Anything from heartfelt chats to monster truck rallies should be fine, as long as you're all together.
Your social energy is quietly buzzing right now, making today perfect for spending time with friends. Anything from heartfelt chats to monster truck rallies should be fine, as long as you're all together.
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